Sol 5.6

  1. Goblets of His ancient wine passed round among us,

    And souls find no delight except among the likes of me.

  2. Goblets passed round among us

    In the Beloved’s presence,

  3. While the people of spiritual meaning sat together;

    Whoever entered drank.

  4. Souls find no delight

    Except for one who draws near.

  5. You plunge into the ocean of meanings—that is my state.

    And souls find no delight except among the likes of me.

  6. My masters gave me drink—

    A wine of many hues—

  7. So that my needs might be fulfilled,

    And the needs of the brethren.

  8. Whoever attends my gathering

    Will see the proof revealed.

  9. Suns dawned upon us in the moment and the spiritual state,

    And souls find no delight except among the likes of me.

  10. Of the wine of the people of piety,

    Give me drink, O people—

  11. Enfolded in everlasting life,

    Blended in the cup.

  12. From it he drank and rose in rank:

    The shaykh Abu al-Abbas.

  13. It cannot be bought with coins, and precious is its worth.

    And souls find no delight except among the likes of me.

  14. Within my presence I planted

    A tree sprung from Divine Unity.

  15. Its root is in my grasp,

    And its branch continues to grow.

  16. None may reap my fruit

    Except those endowed with utter detachment.

  17. It rose above all heads in might and majesty.

    And souls find no delight except among the likes of me.

  18. I counsel you, whoever is present:

    Do not approach the tree

  19. Except with the contemplative gaze

    And the companionship of the Sufi poor.

  20. If you gather the fruit,

    You will be cured of your affliction;

  21. You will roam among the plantings in might and majesty.

    And souls find no delight except among the likes of me.

Sol 5.6