نصبتI raised لهمfor them منfrom نيرradiance الذكرremembrance معلماًa beacon
نصبت لهم من نير الذكر معلماً
وبوأتهمand I lodged them منfrom أنفعthe most beneficial الذخرthe treasure مغنماa bounty
وبوأتهم من أنفع الذخر مغنما
I raised for them a beacon from the radiance of remembrance,
I set up for them a signpost of remembrance,
And granted them a bounty from the most beneficial treasure.
And granted them the most beneficial treasure as spoils.
وصيرتand I made نفسيmyself خادماًa servant لطريقةto a path
وصيرت نفسي خادماً لطريقة
بهاthrough it هامwere enraptured أهلthe people of اللّهGod فيin الأرضthe earth والسماand heaven
بها هام أهل اللّه في الأرض والسما
And made myself a servant of a path
And I made myself a servant to the path,
Through which God's people were enraptured, on earth and in heaven.
By which the people of God wander upon the earth and in the heavens.
فياso, O لرجالfor the men of الحبlove والكأسand the cup مفعمbrimming
فيا لرجال الحب والكأس مفعم
هلمcome اشربواdrink هذاthis المغنىthe song ترنماsinging melodiously
هلم اشربوا هذا المغنى ترنما
So, O men of love, the cup is brimming!
So oh people of love and the full cup!
Come, drink this melody as you sing.
Come drink this melody as it sings.
عصرتI pressed لكمfor you منfrom خمرةthe wine of اللّهGod صفوهاits pure essence
عصرت لكم من خمرة اللّه صفوها
فموتواso die بهاby it سكراًin drunkenness فماfor ... is not السكرdrunkenness مأثماa sin
فموتوا بها سكراً فما السكر مأثما
I pressed for you the pure essence of God's wine,
I have extracted for you the pure wine of God,
So die intoxicated by it, for drunkenness is no sin.
So die intoxicated by it, for intoxication is no sin.
لقدindeed هامwere enraptured أهلthe people of الاستقامةuprightness قبلناbefore us
لقد هام أهل الاستقامة قبلنا
بهاby it فانتشواand so grew intoxicated بينamong الخليقةcreation هيماmad with love
بها فانتشوا بين الخليقة هيما
Indeed, the upright before us were enraptured
The people of righteousness wandered by it before us,
By it, and grew intoxicated among creation, mad with love.
So wander among the people, confused.
تراهمyou see them سكارىdrunk ينشرunfolds الجمعunion فهمهمtheir understanding
تراهم سكارى ينشر الجمع فهمهم
ويطويهand folds it نورthe light of الفرقseparation فيin أبحرseas of العمىblindness
ويطويه نور الفرق في أبحر العمى
You see them drunk; union unfolds their understanding,
You see them drunk, the group dispersing their understanding,
And the light of separation folds it into seas of blindness.
And the light of mystic knowledge folds it in oceans of blindness.
ملأتI filled لكمfor you دَنيmy cask شراباًwine مروقاًclarified
ملأت لكم دَني شراباً مروقاً
وحركتand I stirred أوتاريmy strings فأنطقتso I made speak أعجماa speechless one
وحركت أوتاري فأنطقت أعجما
I filled my cask for you with clarified wine,
I have filled a cup for you with refined wine,
And stirred my strings, making the speechless speak.
And strummed my strings and made the foreign eloquent.
وغنيتand I sang فيamong شربa company of drinkers همthey الرسلthe messengers كلهمall of them
وغنيت في شرب هم الرسل كلهم
تقدمadvance إلىto بابthe gate of المليكthe Sovereign مقدماgiven precedence
تقدم إلى باب المليك مقدما
And sang among drinkers—the messengers, all of them:
And I sang of the intoxication of all the Messengers,
Advance to the Sovereign's gate, given precedence.
Approaching the King’s court with an offering.
منwho كمثليlike me وذاand this الشرابthe wine شرابيmy wine
من كمثلي وذا الشراب شرابي
والنبيونand the prophets كلهمall of them ندمانيmy drinking companions
والنبيون كلهم ندماني
Who is like me, when this wine is mine
Who is like me, and whose drink is my drink,
And all the prophets are my drinking companions?
With all the Prophets as my boon companions?
هامwere enraptured قبليbefore me بهby it الخليلthe Friend (Abraham) وموسىand Moses
هام قبلي به الخليل وموسى
ثمthen عيسىJesus وصاحبand the bearer of القرآنِthe Qur'an
ثم عيسى وصاحب القرآنِ
Before me, the Friend and Moses were enraptured by it,
The Friend [Abraham] wandered by it before me and Moses,
Then Jesus and the bearer of the Qur'an.
Then Jesus and the companion of the Qur’an.
هذهthis حالتيmy state وهذاand this مَقاميmy station
هذه حالتي وهذا مَقامي
فاعرفونيso recognize me وانكرواand deny عرفانيmy gnosis
فاعرفوني وانكروا عرفاني
This is my state, and this is my station,
This is my state and this is my station,
So recognize me, and deny my gnosis.
So recognize me and deny my recognition!
بنورby the light of وجهكYour face ياO نورLight of السمواتthe heavens
بنور وجهك يا نور السموات
أشعلkindle مصابيحthe lamps of عرفانيmy gnosis بمشكاتيin my niche
أشعل مصابيح عرفاني بمشكاتي
By the light of Your face, O Light of the heavens,
With the light of Your face, O Light of the heavens,
Kindle the lamps of my gnosis in my niche.
Ignite the lamps of my recognition with my torches.
واملأand fill بحبكwith Your love قلبيmy heart واجتذبand draw رمقيmy last spark of life
واملأ بحبك قلبي واجتذب رمقي
منfrom بينamid أبحرseas of أوهاميmy delusions وغفلاتيand my heedlessness
من بين أبحر أوهامي وغفلاتي
And fill my heart with Your love, and draw my last spark of life
And fill my heart with Your love and attract my spirit
From amid the seas of my delusions and heedlessness.
From between the oceans of my delusions and heedlessness!
هذهthis النارthe fire وذاand this الواديthe valley المقدسholy
هذه النار وذا الوادي المقدس
فاخلعso remove النعيلينthe two little sandals والذلةand humility فالبسthen put on
فاخلع النعيلين والذلة فالبس
This is the fire, and this the holy valley,
This is the sacred fire and valley,
So remove the little sandals, and put on humility.
So take off the two sandals and the meanness and put them on!
واجدfinding أنتyou هدىguidance أوor قبساًa firebrand
واجد أنت هدى أو قبساً
لاdo not تجاوزgo farther أنthat هذاthis الليلthe night عسعسgrew dark
لا تجاوز أن هذا الليل عسعس
You will find guidance or a firebrand.
You will find guidance or an ember—
Go no farther: this night has grown dark.
Do not go beyond that this night has become still.
طرقthe paths of اللّهGod نصبَbefore عينيmy eyes واسراand the secrets (continued)
طرق اللّه نصبَ عيني واسرا
رcompletion of 'secrets' أساميهHis names أبحريmy seas وسفينيand my ships
ر أساميه أبحري وسفيني
God's paths are before my eyes, and the secrets
God set out the roads before my eyes and made plain
Of His names are my seas and my ships.
My paths as oceans and my ship.
ماwhat الذيthat which صدنيturned me away عنfrom اللّهGod إلاexcept
ما الذي صدني عن اللّه إلا
سوءthe evil of أمارتيmy commanding self وسوءand the weakness of يقينيmy certainty
سوء أمارتي وسوء يقيني
What has turned me away from God but
What distracted me from God
The evil of my commanding self and the weakness of my certainty?
Except my evil self-command and my poor certainty?
ربLord غوثاهhelp! جلهاmost of it ظلماتdarkness
رب غوثاه جلها ظلمات
بؤتI came away فيهاin it بصفقةwith the bargain of المغبونِthe cheated one
بؤت فيها بصفقة المغبونِ
Lord, help! Most of it is darkness;
Lord, rescue me! For darknesses have covered me,
In it I came away with a cheated man's bargain.
I stayed in them with the bargaining of the cheated.
أنتYou نورthe Light of الأنوارlights نورillumine يقينيmy certainty
أنت نور الأنوار نور يقيني
فيin حياتيmy life الدنياearthly بنورwith a light مبينmanifest
في حياتي الدنيا بنور مبين
You are the Light of lights; illumine my certainty
You are the Light of lights, the light of my certainty
In my earthly life with a manifest light.
In my worldly life with clear light!
Sol 6.1