وَاصَلُونِيthey reunited with me بَعْدَafter بُعْدِيmy separation
وَاصَلُونِي بَعْدَ بُعْدِي
وَرَعُواand they honored سَالِفَformer عَهْدِيmy covenant
وَرَعُوا سَالِفَ عَهْدِي
They reunited with me after my separation,
Keep in touch though we're apart
And honored my covenant of old.
And heed my covenant of old
وَعلَىand in رَغْمِspite of الحَسُودِِthe envious one
وَعلَى رَغْمِ الحَسُودِِ
أَنْجَزُواthey fulfilled بِالوَصْلِwith reunion وَعْدِيthe promise made to me
أَنْجَزُوا بِالوَصْلِ وَعْدِي
And despite the envious one,
Despite the envious at heart
They fulfilled their promise to me with reunion.
Fulfill your promise to uphold
يَاO سُرُوريmy joy بالَّتدَانيat drawing near
يَا سُرُوري بالَّتدَاني
يَاO هَنَاbliss حَظِّيmy lot وَسَعْدِيand my good fortune
يَا هَنَا حَظِّي وَسَعْدِي
Oh, my joy at drawing near!
My joy in our closeness
Oh, the bliss of my lot and good fortune!
My fortune and delight
جَادَwas generous لِيto me بَدْرِيmy full moon بِوَصْلِwith union
جَادَ لِي بَدْرِي بِوَصْلِ
ياO هَنَائِيmy bliss نِلْتُI attained قَصْدِيmy desire
يا هَنَائِي نِلْتُ قَصْدِي
My full moon generously granted me union;
The full moon brought our nearness
Oh, my joy! I have attained my desire.
I've attained what I wished this night
فَاجْتَمِعْso gather يَاO مَاءَwater عَيْنيmy eye
فَاجْتَمِعْ يَا مَاءَ عَيْني
وانْطَفِيand be quenched يَاO نَارَfire وَجْدِيmy longing
وانْطَفِي يَا نَارَ وَجْدِي
Gather, then, O water of my eye,
My tears now flow as one
And be quenched, O fire of my longing.
My burning love subside
أَنَاI فِيin لَيْلَةِthe night of أُنْسِيmy intimacy
أَنَا فِي لَيْلَةِ أُنْسِي
قَدْindeed صَفَاhas become clear مَوْرِدُthe watering place وِرْدِيmy coming to drink
قَدْ صَفَا مَوْرِدُ وِرْدِي
I am in my night of intimacy;
On my night of bliss
The spring I drink from has now grown clear.
My trysting place purified
وَتَناولْتُand I took up كُؤُوسيmy cups
وَتَناولْتُ كُؤُوسي
بَينamid رَيْحَانٍbasil وَوَرْدِand roses
بَين رَيْحَانٍ وَوَرْدِ
And I took up my cups
I sipped from my cup
Amid basil and roses,
Amid basil and roses
مِنْfrom يَدَيْthe two hands of حُلْوِsweet التثَنيِّswaying
مِنْ يَدَيْ حُلْوِ التثَنيِّ
فَاتِنٍbewitching أَهْيَفِslender قَدِّfigure
فَاتِنٍ أَهْيَفِ قَدِّ
From the hands of one sweetly swaying,
From hands soft and delicate
Enchanting, slender of figure.
Of a beauty with perfect poses
تَارَةًat times يُنْشِدُhe chants خُذْtake كَاسِيmy cup
تَارَةً يُنْشِدُ خُذْ كَاسِي
وَطَوْراًand at other times هَاكَhere, take خَدِّيmy cheek
وَطَوْراً هَاكَ خَدِّي
At times he chants, 'Take my cup,'
One moment “take my cup”
And at others, 'Here, take my cheek.'
Another “here is my cheek”
إِنْif أَقُلْI say يَاO أَلْفَa thousand مَوْلَىmaster
إِنْ أَقُلْ يَا أَلْفَ مَوْلَى
قَالَhe says لِيto me يَاO أَلْفَa thousand عَبْدِيmy slave
قَالَ لِي يَا أَلْفَ عَبْدِي
If I say, 'O master a thousand times over,'
If I say “O thousands beloved”
He says to me, 'O slave of mine a thousand times over.'
He says “O thousands your meek”
أَوْor سَقَىhe gives to drink المَمْزُوجَmixed wine غَيْرِيsomeone other than me
أَوْ سَقَى المَمْزُوجَ غَيْرِي
خَصَّنِيhe singles me out بالصِّرْفِwith unmixed wine وَحْدِيme alone
خَصَّنِي بالصِّرْفِ وَحْدِي
Or if he serves mixed wine to another,
Or if he gave the mixed wine to others
He favors me alone with wine unmixed.
He favored me alone to drink
فيin هَوَاهُlove for him دَعْleave off مَلاَمِيreproaching me
في هَوَاهُ دَعْ مَلاَمِي
وَاطْرِحْand cast aside غَييِّmy error وَرُشْدِيand my right judgment
وَاطْرِحْ غَييِّ وَرُشْدِي
Cease reproaching me for loving him,
In his love forget my blame
And cast aside my error and my right judgment.
And cast off my sanity I think
نَارُthe fire of وَجْديmy longing فيin هَوَاهُlove for him
نَارُ وَجْدي في هَوَاهُ
كَنَعِيمِlike the bliss of الخُلدِeternity عِنْدِيto me
كَنَعِيمِ الخُلدِ عِنْدِي
The fire of my longing, in my love for him,
The fire of my love for him
Is to me like the bliss of eternity.
Is paradise everlasting for me
Sol 6.1