بكَتِ السحابُ أضحكَت لبُكائِها

بكَتِ السحابُ أضحكَت لبُكائِها

زهر الرياض وفاضتِ الأنهارُ

زهر الرياض وفاضتِ الأنهارُ

The clouds wept; through their weeping they made laugh

The clouds wept, and through their weeping made

the garden flowers, and the rivers overflowed.

the gardens' flowers laugh, and the rivers overflowed.

قد أقبلَت شمسُ النهارِ بجُملةٍ

قد أقبلَت شمسُ النهارِ بجُملةٍ

خضراً وفي أسرارِها أسرارُ

خضراً وفي أسرارِها أسرارُ

The sun of day has come forth amid a multitude

The sun of day has arrived with an array

of verdure—and within its mysteries are mysteries.

of green things, and within its secrets lie secrets.

وأتى الربيع بخيلهِ وجنودهِ

وأتى الربيع بخيلهِ وجنودهِ

فتمتَّعَت في حسنهِ الأبصارُ

فتمتَّعَت في حسنهِ الأبصارُ

Spring came with its cavalry and its troops,

And spring came with its horses and its troops,

and eyes delighted in its beauty.

so eyes delighted in its beauty.

والوردُ نادى بالورود إلى الجنى

والوردُ نادى بالورود إلى الجنى

فتسابق الأطيارُ والأشجارُ

فتسابق الأطيارُ والأشجارُ

The rose summoned the arrivals to the harvest,

And the rose called for coming to the ripe fruit,

and birds and trees raced one another.

so the birds and trees raced one another.

والكاسُ ترقصُ والعقار تشعشَعَت

والكاسُ ترقصُ والعقار تشعشَعَت

والجو يضحك والحبيبُ يُزارُ

والجو يضحك والحبيبُ يُزارُ

The cup dances, and the wine sparkles;

And the cup dances, and the wine sparkled,

the air laughs, and the Beloved is visited.

and the air laughs, and the Beloved is visited.

والعودُ للغيدِ الحسان مجاوبٌ

والعودُ للغيدِ الحسان مجاوبٌ

والطارُ أخفى صوتهُ المزمارُ

والطارُ أخفى صوتهُ المزمارُ

The lute answers the fair maidens,

And the lute answers the graceful, beautiful maidens,

while the flute drowned out the frame drum’s voice.

and the tambourine's sound was drowned out by the reed pipe.

لا تحسبِ الزمرَ الحرام مرادَنا

لا تحسبِ الزمرَ الحرام مرادَنا

مزمارُنا التسبيحُ والأذكارُ

مزمارُنا التسبيحُ والأذكارُ

Do not suppose forbidden music is our intent:

Do not suppose forbidden pipe-playing is what we intend:

our flute is glorification and remembrance of God.

our reed pipe is glorification and invocations of remembrance.

وشرابنا من لطفهِ وغِناؤُنا

وشرابنا من لطفهِ وغِناؤُنا

نعمَ الحبيبُ الواحدُ القهّارُ

نعمَ الحبيبُ الواحدُ القهّارُ

Our drink is drawn from His grace, and our song is:

And our drink is from His grace, and our song:

How excellent the Beloved—the One, the All-Subduing!

'How excellent the Beloved, the One, the All-Subduing!'

والعودُ عادات الجميل وكأسُنا

والعودُ عادات الجميل وكأسُنا

كاسُ الكياسةِ والمقارُ وقارُ

كاسُ الكياسةِ والمقارُ وقارُ

The lute is the Beautiful One’s gracious ways, and our cup

And the lute is the Beautiful One's customary ways, and our cup

is the cup of discernment; settledness is dignity.

is the cup of discernment; the abodes are dignity.

فتألفوا وتطيّبوا واستغنموا

فتألفوا وتطيّبوا واستغنموا

قبلَ المماتِ فدَهرُكُم غدلر

قبلَ المماتِ فدَهرُكُم غدلر

So come together, become fragrant, and seize the opportunity

So join in fellowship, perfume yourselves, and seize your chance

before death—for your lifetime is treacherous.

before death, for your time is treacherous [probable reading].

واللَه أرحمُ بالفقيرِ إذا أتى

واللَه أرحمُ بالفقيرِ إذا أتى

من والدَيهِ فإنَّهُ غفّارُ

من والدَيهِ فإنَّهُ غفّارُ

God is more merciful to the poor seeker when he comes

And God is more merciful to the poor one, when he comes,

than his own parents are, for He is All-Forgiving.

than his parents, for He is ever-forgiving.

ثمَّ الصلاةُ على الشفيعِ المُصطفى

ثمَّ الصلاةُ على الشفيعِ المُصطفى

ما غرَّدَت بلغاتِها الأطيار

ما غرَّدَت بلغاتِها الأطيار

Then blessings be upon the chosen Intercessor

Then blessings upon the Intercessor, the Chosen One,

as long as birds warble in their varied tongues.

as long as the birds warble in their tongues.