زارنيvisited me حبيبيmy beloved طابَتgrew sweet أوقاتيmy hours
زارني حبيبي طابَت أوقاتي
وسمَحand was gracious ليto me الحبيبthe beloved
وسمَح لي الحبيب
My beloved visited me; my hours grew sweet,
My beloved visited me, my times were good
And the beloved was gracious to me,
And the beloved allowed me
وعَفاand granted pardon عنfor جميعall زلّاتيmy lapses
وعَفا عن جميع زلّاتي
علىto غيظِthe vexation of الرقيبthe watcher
على غيظِ الرقيب
And pardoned all my lapses,
And forgave all my mistakes
To the watcher's vexation.
Despite the watcher's anger
زارنيvisited me منبتيmy source وزالand departed الباسdistress
زارني منبتي وزال الباس
وسمحand consented بالوصالto union
وسمح بالوصال
My source visited me, and distress departed,
My beloved visited me and sorrow passed
And he consented to union.
And allowed the reunion
وحضرand he entered حضرتيmy presence ودارand went round الكاسthe cup
وحضر حضرتي ودار الكاس
وبلَغتand I attained الآمالthe hopes
وبلَغت الآمال
And he entered my presence, and the cup went round,
And attended my presence and passed the cup
And I attained my hopes.
And hopes were fulfilled
وشربناand we drank وطابتِand grew sweet الأنفاسthe breaths
وشربنا وطابتِ الأنفاس
منfrom مدامٍwine حلالlawful
من مدامٍ حلال
And we drank, and our breaths grew sweet,
And we drank and the breaths were good
From lawful wine.
From lawful wine
املأfill كاسيmy cup ففيهfor in it مسرّاتيmy delights
املأ كاسي ففيه مسرّاتي
نشرَبI drink ياO لبيبdiscerning one
نشرَب يا لبيب
Fill my cup, for in it are my delights;
Fill my cup for in it are my joys
Let me drink, O discerning one.
We drink, o beloved
وحبيبيand my beloved أنيmy solace (uncertain reading) ومشكاتيand my lamp-niche
وحبيبي أني ومشكاتي
معيwith me حاضرpresent قريبnear
معي حاضر قريب
And my beloved—[my solace?] and my lamp-niche—
And my beloved am I and my sorrows
Is with me, present and near.
Are with me, close
أيwhat مُدامُwine أيwhat a نديمdrinking companion أيwhat a خمّارwine-seller
أي مُدامُ أي نديم أي خمّار
أيwhat طرَبrapture أيwhat غناsong
أي طرَب أي غنا
What wine! What a companion! What a vintner!
O wine, o boon companion, o tavern keeper
What rapture! What song!
O rapture, o singing
فيin رياضgardens تبسّمَتsmiled الأزهارthe flowers
في رياض تبسّمَت الأزهار
وأنارَتand shone لناfor us
وأنارَت لنا
In gardens where the flowers smiled
In gardens where flowers smiled
And shone for us,
And lit for us
والطيورand the birds فيin منابرِthe pulpits of الأشجارthe trees
والطيور في منابرِ الأشجار
تخطُبpreach بينَناamong us
تخطُب بينَنا
And the birds, in the trees' pulpits,
And birds in the pulpits of trees
Preach among us.
Preach between us
وزُجاجيand my glass ملاfull وطاستيand my drinking bowl
وزُجاجي ملا وطاستي
دونwithout عنَبgrapes زبيبraisins
دون عنَب زبيب
And my glass and my drinking bowl are full,
And my glass filled and my cup
Without grapes or raisins.
Without grapes or raisins
ياO ندامىdrinking companions إفهَمواunderstand إشاراتيmy signs
يا ندامى إفهَموا إشاراتي
أناI حاليmy state عجيبwondrous
أنا حالي عجيب
O drinking companions, understand my signs:
O companions, understand my hints
My state is wondrous.
My state is strange
راقَwas pleasing ليto me الخمرthe wine لذّwas sweet ليto me المشروبthe drink
راقَ لي الخمر لذّ لي المشروب
فيin محلٍّa place سعيدjoyful
في محلٍّ سعيد
The wine pleased me; the drink tasted sweet to me,
Wine pleased me, drink delighted me
In a joyful place.
In a happy place
دعنيlet me نكرI return again ونعشَقُand I love المحبوبthe beloved
دعني نكر ونعشَقُ المحبوب
كلّeach يومٍday جديدnew
كلّ يومٍ جديد
Let me return again and love the beloved
Let me deny and love the beloved
Each new day.
Every new day
والسفيهand the fool الذيwho يقولsays ليto me توبrepent
والسفيه الذي يقول لي توب
ليسَis not هوhe برَشيدrightly guided
ليسَ هو برَشيد
And the fool who tells me, 'Repent,'
And the fool who tells me repent
Is not rightly guided.
Is not wise
ونقولand I say للمذولto the reproacher (uncertain reading) حينwhen يأتيhe comes
ونقول للمذول حين يأتي
أناI حاليmy state عجيبwondrous
أنا حالي عجيب
And I tell [the reproacher?], when he comes:
And we say to the despicable when he comes
My state is wondrous.
My state is strange
عليupon me فيماin what مضىhas passed وماand what يأتيis to come
علي فيما مضى وما يأتي
ممرضيmy afflicter هونhe is (uncertain reading) الطبيبthe physician
ممرضي هون الطبيب
For me, in what has passed and what is to come,
What passed and comes upon me
My afflicter [is?] the physician.
My healer eases the pain
أناI فيin ذاthis الهوىlove إمامthe leader of عصريmy age
أنا في ذا الهوى إمام عصري
ونُحبُّand I love المجونrevelry
ونُحبُّ المجون
In this love, I am the leader of my age,
I am the imam of my age in this love
And I love revelry.
And we love the immoral
وفيand in عشقloving المليحthe beautiful one أفنيتI spent عمريmy life
وفي عشق المليح أفنيت عمري
وفنّنتُand I diversified الفنونthe arts
وفنّنتُ الفنون
And in loving the beautiful one, I spent my life,
And in loving the beautiful I spent my life
And cultivated manifold arts.
And perfected the arts
فيin دجىthe darkness of الليلthe night زارَنيvisited me بدريmy full moon
في دجى الليل زارَني بدري
لمdid not تراهُsee him العيونthe eyes
لم تراهُ العيون
In the darkness of night, my full moon visited me;
In the darkness of night my full moon visited me
No eyes beheld him.
Eyes did not see him
وأضاand lit up منزليmy dwelling وساحتيand my courtyard
وأضا منزلي وساحتي
كادَnearly عقليmy reason يغيبvanished
كادَ عقلي يغيب
And he lit my dwelling and my courtyard;
And lit up my house and my courtyard
My reason nearly vanished.
My mind almost wandered
فيin سكونيmy stillness ساكنdwelling وحَركتيand my movement
في سكوني ساكن وحَركتي
حاضِرٌpresent لاnot يغيبis absent
حاضِرٌ لا يغيب
He dwells in my stillness and my movement,
In my stillness still and my movement
Present, never absent.
Ever present, never absent
أناI فيin مذهَبيmy way نَهبI give نفسيmy soul
أنا في مذهَبي نَهب نفسي
للذيto the one همتُI was lost in love فيهin him
للذي همتُ فيه
In my way, I give my soul
I am in my doctrine the plunder of my soul
To the one in whom I am lost in love.
For the one I cared for
إنif حضَرhe enters حضرَتيmy presence حضرis present أنيmy solace (uncertain reading)
إن حضَر حضرَتي حضر أني
وأضاand shone الوقتُthe time بهthrough him
وأضا الوقتُ به
If he enters my presence, [my solace?] is present,
If my beloved attended, my beloved attended me
And time shines through him.
And time passed with him
ونقولand I say ياO بدريmy full moon وياand O شمسيmy sun
ونقول يا بدري ويا شمسي
عندماwhenever نلتَقيهI meet him
عندما نلتَقيه
And I say, 'O my full moon, O my sun,'
And we say, o full moon, o my sun
Whenever I meet him.
When we meet him
زارَنيvisited me حيa living one طابتgrew sweet أوقاتيmy hours
زارَني حي طابت أوقاتي
وسمَحand was gracious ليto me الحبيبthe beloved
وسمَح لي الحبيب
A living one visited me; my hours grew sweet,
My beloved visited me, my times were good
And the beloved was gracious to me,
And the beloved allowed me
وعفاand granted pardon عنfor جميعall زلّاتيmy lapses
وعفا عن جميع زلّاتي
علىon غيطِthe field of الرقيبthe watcher
على غيطِ الرقيب
And pardoned all my lapses,
And forgave all my mistakes
On the watcher's field.
Despite the watcher's anger
Sol 6.1