هاتِbring it اسقنيgive me to drink صِرفاًunmixed بغيرwithout مزاجِadmixture
هاتِ اسقني صِرفاً بغير مزاجِ
راحيmy wine التيwhich هيit راحتيmy comfort وعلاجيand my cure
راحي التي هي راحتي وعلاجي
Bring it; give me pure wine, without admixture—
Give me a pure sip, without any blend
My wine, which is my comfort and my cure.
My comfort, that's my comfort and healing
إنif صبّis poured منهاof it فيinto الزجاجةthe glass vessel قطرةa drop
إن صبّ منها في الزجاجة قطرة
شفَّgrew transparent الزجاجُthe glass عنrevealing السناthe radiance الوهاجِblazing
شفَّ الزجاجُ عن السنا الوهاجِ
If a drop of it is poured into the glass vessel,
If a drop of it pours into a bottle
The glass lets the blazing radiance shine through.
Its translucence lights up, glowing, illuminating
وإذاand when الخليعُthe libertine أصابtook منهاof it شربةًa draught
وإذا الخليعُ أصاب منها شربةً
حاجاهposed him a riddle بالسرّwith the secret المصونguarded محاجيa riddler
حاجاه بالسرّ المصون محاجي
And when the libertine takes a draught of it,
And if a rogue tastes a draught
A riddler poses the guarded secret to him as a riddle.
It satisfies him with a secret he guards closely
وإذاand when المريدthe seeker أصابtook منهاof it جُرعةًa mouthful
وإذا المريد أصاب منها جُرعةً
ناجاهwhispered to him بالحقّof the Truth المُبينmanifest مُناجيa confidant
ناجاه بالحقّ المُبين مُناجي
And when the seeker takes a mouthful of it,
And if a follower has a swig
A confidant whispers to him of the manifest Truth.
It whispers to him in clear revealed truth
تاهَتwandered astray بهwith him فيin مهمهa trackless wilderness لاnot يهتديfinds his way
تاهَت به في مهمه لا يهتدي
فيهin it لتأويبfor daytime travel ولاnor إدلاجnighttime travel
فيه لتأويب ولا إدلاج
It leads him astray through a trackless wilderness where he finds no way,
He becomes lost in an intense bewilderment
Whether traveling there by day or by night.
In which there’s no interpretation nor solution
يرتاحُrejoices منfrom طَرَبٍrapture بهاthrough it فكأنَّماso it is as though
يرتاحُ من طَرَبٍ بها فكأنَّما
غَنّتهُsang to him بالأرمالِin ramal rhythms والأهزاجِand hazaj rhythms
غَنّتهُ بالأرمالِ والأهزاجِ
He thrills with rapture through it, as though
He finds rest from turmoil, as though
It sang to him in ramal and hazaj rhythms.
Lutes and flutes soothed him
هَبَّتblew عليهupon him نَسَمةٌa breeze قُدسِيّةٌsacred
هَبَّت عليه نَسَمةٌ قُدسِيّةٌ
فيin فيءِthe shade of بابٍa gate دائمconstant الإرتاجِclosure
في فيءِ بابٍ دائم الإرتاجِ
A sacred breeze blew upon him,
A holy scent wafts over him
In the shade of a gate forever closed.
In the shade of an ever stirring portal
فإذاthen if انثنىturned back يوماًone day وفيهand in him بقيّةٌa remnant
فإذا انثنى يوماً وفيه بقيّةٌ
سارتjourneyed بهwith him قصداًsteadily علىalong المنهاجِthe path
سارت به قصداً على المنهاجِ
Then, if one day he turns back, with something still left in him,
If one day some remains in him
It carries him steadily along the path.
It will purposefully lead him on the right path
وإذاand when تمكنَtook firm hold منهof him سكرُintoxication مُعَربَدٍa riotous drunkard
وإذا تمكنَ منه سكرُ مُعَربَدٍ
فليصبرنّthen he must endure لمصرعfor the death الحلاجِal-Hallaj
فليصبرنّ لمصرع الحلاجِ
And when a riotous drunkard's intoxication takes hold of him,
And if the intoxication of pure wine takes hold of him
Then let him patiently endure a death like al-Hallaj's.
He must patiently await al-Hallaj’s fate
والمشربand the draught الأصفىpurest الذيwhich مَنwhoever ذاقهtastes it
والمشرب الأصفى الذي مَن ذاقه
فقدthen indeed اهتدىfound guidance منهُfrom it بنورby the light of سراجِa lamp
فقد اهتدى منهُ بنور سراجِ
And the purest draught—whoever tastes it
The most refined drink, he who tastes it
Has indeed found guidance through it by a lamp's light—
Is guided by the light of a lamp
أنthat لاnot ترىyou see إلاّexcept الحقيقةReality وحدهاit alone
أن لا ترى إلاّ الحقيقة وحدها
والكلّand all مضطرٌّcompelled إليهاtoward it لاجيseeking refuge
والكلّ مضطرٌّ إليها لاجي
Is to see nothing but Reality alone,
Is to see none but the Truth itself
And all are compelled toward it, seeking refuge.
And all are compelled towards it, willingly or not
Sol 6.1