سالتflowed القطرةthe drop منfrom كأسيmy cup التيwhich
سالت القطرة من كأسي التي
هيكأسيit is my cup وأناand I الحاسيthe sipper لماهاits lips' dark hue
هيكأسي وأنا الحاسي لماها
The drop flowed from my cup, which
I asked the drop from my cup
is my cup, and I sip the dusky hue of its lips.
It is my cup, and I am the one who feels its water
سالتflowed القطرةthe drop منfrom كاسيmy cup وماand what
سالت القطرة من كاسي وما
شدّbound تظمائيmy thirst إلىto بردthe coolness نداهاits dew
شدّ تظمائي إلى برد نداها
The drop flowed from my cup—and what
I asked the drop from my cup, but
bound my thirst to the coolness of its dew
Its coolness did not quench my thirst
أوor لظاهاits blaze فهيfor it is كأسيmy cup وحدهاit alone
أو لظاها فهي كأسي وحدها
وأناand I وحديI alone علىthrough الدهرtime فتاهاits young attendant
وأنا وحدي على الدهر فتاها
or its blaze? For it alone is my cup,
Or warm it, for it is my cup alone
and I alone, through all time, am its young attendant.
And I alone in life have lost it
هذهthis الكأسthe cup أناI شاربهاits drinker
هذه الكأس أنا شاربها
وهيand it تدرىknows أننيthat I عبدa slave طلاهاits wine
وهي تدرى أنني عبد طلاها
This cup—I am its drinker,
This is the cup I drink from
and it knows that I am a slave to its wine.
And it knows that I am a slave of its seeking
هذهthis الكأسthe cup رفوقٌgentle دائماalways
هذه الكأس رفوقٌ دائما
بالندامىwith boon companions فلماذاso why لاnot أراهاI see it
بالندامى فلماذا لا أراها
This cup is always gentle
This cup is always brimming
with boon companions; why, then, do I not see it?
With regrets, so why don't I see it?
صرعتit struck down حسّىmy senses وأفنتand annihilated يقظتيmy wakefulness
صرعت حسّى وأفنت يقظتي
ووجوديand my being ومضتand went on نحوtoward مداهاits farthest reach
ووجودي ومضت نحو مداها
It struck down my senses and annihilated my wakefulness
It overpowered my senses and destroyed my vigilance
and my being, and went on toward its farthest reach.
And my existence, and sped toward its course
تثبتsteadies العقلthe mind وتمحوهand effaces it كماas
تثبت العقل وتمحوه كما
شاءwilled منthe one who فجرmade burst forth وفand in (unclear spelling) البدءthe beginning ضياهاits radiance
شاء من فجر وف البدء ضياها
It steadies the mind and effaces it, as
It makes reason firm and erases it as
the one who kindled its radiance in the beginning willed.
He who made the dawn and the beginning lit it
ياO بنةdaughter الدنياthe world ومجلىand manifestation حسنهاits beauty
يا بنة الدنيا ومجلى حسنها
والردىand death العاصفtempestuous منfrom نارthe fire أساهاits sorrow
والردى العاصف من نار أساها
O daughter of the world, and manifestation of its beauty,
O daughter of the world and polish of its beauty
and tempestuous death from the fire of its sorrow,
And the swirling ruin from the fire of its misery
كيفhow لمdid not ألقكI meet you يوماever مثلماas
كيف لم ألقك يوما مثلما
لقىmet الناسthe people الألىwho ذاقواthey tasted هواهاits love
لقى الناس الألى ذاقوا هواها
how have I never met you as
How could I not meet you one day like
the people who tasted its love met you?
People met their loved ones and tasted their passion?
همthey أساغوكthey swallowed you وساغوكand savored you ندىdew
هم أساغوك وساغوك ندى
عبقرياwondrous ونعيماand bliss ورفاهاand ease
عبقريا ونعيما ورفاها
They swallowed you and savored you as dew,
They enjoyed you and you were sweet
wondrous, and as bliss and ease.
Genius, bliss, and comfort to them
وأناand I ماnot ذقتI tasted مماof what ذقتهI tasted it
وأنا ما ذقت مما ذقته
منكfrom you إلاexcept حرقاburning pangs عشتI lived أخاهاtheir brother
منك إلا حرقا عشت أخاها
And I, of all that I tasted
While I only tasted from you
from you, tasted only burning pangs; I lived as their brother.
Burning that I lived with, my sister
أناI ياO كأسيmy cup التيwho أشقيتنيyou made me wretched
أنا يا كأسي التي أشقيتني
كأسكyour cup الحيliving عيوناeyes وشفاهاand lips
كأسك الحي عيونا وشفاها
I, O my cup, you who made me wretched,
It is you, my cup, who made me suffer
am your living cup, eyes and lips,
Your living cup, eyes and lips
وفؤاداًand a heart خافقاًthrobbing ملتهباblazing
وفؤاداً خافقاً ملتهبا
يتمنّاكit longs for you علىover الدنياthe world إلهاa god
يتمنّاك على الدنيا إلها
and a throbbing, blazing heart
And a throbbing, flaming heart
that longs for you to be a god over the world.
That desires you above the world, my God
نذرvowed العمرthe lifetime لأحلامto dreams الطلاwine
نذر العمر لأحلام الطلا
وطوىand spent العمرthe lifetime انتشاءintoxication وانتباهاand wakefulness
وطوى العمر انتشاء وانتباها
It devoted its lifetime to dreams of wine,
I devoted my life to dreams of meeting
and spent its lifetime in intoxication and wakefulness.
And spent my life infatuated and heedless
نذرvowed العمرthe lifetime لأحلامto dreams الطلاwine
نذر العمر لأحلام الطلا
وطوىand spent العمرthe lifetime انتشاءًintoxication وانتباهاand wakefulness
وطوى العمر انتشاءً وانتباها
It devoted its lifetime to dreams of wine,
I devoted my life to dreams of meeting
and spent its lifetime in intoxication and wakefulness.
And spent my life infatuated and heedless
راضياcontent حيناat times وحيناand at times ساخطاwrathful
راضيا حينا وحينا ساخطا
قيدcaptive to جبارينtwo tyrants روحيmy soul وهواهاand its desire
قيد جبارين روحي وهواها
content at times, and at times wrathful,
Happy one moment and angry the next
a captive of two tyrants: my soul and its desire.
Bound by two tyrants, my soul and its passion
أناI ياO كأسيmy cup التيwho أذبلتنيyou withered me
أنا يا كأسي التي أذبلتني
منthe one who سقىwatered كرمكyour vineyard بالخمرwith wine القديمaged
من سقى كرمك بالخمر القديم
I, O my cup, you who withered me,
It is you, my cup, that made me wither
am the one who watered your vineyard with aged wine.
Whoever watered your vines with the old wine
أناI ساقيكyour cupbearer فلاso do not تستكثريbegrudge
أنا ساقيك فلا تستكثري
لحياتيfor my life قطراتdrops منof حميمscalding water
لحياتي قطرات من حميم
I am your cupbearer, so do not begrudge
I am your pourer so do not begrudge
my life drops of scalding water.
My life drops of your sweetness
أتصبّاهاI woo them لتحلوso they grow sweet مثلماjust as
أتصبّاها لتحلو مثلما
يتصبىwoos مرّةbitter الرأىin judgment حميمa dear friend
يتصبى مرّة الرأى حميم
I woo them to make them sweet, just as
I pour them so you taste sweet like
a dear friend woos one bitter in judgment.
The bitter view made sweet
أنتyou ياO كاسيmy cup وماand how أقربنىclose I am
أنت يا كاسي وما أقربنى
منكto you فيin أعماقthe depths معناكyour meaning الختيمsealed
منك في أعماق معناك الختيم
You, O my cup—how close I am
You, my cup, and how close I am
to you, in the depths of your sealed meaning!
To your innermost sealed meaning
لاdo not تكونيbe جمراتembers دائماalways
لا تكوني جمرات دائما
فأناfor I الشربthe company of drinkers الحيّliving والنديمand the boon companion
فأنا الشرب الحيّ والنديم
Do not always be glowing embers,
Do not always be burning embers
for I am the living company of drinkers and the boon companion.
For I am the living drink and the cupbearer
حيهلاcome! ياO كأسcup ماas long as دامlasts الهوىpassion
حيهلا يا كأس ما دام الهوى
ملءfilling حباتكyour beads يفنىperishes ويهيمand wanders in love
ملء حباتك يفنى ويهيم
Come, O cup, so long as passion
Hello, O cup, as long as passion
fills your beads, perishing and wandering in love.
Fills your beads, melting and raving
لاdo not تغيبيvanish مرةa time واحدةًsingle
لا تغيبي مرة واحدةً
واسبحيand swim ياO كأسcup فيin سرىnight journeys وهيمand lovesick wandering
واسبحي يا كأس في سرى وهيم
Do not vanish even once,
Do not disappear even once
and swim, O cup, through night journeys and lovesick wandering.
And swim, O cup, in my rapture and fervor
قبّليkiss روحيmy soul وقلبيand my heart وانثرىand scatter
قبّلي روحي وقلبي وانثرى
فوقover أشواقيmy longings أفوافfine fabrics الغيومclouds
فوق أشواقي أفواف الغيوم
Kiss my soul and my heart, and scatter
Kiss my soul and heart and strew
over my longings the fine fabrics of clouds.
Over my longing the clouds' showers
واذهبيand go بيwith me عنaway from مواميwastelands وحدتيmy solitude
واذهبي بي عن موامي وحدتي
واسحقيand crush ذاتيmy self كماas يهوىdesires العليمthe All-Knowing
واسحقي ذاتي كما يهوى العليم
And take me away from the wastelands of my solitude,
And take me from my grief and loneliness
and crush my self as the All-Knowing desires.
And crush my being as the learned fall in love
وانشريand spread سحركyour magic ملئىmy fullness واجعليand place
وانشري سحرك ملئى واجعلي
دونbefore مثواكyour dwelling حميّايmy intoxicated fervor العديمimpoverished
دون مثواك حميّاي العديم
And spread your magic through all of me, and place
And spread your magic, fill me, and make
my impoverished intoxication before your dwelling.
Without your abode my destitution zealous
وابعثيand awaken أسرارsecrets ماwhat أسقيتهI was given it to drink
وابعثي أسرار ما أسقيته
منfrom يدthe hand النورlight وجدواهand its bounty العميمall-embracing
من يد النور وجدواه العميم
And awaken the secrets of what I was given to drink
And send the mysteries of what you poured
from the hand of light and its all-embracing bounty,
From the hand of light and its boundless bestowal
باعثthe bringer الفيضthe flood الذيthat أغرقنيdrowned me
باعث الفيض الذي أغرقني
وطفاand floated بيwith me وهوand he بيto me برّkind رحيمmerciful
وطفا بي وهو بي برّ رحيم
the bringer of the flood that drowned me
The outpouring that drowned me
and carried me afloat; he is kind and merciful to me.
And floated around me, kind and compassionate to me
Sol 6.1