ردّ في الهوى صافي دنّي

ردّ في الهوى صافي دنّي

فقد تصفى زلاله

فقد تصفى زلاله

Return, in love, to the clear wine of my jar;

My inner self is pure and clear,

For its limpid draught has grown clear.

For its turbidity has settled,

وارو الهوى صاح عنّي

وارو الهوى صاح عنّي

فقد عنَت لي رجاله

فقد عنَت لي رجاله

And recount love, friend, on my behalf;

And the desires of passion revived me,

For its men have bowed before me.

For its men have helped me.

ومذهب العشق فنّي

ومذهب العشق فنّي

لديّ حُطّت رحاله

لديّ حُطّت رحاله

And the way of passionate love is my art;

The path of love refined me,

Its baggage has been set down with me.

Its burdens unloaded from me.

اشطح غراماً فإنّي

اشطح غراماً فإنّي

إلى المشوق ثماله

إلى المشوق ثماله

Speak ecstatically in passion, for I

Passionately lovestruck am I,

Am the yearning lover's refuge.

For the beloved summoned me.

أنا الّذي حبل ودّي

أنا الّذي حبل ودّي

من عروة الكلّ أوثق

من عروة الكلّ أوثق

I am he whose cord of affection

I who have tied my love

Is firmer than anyone else's handhold.

To the strongest bond.

وفي الهوى بتّ وحدي

وفي الهوى بتّ وحدي

إمام من رام يعشق

إمام من رام يعشق

And in love I alone have become

And in love alone I live,

The leader of whoever seeks to love.

A leader for those who love.

فاحفظ أخا الشوق عهدي

فاحفظ أخا الشوق عهدي

تسقَ المدام المروّق

تسقَ المدام المروّق

So keep my covenant, brother of longing;

So keep, o brother of longing, my vow

You shall be given clarified wine to drink.

And serve the delicious wine,

لعلّ حلو التثنّي

لعلّ حلو التثنّي

إن مرّ يحلو وصاله

إن مرّ يحلو وصاله

Perhaps the sweetly swaying one—

That the sweet talk may be pleasant,

If he passes by, union with him will be sweet.

If union is realized.

يا صاح صح بالصبابه

يا صاح صح بالصبابه

واطرح ملام العواذل

واطرح ملام العواذل

O friend, cry out with passionate longing;

O companion call out with joy

And cast aside the reproaches of the censurers.

And discard the blaming of the separatists,

والحبّ اشرب شرابه

والحبّ اشرب شرابه

فذاك عذب المناهل

فذاك عذب المناهل

And drink love's draught,

And drink the wine of love

For its springs are sweet.

For that is the sweetest springs.

واقطع جميع القرابه

واقطع جميع القرابه

عسى الحبيب يواصل

عسى الحبيب يواصل

And sever all ties of kinship;

And sever all kinship,

Perhaps the beloved will grant union.

That the beloved may join.

ليس الهوى بالتمنّي

ليس الهوى بالتمنّي

فالحبّ صعبٌ مناله

فالحبّ صعبٌ مناله

Love is not attained by wishing;

Longing is no use,

For love is hard to attain.

For love is hard to attain.

ذب في الجمال غراما

ذب في الجمال غراما

واصبُ إذا ما تبدّى

واصبُ إذا ما تبدّى

Melt in beauty with passion,

Melt in passion for beauty,

And yearn whenever it appears.

And stay up if it shows itself.

وعف بوجد مناما

وعف بوجد مناما

وبدّل النوم سهدا

وبدّل النوم سهدا

And shun slumber in ecstasy,

Sleep soundly if passion comes by

And exchange sleep for wakefulness.

And replace sleep with wakefulness.

لعاذلٍ قل سلاما

لعاذلٍ قل سلاما

إذا العذول تصدّى

إذا العذول تصدّى

To a reproacher say, 'Peace,'

To one who blames, say hello,

When the reproacher confronts you.

If he starts blaming.

صرّح بذا لا تكنِّ

صرّح بذا لا تكنِّ

إذا تجلّى جماله

إذا تجلّى جماله

Declare this plainly; do not speak in hints,

Proclaim this, do not hide it,

When his beauty is revealed.

If his beauty reveals itself.