أناI كتابthe book اللهGod فيamong الناسِpeople
أنا كتاب الله في الناسِ
اذكرI remind المستيقظthe wakeful one الناسيthe forgetful one
اذكر المستيقظ الناسي
I am God's book among people.
I am God's book among the people
I remind the wakeful yet forgetful one,
Remember the awakened, forgetful one
واشرحand I explain القولthe saying الذيthat قيلwas said ليto me
واشرح القول الذي قيل لي
فيin سرthe secret سريmy secret بينamong جلاسيmy companions
في سر سري بين جلاسي
And explain the words that were spoken to me
And explain the word that was said to me
In the secret of my secret, among my companions.
In the secret of my secret among my companions
مجبولةfashioned نفسيmy soul علىaccording to سرهاits secret
مجبولة نفسي على سرها
لغيبfor the unseen الغيبthe unseen فيamong الناسpeople
لغيب الغيب في الناس
My soul is fashioned according to its secret,
My soul is naturally inclined to its secret
For the unseen of the unseen among people.
To the unseen of the unseen among the people
شربتI drank كأساa cup ثمthen ناولتهI handed him
شربت كأسا ثم ناولته
مَنthe one who عنon يمينيmy right فضلةthe remainder الكاسthe cup
مَن عن يميني فضلة الكاس
I drank a cup, then handed him—
I drank a cup then passed it
The one on my right—the remainder of the cup.
To the one on my right, the remainder of the cup
فإنso if حساهاhe sips it فبصدقٍthen through sincerity لهfor him
فإن حساها فبصدقٍ له
وإنand if تقايَىhe makes himself vomit فبوسواسthen through whispering doubt
وإن تقايَى فبوسواس
So if he sips it, it is through his sincerity,
So if he feels it, it is with truth for him
And if he makes himself vomit, it is through whispering doubt.
And if he abstains, it is with evil whispers
هنالكthere الشيطانSatan يلويturns aside بهمwith them
هنالك الشيطان يلوي بهم
عنfrom خمرتيmy wine والكاسand the cup والطاسand the bowl
عن خمرتي والكاس والطاس
There Satan turns them aside
There, Satan twists them
From my wine, the cup, and the bowl.
Away from my wine, the cup and the drinking vessel
قومواrise اسكرواget drunk ياO قومpeople فيin حانتيmy tavern
قوموا اسكروا يا قوم في حانتي
فالليلfor the night فيهin it ضوءlight نبراسa lamp
فالليل فيه ضوء نبراس
Rise, get drunk, O people, in my tavern!
Arise, get drunk, O people, in my tavern
For in the night there is a lamp's light.
For the night in it has the light of the lamp
ووجهand the face ساقيناour cupbearer لناfor us مشرقradiant
ووجه ساقينا لنا مشرق
يختالhe struts فيin أثوابrobes إلباسclothing
يختال في أثواب إلباس
And our cupbearer's face shines for us;
And the face of our cupbearer to us is radiant
He struts in robes that clothe him.
Strutting about in clothes of fine garments
ونحنand we لاno شرقeast ولاnor مغربwest
ونحن لا شرق ولا مغرب
لناfor us ولاnor عارٍnaked ولاnor كاسِclothed
لنا ولا عارٍ ولا كاسِ
And we—neither east nor west
While we have no east or west for us
Is ours; we are neither naked nor clothed.
No shame or cup for us
نحنwe بلاwithout نحنwe فكونواso be كماas
نحن بلا نحن فكونوا كما
كناwe were ولاand do not تخشواfear منof الباسhardship
كنا ولا تخشوا من الباس
We are without a 'we'; so be as
We have no "we" so be as
We were, and do not fear hardship.
We were and fear no tribulation
وهوand He هوHe الموجودthe one who exists لاnot غيرهother than Him
وهو هو الموجود لا غيره
والأمرand the matter ماحeffacing كلevery قرطاسsheet of paper
والأمر ماح كل قرطاس
And He—He is the one who exists, none other.
And He, He alone exists, none other
And the matter effaces every sheet of paper.
And the matter is erased, every parchment