رَسائِلُ صِدقِ إِخوانِ الصَفاءِ

رَسائِلُ صِدقِ إِخوانِ الصَفاءِ

تُجَدِّدُ أُنسَ خُلّانِ الوَفاءِ

تُجَدِّدُ أُنسَ خُلّانِ الوَفاءِ

Sincere letters from the brethren of purity

The messages of true brothers renew

Renew the fellowship of loyal companions.

The intimacy of loyal friends

وَأَربابُ الوَدادِ لَهُم قُلوبٌ

وَأَربابُ الوَدادِ لَهُم قُلوبٌ

يُذيبُ صَميمَها فَرطُ الجَفاءِ

يُذيبُ صَميمَها فَرطُ الجَفاءِ

And those devoted to affection have hearts

And people of affection, their hearts

Whose very core excessive estrangement melts.

Are melted by the excess of estrangement

فَشَرِّف بِالحُضورِ فَإِنَّ قَلبي

فَشَرِّف بِالحُضورِ فَإِنَّ قَلبي

يُؤَمِّلُ مِنكَ ساعاتِ اللِقاءِ

يُؤَمِّلُ مِنكَ ساعاتِ اللِقاءِ

So honor us with your presence, for my heart

So honor us with your presence, for my heart

Hopes for hours of meeting with you.

Hopes for hours of meeting with you

وَحَيِّ عَلى المُدامِ وَلا تَبِعها

وَحَيِّ عَلى المُدامِ وَلا تَبِعها

بِما فَوقَ الثَرى لَكَ مِن ثَراءِ

بِما فَوقَ الثَرى لَكَ مِن ثَراءِ

And come to the wine, and do not sell it

And greet the wine, but do not follow it

For whatever wealth is yours above the soil.

With what is above the soil, you have enough wealth

فَقَد وَشّى الرَبيعُ لَنا رُبوعاً

فَقَد وَشّى الرَبيعُ لَنا رُبوعاً

فَوَشَّعَها كَتَوشيعِ الرِداءِ

فَوَشَّعَها كَتَوشيعِ الرِداءِ

For spring has embroidered grounds for us,

For spring has adorned meadows for us

And adorned them as one adorns a cloak.

And spread them out like spreading a cloak

وَنَحنُ بِمَنزِلٍ لا نَقصَ فيهِ

وَنَحنُ بِمَنزِلٍ لا نَقصَ فيهِ

رَحيبِ الرَبعِ مُرتَفِعِ البِناءِ

رَحيبِ الرَبعِ مُرتَفِعِ البِناءِ

And we are in a dwelling lacking nothing,

And we are in a house that lacks nothing

Spacious in its grounds, lofty in its structure.

With a spacious yard and high construction

وَفي داري بُخارِيٌّ وَخَيشٌ

وَفي داري بُخارِيٌّ وَخَيشٌ

أُعِدّا لِلمَصيفِ وَلِلشِتاءِ

أُعِدّا لِلمَصيفِ وَلِلشِتاءِ

And in my house are a fireplace and a sackcloth screen,

And in my house is a stove and mats

Both prepared for summer and winter.

Prepared for summer and for winter

فَهَذا فيهِ شاذُروانُ نارٍ

فَهَذا فيهِ شاذُروانُ نارٍ

وَهَذا فيهِ شاذُروانُ ماءِ

وَهَذا فيهِ شاذُروانُ ماءِ

So this one holds a fountain of fire,

One has burning embers

And that one holds a fountain of water.

And one has flowing water

وَمَنظَرَةٍ بِها شُبّاكُ جامِ

وَمَنظَرَةٍ بِها شُبّاكُ جامِ

رَقيقِ الجِرمِ مُعتَدِلِ الصَفاءِ

رَقيقِ الجِرمِ مُعتَدِلِ الصَفاءِ

And a viewing chamber with a window of glass,

And a balcony in which are windows

Thin in substance and evenly clear.

Of delicate body and pure air

يَرُدُّ البَردَ وَالأَهواءَ عَنّا

يَرُدُّ البَردَ وَالأَهواءَ عَنّا

وَيَأذَنُ لِلأَشِعَّةِ وَالضِياءِ

وَيَأذَنُ لِلأَشِعَّةِ وَالضِياءِ

It keeps the cold and winds away from us,

It repels the cold and drafts from us

And admits the rays and light.

And allows rays and light in

وَبِركَتُنا بِها فَوّارُ ماءٍ

وَبِركَتُنا بِها فَوّارُ ماءٍ

يُجيدُ القَصدَ في طَلَبِ السَماءِ

يُجيدُ القَصدَ في طَلَبِ السَماءِ

And in our pool a jet of water

And our blessing in it is gushing water

Aims true in its pursuit of the sky.

That excels in seeking the sky

إِذا سَفَرَ الصَباحُ لَها أَضاءَت

إِذا سَفَرَ الصَباحُ لَها أَضاءَت

بِماءٍ مِثلِ مَسرودِ الأَضاءِ

بِماءٍ مِثلِ مَسرودِ الأَضاءِ

When morning unveils itself to it, it shines

When morning travels to it, it lights up

With water like pools linked in a chain.

With water like pouring light

وَشادٍ يُرجِعُ الصَهباءَ سَكرَى

وَشادٍ يُرجِعُ الصَهباءَ سَكرَى

بِما يُبديهِ مِن طيبِ الغِناءِ

بِما يُبديهِ مِن طيبِ الغِناءِ

And a singer who renders the tawny wine drunk

And a regulator that returns the hungover drunk

With the sweetness of the singing he brings forth.

With what he expresses of beautiful singing

وَساقٍ مِن بَني الأَعرابِ طَفلٍ

وَساقٍ مِن بَني الأَعرابِ طَفلٍ

يَزينُ الحُسنَ مِنهُ بِالذَكاءِ

يَزينُ الحُسنَ مِنهُ بِالذَكاءِ

And a tender-skinned cupbearer from the sons of the Bedouin,

And a lad from the nomad Arabs whose beauty

Who adorns his beauty with brilliance:

Is adorned by intelligence

ذَكاءُ قَريحَةٍ وَذَكاءُ نَشرٍ

ذَكاءُ قَريحَةٍ وَذَكاءُ نَشرٍ

وَأَنوارٌ تَفوقُ عَلى ذُكاءِ

وَأَنوارٌ تَفوقُ عَلى ذُكاءِ

Keenness of mind and richness of fragrance,

The intelligence of talent and intelligence of cheer

And lights that outshine Dhukā, the sun.

And lights that surpass intelligence

وَراحٌ تَعبَقُ الأَرجاءُ مِنها

وَراحٌ تَعبَقُ الأَرجاءُ مِنها

كَأَنَّ أَريجَها طيبُ الثَناءِ

كَأَنَّ أَريجَها طيبُ الثَناءِ

And wine whose fragrance fills the surroundings,

And a breeze whose surroundings are fragrant

As though its aroma were the perfume of praise.

As if its aroma is the scent of praise

إِذا اِتَّحَدَت بِجِرمِ الكَأسِ أَخفَت

إِذا اِتَّحَدَت بِجِرمِ الكَأسِ أَخفَت

بِساطِعِ نورِها جِرمَ الإِناءِ

بِساطِعِ نورِها جِرمَ الإِناءِ

When it unites with the body of the cup, it conceals

When united with the body of the cup it dims

With its radiant light the body of the vessel.

With its shining light the body of the vessel

تُعَظَّمُ قَدرَ كُلَّ سَليمِ طَبعٍ

تُعَظَّمُ قَدرَ كُلَّ سَليمِ طَبعٍ

وَتُصغِرُ قَدرَ أَهلِ الكِبرِياءِ

وَتُصغِرُ قَدرَ أَهلِ الكِبرِياءِ

It enhances the worth of all whose nature is sound,

It magnifies the worth of every sound-natured one

And diminishes the worth of the arrogant.

And lessens the worth of the arrogant

وَقَد سَتَرَ السَحابُ ذُكا وَفُضَّت

وَقَد سَتَرَ السَحابُ ذُكا وَفُضَّت

جَلابيبُ الغُيومِ عَلى الفَضاءِ

جَلابيبُ الغُيومِ عَلى الفَضاءِ

And clouds have veiled Dhukā, and unfurled

The clouds have covered Dhukā and poured down

Across the expanse are the clouds' cloaks.

The robes of clouds upon the horizon

سَماءٌ بِالغُيومِ شَبيهُ أَرضٍ

سَماءٌ بِالغُيومِ شَبيهُ أَرضٍ

وَأَرضٌ بِالخَمائِلِ كَالسَماءِ

وَأَرضٌ بِالخَمائِلِ كَالسَماءِ

A sky that, with its clouds, resembles earth,

A sky with clouds is like land

And earth that, with its groves, resembles sky.

And land with tents is like the sky

فَهُبَّ إِلى المُدامِ فَإِنَّ فيها

فَهُبَّ إِلى المُدامِ فَإِنَّ فيها

شِفاءً عِندَ مُنقَلِبِ الهَواءِ

شِفاءً عِندَ مُنقَلِبِ الهَواءِ

So rise to the wine, for in it lies

So come to the wine, for in it is

A cure when the weather changes.

A cure at the change of air

إِذا دُرِئَت بِها الأَدواءُ جاءَت

إِذا دُرِئَت بِها الأَدواءُ جاءَت

بِما يُغنيكَ عَن شُربِ الدَواءِ

بِما يُغنيكَ عَن شُربِ الدَواءِ

When ailments are warded off with it, it brings

When diseases are warded off by it, it comes

What spares you from drinking medicine.

With what makes you needless of medicine

وَقَد زُرناكَ في أَمسٍ فَزُرنا

وَقَد زُرناكَ في أَمسٍ فَزُرنا

نَكُن عِندَ الزِيارَةِ بِالسَواءِ

نَكُن عِندَ الزِيارَةِ بِالسَواءِ

And we visited you yesterday, so visit us,

And we visited you yesterday, so visit us

That we may be equal in our visits.

And we will be equal in visiting

فَشَرطُ الراحِ أَن تَدعو وَتُدعى

فَشَرطُ الراحِ أَن تَدعو وَتُدعى

فَتُسعِفُ بِالإِجابَةِ وَالدُعاءِ

فَتُسعِفُ بِالإِجابَةِ وَالدُعاءِ

For wine's condition is that you invite and be invited,

For the condition of comfort is to invite and be invited

So oblige by accepting and extending invitations.

And to respond with inviting and supplicating