ياO ابنson of عبدservant of اللهGod ياO منyou who
يا ابن عبد الله يا من
هوhe ليto me خلٌan intimate friend ودودloving
هو لي خلٌ ودود
O son of ʿAbd Allāh, O you who
O son of Abdullah, O you who
are my loving, intimate friend,
are a loving friend to me,
ياoh ترىI wonder هلwhether أنتyou مثليlike me
يا ترى هل أنت مثلي
حافظٌkeeping تلكthose العهودthe pledges
حافظٌ تلك العهود
I wonder: are you, like me,
I wonder, are you, like me,
faithful to those pledges?
keeping those pledges?
أناI فيin فاسٍFez ولكنand yet
أنا في فاسٍ ولكن
عندكمwith you (plural) قلبيmy heart ثوىhas stayed
عندكم قلبي ثوى
I am in Fez, and yet
I am in Fez, but
my heart has settled among you,
my heart has stayed with you,
حيثwhere إخوانُbrethren of الصفاpurity
حيث إخوانُ الصفا
حيثُwhere أربابُmen of الثراwealth
حيثُ أربابُ الثرا
where the Brethren of Purity are,
where the brethren of purity dwell,
where the lords of the earth are.
where the men of wealth dwell.
ياO شقيقbrother of الروحthe soul قلtell ليme
يا شقيق الروح قل لي
هلwhether نسيتyou have forgotten العهدthe pledge منيfrom me
هل نسيت العهد مني
O kindred soul, tell me:
O brother of my soul, tell me:
have you forgotten the pledge I gave you
Have you forgotten my pledge
وتحاشيتand you avoided لقائيmeeting me
وتحاشيت لقائي
حيثsince إنيindeed I حيثsince إنيindeed I
حيث إني حيث إني
and shunned meeting me
and avoided meeting me,
because I—because I—
since I—since I—
تبتI repented منof خمرٍwine إلىto اللGod (first part)
تبت من خمرٍ إلى الل
هِcompletion of 'God' وماand what ليfor me لاnot أتوبI repent
هِ وما لي لا أتوب
repented of wine unto Go—
have turned from wine in repentance to God?
—d? And why should I not repent?
And why should I not repent?
سالبٌrobbing وقتيmy time وماليand my money
سالبٌ وقتي ومالي
بعدهاafter it جسميmy body يذوبُmelts away
بعدها جسمي يذوبُ
It robs me of my time and wealth;
It robs me of my time and money;
after it, my body melts away.
after it, my body melts away.
قدindeed حباهُendowed him اللهGod سراًa secret
قد حباهُ الله سراً
وخصوصاًand especially إنif تبسمhe smiles
وخصوصاً إن تبسم
God has endowed him with a mystery,
God has endowed him with a secret,
especially when he smiles,
and especially if he smiles,
إذwhen بأبياتٍwith verses منof الشعpoetry (first part)
إذ بأبياتٍ من الشع
رcompletion of 'poetry' تراهyou see him يترنمhe sings melodiously
ر تراه يترنم
when, with verses of poe—
when, with verses of poetry,
—try, you see him sing.
you see him singing.
Sol 6.1