سقاكmay He give you drink اللهGod كاساتcups الغرامpassionate love
سقاك الله كاسات الغرام
حبيبbeloved القلبthe heart منfrom دونto the exclusion of الأنامhumankind
حبيب القلب من دون الأنام
May God give you cups of passionate love to drink,
May God give you cups of passion
O heart's beloved, above all humankind.
My heart's beloved unlike any other
والهاكand may it distract you الهوىpassion عنfrom كلevery شغلoccupation
والهاك الهوى عن كل شغل
لحظfor a share منof مقامstanding واغتنامand gain
لحظ من مقام واغتنام
And may passion distract you from every endeavor
And make you obsess over love, forgetting all else
For a share in standing and gain.
Seize the moment, live it to the fullest
وأورىand kindle فيin فؤادكyour heart نارa fire شوقٍof longing
وأورى في فؤادك نار شوقٍ
دواماًforever لاnot تهونabates منin الضرامthe blaze
دواماً لا تهون من الضرام
And kindle in your heart a fire of longing,
And set ablaze in your heart a fire of longing
Forever, never abating in its blaze.
Everlasting, not to be extinguished
فتبقىso you remain ذاpossessed of أسىsorrow حيرانbewildered باكٍweeping
فتبقى ذا أسى حيران باكٍ
مضلlosing العقلreason فيin تيهa wilderness الهيامfrenzied love
مضل العقل في تيه الهيام
So you remain sorrowful, bewildered, weeping,
So you remain forever yearning and weeping
Losing your reason in the wilderness of frenzied love.
Lost in fantasy's maze, reason astray
ولاand not يهواكloves you منthe one whom تهوىyou love خليلاًas a dear companion
ولا يهواك من تهوى خليلاً
ولاand not يلقاكmeets you يوماًone day بالسلامwith a greeting
ولا يلقاك يوماً بالسلام
And may the one you love as a dear companion not love you,
May no other you love as a friend
Nor ever meet you with a greeting.
Or bid you days of peace
ولاand not تفتكyou find release فيamid وهمٍdelusion وهمand worry
ولا تفتك في وهمٍ وهم
وتقريعand the rebukes العواذلof reproaching women بالملامwith blame
وتقريع العواذل بالملام
And may you never find release amid delusion and worry,
Lose not yourself in illusion upon illusion
And the blame-filled rebukes of reproaching women.
Or chastise the coquettish with blame
ولاand not تسلوyou forget الحبيبthe beloved ولاand not تراهyou see him
ولا تسلو الحبيب ولا تراه
ولاand not يفتكceases دمعكyour tears فيin انسجامflowing
ولا يفتك دمعك في انسجام
And may you neither forget the beloved nor see him,
Find no solace in your beloved nor see him
Nor may your tears ever cease to flow.
Nor let your tears flow in harmony
Sol 6.1