إِذَاwhen مَاسَswayed مَنْone who يَهْوَاكَloves you تِيهاًin pride فَلاَthen no عُتْبُblame
إِذَا مَاسَ مَنْ يَهْوَاكَ تِيهاً فَلاَ عُتْبُ
وَمَنْand who ذَاthis one يَرَىsees ذَاكَthat الجَمَالَbeauty فَلاَyet does not يَصْبُوyearn
وَمَنْ ذَا يَرَى ذَاكَ الجَمَالَ فَلاَ يَصْبُو
When one who loves you sways in pride, there is no blame.
And who can behold that beauty and not yearn?
ومَنْand who ذاthis one الَّذيwho يُسْقَىis given to drink بِذِكْرِكَthrough remembrance of you قَهْوَةًwine
ومَنْ ذا الَّذي يُسْقَى بِذِكْرِكَ قَهْوَةً
وَلاَand does not يَنْثَنِيsway تِيهاًin pride وَيَزْهُوand exults بِهِin him العُجْبُself-admiration
وَلاَ يَنْثَنِي تِيهاً وَيَزْهُو بِهِ العُجْبُ
And who is served wine through remembrance of you,
And does not sway in pride, elated by self-admiration?
سَبَيْتَyou took captive الوَرَىall creation حُسْناًwith beauty وَأَنْتَwhile you are مُحَجَّبٌveiled
سَبَيْتَ الوَرَى حُسْناً وَأَنْتَ مُحَجَّبٌ
فَكَيْفَthen how بِمَنْwith one who يَهْوَاكَloves you إِنْif زَالَتِfell away الحُجْبُthe veils
فَكَيْفَ بِمَنْ يَهْوَاكَ إِنْ زَالَتِ الحُجْبُ
You have taken all creation captive with beauty, though you are veiled.
Then what of one who loves you, if the veils fall away?
وَأَصْبَحْتَand you became مَعْشُوقَbeloved القُلُوبِthe hearts بِأَسْرِهَاin their entirety
وَأَصْبَحْتَ مَعْشُوقَ القُلُوبِ بِأَسْرِهَا
وَمَاذَرَّةٌand no atom فِيin الكَوْنِthe universe إِلاَّexcept لَهَاit has قَلْبُa heart
وَمَاذَرَّةٌ فِي الكَوْنِ إِلاَّ لَهَا قَلْبُ
And you have become the beloved of all hearts,
And no atom in the universe is without a heart.
إِذَاwhen سَكِرَgrew drunk العُشَّاقُthe lovers كُنْتَyou were نَدِيمَهُمْtheir drinking companion
إِذَا سَكِرَ العُشَّاقُ كُنْتَ نَدِيمَهُمْ
وأنتَand you لَهُمْfor them سَاقٍa cupbearer وَأَنْتَand you لَهُمْfor them شُرْبُdrink
وأنتَ لَهُمْ سَاقٍ وَأَنْتَ لَهُمْ شُرْبُ
When the lovers grow drunk, you are their drinking companion;
And you are their cupbearer, and you are their drink.
وَإِنْand if زَمْزَمَchanted softly الحَادِيthe camel-driver وَمَالُواand they swayed صَبَابَةًwith longing
وَإِنْ زَمْزَمَ الحَادِي وَمَالُوا صَبَابَةً
فَلَيْسَthen there is no لَهُمْfor them قَصْدٌaim سِوَاكَother than you وَلاnor أَرْبُdesire
فَلَيْسَ لَهُمْ قَصْدٌ سِوَاكَ وَلا أَرْبُ
And if the camel-driver chants and they sway with longing,
Then they have no aim or desire but you.
وَلِمْand why لاَnot يَذْوبُmelt العَاشِقُونَthe lovers صَبَابَةًwith longing
وَلِمْ لاَ يَذْوبُ العَاشِقُونَ صَبَابَةً
وَوَجْداًand with rapture وسُلْطَانُand the sovereign المِلاَحِthe beautiful لَهُمْfor them حِبُّa beloved
وَوَجْداً وسُلْطَانُ المِلاَحِ لَهُمْ حِبُّ
And why should lovers not melt with longing
And rapture, when the sovereign of the beautiful is their beloved?
Sol 6.1