1. أشرقت في سمائي شمس الشموس

    فاضمحلّت بها ظلمات النفوس

    The sun of suns has risen in my sky,

    And through it the darkness of souls has vanished.

  2. فارتشف من دناني وحاني الكؤوس

    والْقَها وهي تجلى جلاء العروس

    So sip the cups from my wine jars and my tavern,

    And meet it as it is unveiled like a bride.

  3. فاحتسيها وعربد بخلع العذار

    واطرح عنك بالخمر ذاك الخمار

    So drink it and carouse, casting off the bridle,

    And with wine cast that veil away from yourself.

  4. وإذا غبت فاشطح ولا تخشى عار

    تمسي كالشاذلي وكالعيدروس

    And when you lose yourself, speak in ecstasy and fear no disgrace;

    You will become like al-Shadhili and al-Aydarus.

  5. يا سعد من ذاق هذا المدام

    بعد ما أمَّه مثل موسى الكليم

    How fortunate is whoever has tasted this wine,

    After seeking it like Moses, God's interlocutor,

  6. إذ رآه كنارٍ بليلٍ بهيم

    فهو نورٌ له لا كنار المجوس

    When he saw it as a fire in a pitch-dark night;

    For it is light to him, not like the Magians' fire.

  7. صاح إن رمت مفتاحَ كنز الفهوم

    فامحُ ما في الحشا من بقايا الرسوم

    Friend, if you seek the key to the treasure of insights,

    Then erase the lingering traces within your heart,

  8. وانسلخ عن بقايا جميع العلوم

    فلذي ألف الوصل تفني الطروس

    And shed the remnants of all the sciences;

    For one familiar with union, written pages perish.

  9. وأدم كلّ وقتٍ صلاة السلام

    على الرسول الّذي هو بدر التمام

    And at every moment keep offering prayers of peace

    Upon the Messenger, who is the moon at its fullest,

  10. ولأصحابه بعد آلٍ كرام

    ما لمغرم الحبّ ذلّت الشموس

    And upon his companions, after his noble family,

    As long as suns bow to one smitten with love.