لاdo not تبغseek عنaway from بابdoor الحبيبthe beloved براحاًdeparture
لا تبغ عن باب الحبيب براحاً
والثمand kiss ثراهits soil بكرةin the morning ورواحاand in the evening
والثم ثراه بكرة ورواحا
Do not seek departure from the beloved's door.
Do not seek respite from the door of the beloved,
And kiss its soil morning and evening.
And do visit it morning and evening.
عفّرdust بتربwith the soil of الدارthe dwelling خدكyour cheek والتزمand adhere to
عفّر بترب الدار خدك والتزم
ماas long as عشتyou live فيهاin it أنةa groan ونواحاand lamentation
ما عشت فيها أنة ونواحا
Dust your cheek with the dwelling's earth, and persist,
Rub your cheek with the dust of her abode,
As long as you live there, in groaning and lamentation.
And weep there as long as you live.
طارحexchange cries with حمامdoves حمىthe sanctuary of الأحبةthe loved ones نادباmourning
طارح حمام حمى الأحبة نادبا
وامزجand mix بفيضwith the overflow of دموعكyour tears الأقداحاthe goblets
وامزج بفيض دموعك الأقداحا
Exchange cries with the doves of the loved ones' sanctuary, mourning,
Mourn like a dove at the sanctuary of your loved ones,
And mix your overflowing tears into the goblets.
And mix their wine with your flowing tears.
واجرحand wound بماءwith the water of الدمعthe tears خدّكyour cheek إنهfor it is
واجرح بماء الدمع خدّك إنه
جرحa wound يعانيcontends with فيin الفؤادthe heart جراحاwounds
جرح يعاني في الفؤاد جراحا
And wound your cheek with tear-water, for it is
Wound your cheeks with the water of tears, for it
A wound that contends with wounds within the heart.
Is a wound that hurts deep in the heart.
قفstand بالربوعat the dwellings ونادand call out فيin عرصاتهاtheir courtyards
قف بالربوع وناد في عرصاتها
واسمحand give freely بنفسكof yourself كلall تنالyou attain رباحاgain
واسمح بنفسك كل تنال رباحا
Stand at the dwellings, and call out in their courtyards,
Stand at the meadows calling her name,
And give your whole self freely; you will reap a gain.
Allow yourself to be carried away by the winds.
وإذاand when سكرتyou become drunk بنبرةon the note of الحبlove التيwhich
وإذا سكرت بنبرة الحب التي
تهديbrings السرورjoy وتذهبand dispels الأتراحاsorrows
تهدي السرور وتذهب الأتراحا
And when you are drunk on love's note, which
And when you are intoxicated by the melody of love
Brings joy and banishes sorrows,
That brings joy and takes away sorrows,
فاذهبthen go لحيهمto their encampment ولذand seek refuge بجنابهمby their side
فاذهب لحيهم ولذ بجنابهم
واجعلand make سماعكyour listening فيin الوجودexistence صياحاcrying out
واجعل سماعك في الوجود صياحا
Then go to their encampment and seek refuge by their side,
Go to their neighborhood and cling to their side,
And make your listening a cry throughout existence.
Let your hearing be filled with their voices.
لاno لومblame للسكرانfor the drunken one فيin شرعthe law of الهوىlove
لا لوم للسكران في شرع الهوى
إنif فاهhe speaks بالسرof the secret المصونguarded وباحاand reveals
إن فاه بالسر المصون وباحا
No blame falls on the drunken one under love's law,
No blame on the drunk in the law of passion,
If he utters the guarded secret and reveals it.
If he reveals the guarded secret and speaks out.
واستروحand breathe in الأرواحthe breezes منfrom تنظيمهمtheir compositions
واستروح الأرواح من تنظيمهم
وزهاand flourish بروضin the garden of وصالهمunion with them وارتاحاand rest
وزها بروض وصالهم وارتاحا
And breathe in the breezes from their compositions,
Take comfort in their spirits,
And flourish in the garden of union with them, and rest.
Adorn yourself with their company and find peace.
أرواحfragrances أزهارthe blossoms of الوصالunion إذاwhen سرتthey drift
أرواح أزهار الوصال إذا سرت
تحيىbring to life بنشقby inhaling نسيمهاtheir breeze الأرواحاthe souls
تحيى بنشق نسيمها الأرواحا
When the fragrances of union's blossoms drift,
The spirits of the flowers of union when they blow
They bring souls to life as their breeze is inhaled.
Revive souls with the breeze they emit.
قمrise فانتشقthen inhale إنif لمnot تكنthere is بكin you زكمةa head cold
قم فانتشق إن لم تكن بك زكمة
ريحthe scent of الحبيبthe beloved فعرفهfor his fragrance قدalready فاحاhas spread
ريح الحبيب فعرفه قد فاحا
Rise and inhale, if you have no head cold,
Arise, inhale their fragrance if you have no flowers,
The beloved's scent, for his fragrance has spread.
For the scent of the beloved has spread.
ولتبتكرهاand drink it at dawn قهوةa wine تشفىheals الجوىheartache
ولتبتكرها قهوة تشفى الجوى
وتعيدand turns أحزانthe sorrows of الورىhumankind أفراحاjoys
وتعيد أحزان الورى أفراحا
And drink it at dawn—a wine that heals heartache,
Prepare coffee to quench your burning thirst,
And turns humankind's sorrows into joys.
And turn the sorrows of life into joys.
منfrom كرمةthe vine of التكريمhonor قدماof old كونتwas formed
من كرمة التكريم قدما كونت
فاشربso drink بهاwith it كأسthe cup of الوصالunion مباحاlawfully
فاشرب بها كأس الوصال مباحا
From the vine of honor it was formed of old;
With the bounty of generosity I built,
So drink with it the cup of union, lawfully.
So drink from it the permitted wine of union.
أفنتannihilated نضارتهاits radiance نظارthinkers ذوىthose endowed with النهىreason
أفنت نضارتها نظار ذوى النهى
وتوقدتand blazed وسطamid الدجىthe darkness مصباحاas a lamp
وتوقدت وسط الدجى مصباحا
Its radiance annihilated the thinkers among those endowed with reason,
The censors have lost its radiance,
And it blazed as a lamp amid the darkness.
While it glows amid the gloom like a lamp.
هيit أسكرتintoxicated أهلthe people of الهوىlove وكستهمand clothed them
هي أسكرت أهل الهوى وكستهم
عندduring التواجدinduced ecstasy حلةa robe ووشاحاand a sash
عند التواجد حلة ووشاحا
It intoxicated the people of love and clothed them,
It intoxicated the people of passion and clothed them,
During induced ecstasy, in a robe and a sash.
In its presence, with robes and scarves.
فتراهمso you see them عندduring السماعthe listening كأنهمas though they were
فتراهم عند السماع كأنهم
قضبٌslender boughs تميسsways بهاwith them الرياحthe winds رواحاat evening
قضبٌ تميس بها الرياح رواحا
So you see them during the listening, as though they were
When they hear it, you see them
Slender boughs swayed by the winds at evening.
Like pliant spears swayed by the winds.
منwhoever لمdoes not يسلمaccept حالهمtheir state فيin وجدهمtheir ecstasy
من لم يسلم حالهم في وجدهم
لاnever شامbeheld برقthe lightning of الوصلunion مهماhowever لاحاit flashed
لا شام برق الوصل مهما لاحا
Whoever does not accept their state in their ecstasy
Whoever does not surrender to their ecstasy,
Never beholds the lightning of union, however it flashes.
Will never glimpse the lightning flash of union.
فهمfor they البدورthe full moons إذاwhen عدمتyou lack أهلةًcrescents
فهم البدور إذا عدمت أهلةً
وهمand they الشموسthe suns إذاwhen عدمتyou lack صباحاdawn
وهم الشموس إذا عدمت صباحا
For they are full moons when you lack crescents,
They are planets when they lack conjunction,
And they are suns when you have no dawn.
And suns when they lack the dawn.
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