انعشrevive الأرواحthe souls أيّهاO المحبوبthe beloved
انعش الأرواح أيّها المحبوب
واجلand unveil فيin الأقداحthe goblets ألطفthe most delicate المشروبthe drink
واجل في الأقداح ألطف المشروب
Revive the souls, O beloved.
Refresh the spirits, O beloved one,
And unveil in the goblets the most delicate drink.
And pour gently in the cups the finest drink.
إنّindeed شربdrinking الراحwine منتهىthe utmost of المطلوبwhat is sought
إنّ شرب الراح منتهى المطلوب
ياO ناديميmy drinking companion وافيcome بالمدامwith the wine الصافيpure
يا ناديمي وافي بالمدام الصافي
Indeed, drinking wine is the ultimate object of desire.
To drink liquor is the utmost desire,
O my drinking companion, come with the pure wine.
My boon companions, bring the pure wine.
إنّindeed سعديmy good fortune لاحhas shone forth
إنّ سعدي لاح
منfrom سناthe radiance of البكريal-Bakri
من سنا البكري
Indeed, my good fortune has shone forth
For Saadi is revealed,
From al-Bakri’s radiance.
In the prime of youth,
أيّهاO العشّاقthe lovers بالصباwith the east wind النجديof Najd
أيّها العشّاق بالصبا النجدي
وقتناour time قدindeed راقhas grown pleasant للصفاfor purity يجديis beneficial
وقتنا قد راق للصفا يجدي
O lovers, with the east wind of Najd,
O lovers in the Najdi youthfulness!
Our time has grown pleasant and fosters purity.
Our time has inclined towards purity.
فاشهدso behold الإطلاقfreedom لاحhas shone forth فيwithin القيدthe fetter
فاشهد الإطلاق لاح في القيد
ياO مريدseeker of القربnearness منto مغانيthe abodes of الحبّlove
يا مريد القرب من مغاني الحبّ
So behold freedom shining forth within the fetter.
So witness the detachment, revealed in bondage.
O seeker of nearness to love’s abodes,
O seeker of nearness, from the melodies of love,
قدindeed بداhas appeared الإصباحdaybreak
قد بدا الإصباح
منfrom وراbehind السترthe veil
من ورا الستر
Daybreak has appeared
The dawn has emerged,
From behind the veil.
From behind the veil.
ملturn لحانto the tavern of الحيّthe encampment إنif تجلّىreveals Himself الحيthe Living One
مل لحان الحيّ إن تجلّى الحي
واطوand fold away شوقكyour longing طيa folding فيin روابيthe hills of طيTayy
واطو شوقك طي في روابي طي
Turn to the encampment’s tavern if the Living One reveals Himself.
The gatherings of the living have ignited, if the living one manifests,
And fold your longing tightly in the hills of Tayy.
And fold your passion, folded, in the meadows folded,
وبمجلىand at the unveiling-place of ميMayy كنbe لديهin its presence ميMayy
وبمجلى مي كن لديه مي
فيin هواهاlove for her افنَlose yourself فيin الحسنbeauty ثمّthen معنىmeaning
في هواها افنَ في الحسن ثمّ معنى
And where Mayy is unveiled, be Mayy there.
And in the assembly of wine, be for it wine,
In love for her, lose yourself in beauty, then in meaning.
In its love lose yourself, then meaning in beauty.
وجههاher face الوضّاحradiant
وجهها الوضّاح
مخجلputting to shame البدرthe full moon
مخجل البدر
Her radiant face
Its shining face,
Puts the full moon to shame.
Blushing like the moon.
فازhas triumphed منwhoever قدindeed ذاقhas tasted كأسهاher cup الصافيpure
فاز من قد ذاق كأسها الصافي
والتجلّيand the manifestation راقhas grown lovely نورهits light الضافيabundant
والتجلّي راق نوره الضافي
He who has tasted her pure cup has triumphed.
So he has won, who has tasted its pure goblet,
And the manifestation’s abundant light has grown lovely.
And its manifestation has shone, its illuminating light,
وهوand it بالإشراقthrough radiance للجفاof estrangement نافيa dispeller
وهو بالإشراق للجفا نافي
أفقawake العينthe eye الأغيارothers واقْفُand follow زيدZayd الأخبارthe tidings
أفق العين الأغيار واقْفُ زيد الأخبار
And through its radiance it dispels estrangement.
And with its rising, negating the strangers.
Awake [unclear wording: ‘the eye, others’], and follow Zayd of the tidings.
The horizons of the eyes, stop increasing the news,
منthe one who لهfor him التمداحpraise
من له التمداح
جاءhas appeared فيin الذكرthe Remembrance
جاء في الذكر
He whose praise
For the one who has praise,
Has appeared in the Remembrance.
Came in the mention.
سيّدmaster of الأبرارthe righteous رحمةmercy to الخلقcreation
سيّد الأبرار رحمة الخلق
معدنmine of الأسرارmysteries نعمةblessing of الحقّthe Truth
معدن الأسرار نعمة الحقّ
Master of the righteous, mercy to creation,
Master of the righteous, mercy to creation,
Mine of mysteries, blessing of the Truth,
Mine of secrets, blessing of truth,
مرشدguide of المحتارthe bewildered منهجthe path of الصدقtruthfulness
مرشد المحتار منهج الصدق
فعليهso upon him والآلand the family ثمّthen صحبٍcompanions أبطالheroes
فعليه والآل ثمّ صحبٍ أبطال
Guide of the bewildered, the path of truthfulness.
Guide of the lost, path of sincerity,
So upon him and his family, then his heroic companions,
Upon him and progeny, then companions of heroes.
صلّsend blessings ياO فتّاحOpener
صلّ يا فتّاح
مدّةfor the duration of الدهرtime
مدّة الدهر
Send blessings, O Opener,
Bless, O Opener,
For all time.
For the duration of time.
Sol 6.1