المرجفانthe two alarm-raisers هماthey two الإبريقُthe ewer والطاسُand the bowl
المرجفان هما الإبريقُ والطاسُ
والأحمرانand the two reds كذاكlikewise اللحمthe meat ُوالراحُand the wine
والأحمران كذاك اللحم ُوالراحُ
The two alarm-raisers are the ewer and the bowl.
The two pitchers are the jug and bowl,
And the two reds, likewise, are meat and wine.
And the two reds are likewise meat and wine.
والشحمُand the fat ثمthen الشبابُyouth الأبيضانthe two whites إلىtoward
والشحمُ ثم الشبابُ الأبيضان إلى
شهودbeholding هذينthese two نفسُsoul القومthe people ترتاحُfinds delight
شهود هذين نفسُ القوم ترتاحُ
And fat, then youth, are the two whites; at
Fat and youth's whiteness then,
the sight of these two, the people's soul finds delight.
To witness these two, people's souls find peace.
والتمرand dates والماءُand water عنديin my view الأسودانthe two blacks يرىis seen
والتمر والماءُ عندي الأسودان يرى
كأنهas though it were فيin ظلامِdarkness الليلِthe night مصباحُa lamp
كأنه في ظلامِ الليلِ مصباحُ
And dates and water, to me, are the two blacks; it is seen
Dates and water, to me the two blacks, it seems
as though it were a lamp in the darkness of night.
As if a lamp in the darkness of night.
الجاهprestige والذهبُand gold المسكوكُminted نعتهماtheir designation
الجاه والذهبُ المسكوكُ نعتهما
الأصفرانthe two yellows ووجهand the face التبرthe uncoined gold وَضَّاحradiant
الأصفران ووجه التبر وَضَّاح
Prestige and minted gold—their designation is
Glory and minted gold - their description -
the two yellows; and the face of uncoined gold is radiant.
The two yellows, and the smiling face of gold coins,
إذاwhen تجلىmanifested itself لكto you المطلوبُthe sought-for فيهin it بدتappeared
إذا تجلى لك المطلوبُ فيه بدت
لناظرِto the eye القلبِthe heart فيin الأشباحthe bodily forms أرواحspirits
لناظرِ القلبِ في الأشباح أرواح
When what you seek reveals itself to you within it, there appear
When the sought appears through it, there appeared
to the heart's eye, spirits within bodily forms.
To the onlooker's heart among specters, spirits.
هيthey المعانيthe meanings قدalready راحتhave gone وماand not برحتdeparted
هي المعاني قد راحت وما برحت
قدalready قيدتهاhave bound them عنfrom التسريحrelease أشباحbodily forms
قد قيدتها عن التسريح أشباح
They are the meanings: they have gone, yet have not departed;
They are meanings that have passed and not passed,
bodily forms have bound them, preventing their release.
Chained by specters against release.
لوif أنهاthat it سألتasked عنهمabout them جماعتهمtheir company
لو أنها سألت عنهم جماعتهم
لقالwould say قائلهمtheir speaker راحواthey have gone وماand not راحواthey have gone
لقال قائلهم راحوا وما راحوا
Had their company asked about them,
If you asked their groups about them,
their speaker would say: 'They have gone, yet have not gone.'
Their speaker would say they left and did not leave.
فيin فقدloss ماwhat قلتهI said it الآلامthe pains أجمعهاall of them
في فقد ما قلته الآلام أجمعها
كماjust as بوجدthrough finding إنهاindeed they للنفسِfor the soul أفراحُjoys
كما بوجد إنها للنفسِ أفراحُ
In the loss of what I have mentioned lie all pains,
In missing what you said, all sorrows together
just as, in finding it, they are indeed joys for the soul.
Are like joy to the soul.
إنيindeed I نصحتكمI counseled you لماwhen رحتكمُI came to you
إني نصحتكم لما رحتكمُ
وذاand this الوجودُexistence قليلٌfew فيهin it نصَّاحsincere counselors
وذا الوجودُ قليلٌ فيه نصَّاح
Indeed, I counseled you when I came to you;
I advised you when you left.
and in this existence, sincere counselors are few.
Existence is little, with few advisors.
Sol 6.1