أدمcontinue نحوtoward الحمىthe sanctuary سيركyour journey وصفّand purify فيduring السرىnight travel سرّكyour innermost self
أدم نحو الحمى سيرك وصفّ في السرى سرّك
لتلقىso you may behold طالعاًrising بدركyour full moon بأفقon the horizon of المنزلthe abode الأسمىloftiest
لتلقى طالعاً بدرك بأفق المنزل الأسمى
Continue your journey toward the sanctuary, and purify your innermost self as you travel by night,
Walk towards the fever, describe your mystery and secret in intimacy,
So you may behold your full moon rising on the horizon of the loftiest abode.
So you meet your shining full moon on the horizon of the highest abode.
ياO بكريBakri ياO هوHe ياO هوHe ياO سيّديmy master أنتyou الملجأthe refuge الأحمىsafest
يا بكري يا هو يا هو يا سيّدي أنت الملجأ الأحمى
أنتyou الموردthe spring الأهمىmost copiously flowing فاروِso quench الظمآنthe thirsty one
أنت المورد الأهمى فاروِ الظمآن
O Bakri, O He, O He! O my master, you are the safest refuge.
O Bakri, O He, O He, O my Master, you are the most ardent refuge,
You are the most abundant spring; so quench the thirsty.
You are the most important spring, so quench the thirsty one.
فيضكyour outpouring الهتّانpouring copiously
فيضك الهتّان
طابhas become sweet للورّادto those coming to drink
طاب للورّاد
Your copious outpouring
Your overflowing grace is pleasant for the visitors.
Has become sweet to those who come to drink.
For life is not blissful except
فماfor ... not العيشlife الهنيblissful إلّاexcept
فما العيش الهني إلّا
بمجلىat the place of unveiling الغيدthe graceful maidens إذas تُجلَىare unveiled
بمجلى الغيد إذ تُجلَى
For a blissful life is found only
In the presence of love when it is revealed,
Where graceful maidens appear as they are unveiled,
Glory to the sweetest spring,
بحانin the tavern of الموردthe spring الأحلىsweetest
بحان المورد الأحلى
لدىamong حيّthe people of الحمىthe sanctuary الأحمىsafest
لدى حيّ الحمى الأحمى
In the tavern of the sweetest spring,
In the abode of the most ardent fever,
Among the people of the safest sanctuary.
O Bakri, O He, O He,
ياO بكريBakri ياO هوHe ياO هوHe
يا بكري يا هو يا هو
ياO سيّديmy master أنتyou الملجأthe refuge الأحمىsafest
يا سيّدي أنت الملجأ الأحمى
O Bakri, O He, O He!
O my Master, you are the most ardent refuge,
O my master, you are the safest refuge.
You are the most important spring,
أنتyou الموردthe spring الأهمىmost copiously flowing
أنت المورد الأهمى
فاروso quench الظمآنthe thirsty one
فارو الظمآن
You are the most abundant spring.
So quench the thirsty one with your overflowing grace,
So quench the thirsty.
Pleasant for the visitors.
فيضكyour outpouring الهتّانpouring copiously
فيضك الهتّان
طابhas become sweet للورّادto those coming to drink
طاب للورّاد
Your copious outpouring
So arise and listen to the melodies of my songs,
Has become sweet to those who come to drink.
With the most beautiful tune of tunes,
فقمso rise واسمعand listen to غوانيthe beauties of الحانthe tavern
فقم واسمع غواني الحان
بأطيبwith the sweetest نغمةstrain الألحانthe melodies
بأطيب نغمة الألحان
So rise and listen to the tavern's beauties,
For here is the blissful life, it has arrived,
With the sweetest strain of song.
Dazzling in tranquility, O Salma.
فهاso behold عيشlife الهناbliss قدindeed حانhas arrived
فها عيش الهنا قد حان
سحيراًjust before dawn تنجليcomes into view سلمىSalma
سحيراً تنجلي سلمى
So behold, the life of bliss is now at hand;
O Bakri, O He, O He,
Just before dawn, Salma comes into view.
O my Master, you are the most ardent refuge,
ياO بكريBakri ياO هوHe ياO هوHe
يا بكري يا هو يا هو
ياO سيّديmy master أنتyou الملجأthe refuge الأحمىsafest
يا سيّدي أنت الملجأ الأحمى
O Bakri, O He, O He!
You are the most important spring,
O my master, you are the safest refuge.
So quench the thirsty one with your overflowing grace,
أنتyou الموردthe spring الأهمىmost copiously flowing
أنت المورد الأهمى
فاروso quench الظمآنthe thirsty one
فارو الظمآن
You are the most abundant spring.
Pleasant for the visitors.
So quench the thirsty.
فيضكyour outpouring الهتّانpouring copiously
فيضك الهتّان
طابhas become sweet للورّادto those coming to drink
طاب للورّاد
Your copious outpouring
Has become sweet to those who come to drink.
Partial English translation: 23 of 26 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1