الندامىthe drinking companions وماand how أحبّdear الندامىthe drinking companions
الندامى وما أحبّ الندامى
حرمونيthey denied me علىon البساطthe carpet المداماthe wine
حرموني على البساط المداما
The drinking companions—how dear the drinking companions are!
The repentant, yet how I love the repentant
They denied me wine upon the carpet.
They forbade me from the perpetual vine
حرمونيthey denied me وخمرهمand their wine منfrom عصيريmy juice
حرموني وخمرهم من عصيري
ومضواand they departed دونwithout أنthat يقولواthey say سلاماfarewell
ومضوا دون أن يقولوا سلاما
They denied me, though their wine is from my own juice,
They forbade me while their wine was of my pressing
and departed without saying farewell.
And left without saying farewell
أيهاO الراحلونdeparting ones عنّىfrom me رويداslowly
أيها الراحلون عنّى رويدا
فمنfor among الهجرestrangement ماthat which يكونis حراماforbidden
فمن الهجر ما يكون حراما
O you who are leaving me, slow down:
O you who are leaving me, go gently
for some estrangement is forbidden.
For separation can sometimes be a sin
أيهاO الراحلونdeparting ones عنيfrom me وأنتمand you are
أيها الراحلون عني وأنتم
صفوةthe choicest essence الكأسthe cup لذةdelight وانسجاماand harmony
صفوة الكأس لذة وانسجاما
O you who are leaving me, though you are
O you who are leaving me, and you
the cup's choicest essence, in delight and harmony.
Are the elite of the chalice, its pleasure and harmony
أيهاO الراحلونdeparting ones أغلَقَتclosed الحاthe tavern (first part)
أيها الراحلون أغلَقَت الحا
نةtavern (completion) أبوابهاits doors وباتتand became ظلاماdarkness
نة أبوابها وباتت ظلاما
O you who are leaving, the tavern has closed
O you who are leaving, the tavern
its doors and become darkness.
Has shut its doors and fallen into darkness
وجفاand shunned الكاسthe cup راحتيmy palm ونأىand withdrew الساthe cupbearer (first part)
وجفا الكاس راحتي ونأى السا
قىcupbearer (completion) وأغفتand dozed عينيmy eye ضنىweariness وسقاماand sickness
قى وأغفت عيني ضنى وسقاما
And the cup shunned my palm, and the cupbearer withdrew;
And the cup has dried up, my solace has departed
and my eye dozed in weariness and sickness.
The drinker has slept, sick and gloomy
أيهاO الراحلونdeparting ones ماnot نمتI slept عنكمoblivious to you
أيها الراحلون ما نمت عنكم
إنماonly نمتI slept حيرةbewilderment وانحطاماand brokenness
إنما نمت حيرة وانحطاما
O you who are leaving, I did not sleep oblivious to you;
O you who are leaving me, I did not sleep from you
I slept only in bewilderment and brokenness.
Rather I slept confused and shattered
كنتI was يوماonce وكنتموand you were ثمthen شئتمyou chose
كنت يوما وكنتمو ثم شئتم
ماwhat أرانيshowed me قبلbefore الختامthe end الختاماthe end
ما أراني قبل الختام الختاما
Once I was, and you were; then you chose
Once I was, and you were, then you wished
what showed me the end before the end.
I do not see myself before the final end
بعتمونيyou sold me بفرقةfor a separation أناI فيهاin it
بعتموني بفرقة أنا فيها
أوحدthe loneliest العاشقينlovers خمراwine وجاماand a goblet
أوحد العاشقين خمرا وجاما
You sold me for a separation in which I am
You sold me with separation, in which I
the loneliest of lovers of wine and goblet.
Alone among lovers, wine and a cup
لمno longer يعدremains ليfor me منof حبّكمyour love غيرexcept أحلاdreams (first part)
لم يعد لي من حبّكم غير أحلا
مdreams (completion) صداهاtheir echo يشتّتscatters الأحلاماthe dreams
م صداها يشتّت الأحلاما
Nothing remains to me of your love but dreams
Nothing remains of your love but dreams
whose echo scatters dreams.
Whose echoes scatter dreams
ذكرياتmemories أبكيI weep لهاfor them وأُغنّيand I sing
ذكريات أبكي لها وأُغنّي
وهيand they ليfor me بعدكمafter you هوىlove ونداماand drinking companions
وهي لي بعدكم هوى ونداما
Memories for which I weep and sing,
Memories for which I cry and sing
and after you, they are love and drinking companions to me.
And after you they are passion and regret
أيهاO الراحلونdeparting ones عنيfrom me وعنand from كأcup (first part)
أيها الراحلون عني وعن كأ
سيmy cup (completion) وحاليand my plight لاdo not ترهقونيburden me ملاماblame
سي وحالي لا ترهقوني ملاما
O you who are leaving me and my cup,
O you who are leaving me and my cup
and my plight—do not burden me with blame.
And my state, do not burden me with blame
إنif تغنّيتُI sing أوor بكيتI weep فإنيthen I am
إن تغنّيتُ أو بكيت فإني
عبدa slave قلبيmy heart مدامعاًtears وابتساماand smiling
عبد قلبي مدامعاً وابتساما
If I sing or weep, then I am
If I sing or cry, I am a slave
my heart's slave, in tears and smiles.
Of my heart, tears, and smiles
إنif تغّنيتI sing أوor بكتshe weeps سواءthe same
إن تغّنيت أو بكت سواء
أعشقmost passionately loving الناسpeople منthe one who سلاforgot ثمthen هاماloved madly
أعشق الناس من سلا ثم هاما
Whether I sing or she weeps, it is all the same:
If I sing or cry just the same
the most ardent of people is one who forgot, then loved madly.
I love people from the moment I became enamored and confused
أيهاO الراحلونdeparting ones لاdo not تذكرونيremember me
أيها الراحلون لا تذكروني
شادياa singer يملأwho fills الدنىthe worlds أنغاماmelodies
شاديا يملأ الدنى أنغاما
O you who are leaving, do not remember me
O you who are leaving, do not remember me
as a singer filling the worlds with melodies.
Happy, filling life with melodies
أيهاO الراحلونdeparting ones لاdo not تذكرواremember منّof (fragment)
أيها الراحلون لا تذكروا منّ
يme (completion) إلّاexcept الأوجاعthe pains والأسقاماand the sicknesses
ي إلّا الأوجاع والأسقاما
O you who are leaving, remember nothing of me
O you who are leaving, remember nothing of me
but pains and sicknesses.
Except pains and illnesses
أُذكرونيremember me أخاa brother اللياليthe nights الحيارىbewildered
أُذكروني أخا الليالي الحيارى
فيin هواكمlove for you وابنand a son الدموعthe tears اليتامىorphaned
في هواكم وابن الدموع اليتامى
Remember me as a brother to the bewildered nights,
Remember me as the brother of confused nights
in love with you, and the son of orphaned tears.
In your love, and the orphan of tears
سوفwill أحيىI live لكمfor you وإنand even if كنتI am عنكمfrom you
سوف أحيى لكم وإن كنت عنكم
نائياfar away لاnot أرىI see لديكمamong you مقاماa place
نائيا لا أرى لديكم مقاما
I shall live for you, even if I am
I will live for you even if I am
far from you, seeing no place for me among you.
Far, not seeing a place with you
سوفwill أحيىI live لكمfor you فإنso if متI die يوماone day
سوف أحيى لكم فإن مت يوما
فاحفظونيthen remember me فقدfor indeed حفظتI have kept الذماماthe bond of loyalty
فاحفظوني فقد حفظت الذماما
I shall live for you; and if I die one day,
I will live for you, so if I die one day
then remember me, for I have kept faith.
Preserve me for I have preserved the pact
أيهاO الراحلونdeparting ones إنif متI die يوماًone day
أيها الراحلون إن مت يوماً
فلقدthen indeed مِتُّI died قبلهbefore it أياماfor days
فلقد مِتُّ قبله أياما
O you who are leaving, if I die one day,
O you who are leaving, if I die one day
I will already have been dead for days before then.
Then I died before it, for days
فوداعاso farewell علىwith المحبةlove والشوand longing (first part)
فوداعا على المحبة والشو
قlonging (completion) وداعاًfarewell ولهفةًand yearning وسلاماand peace
ق وداعاً ولهفةً وسلاما
So farewell, with love and longing—
So farewell to love and passion, farewell
farewell, and yearning, and peace.
And yearning and peace
أيهاO الراحلونdeparting ones مهماhowever much جفوتمyou have been harsh
أيها الراحلون مهما جفوتم
فأناso I am منthe one whom عهدتمونيyou have known me غراماpassionate love
فأنا من عهدتموني غراما
O you who are leaving, however much you shun me,
O you who are leaving, no matter how aloof you are
I am still the one you knew, full of passion.
I am the one whose love you taught
Sol 6.1