ياO ساقيَcupbearer القَوْمthe company منfrom شَذاهhis fragrance
يا ساقيَ القَوْم من شَذاه
الكلُّall لمَّاwhen سَقيْتyou gave drink تاهواthey became bewildered
الكلُّ لمَّا سَقيْت تاهوا
O you who give the company drink from his fragrance,
All were bewildered when you gave them drink.
عاتَبوthey reproached وبالسُّكرِand through intoxication فيكin you طابواthey found delight
عاتَبو وبالسُّكرِ فيك طابوا
وصرَّحواand they openly declared بالهوىtheir passionate love وفاهُواand they spoke
وصرَّحوا بالهوى وفاهُوا
They voiced reproach, and through intoxication found delight in you.
And they openly declared their love and gave it voice.
ماnot شِربَdrank الكاسَthe cup واحتساهُand sipped it
ما شِربَ الكاسَ واحتساهُ
إِلاexcept محِبُّa lover قدِalready اصطفاهُhe chose him
إِلا محِبُّ قدِ اصطفاهُ
No one has drunk the cup and sipped it
Except a lover whom he has chosen.
ياO عاذِليmy reproacher خلِّنيleave me alone وشُرْبيand my drinking
يا عاذِلي خلِّني وشُرْبي
فلسْتfor you do not تدريknow الشرابthe drink ماهُوwhat it is
فلسْت تدري الشراب ماهُو
O you who chide me, leave me and my drinking alone,
For you do not know what the drink is.
قُمrise فاجتنِthen gather قهْوةَwine المعانيthe meanings
قُم فاجتنِ قهْوةَ المعاني
منfrom صفوةَpure essence الكاسِthe cup إِذwhen جَلاهُhe made it shine
من صفوةَ الكاسِ إِذ جَلاهُ
Rise, then gather the wine of meanings
From the cup's pure essence, when he made it shine.
واسمعْand listen إِذاwhen غنَّتsang المثانيthe strings
واسمعْ إِذا غنَّت المثاني
تقولُthey say ياO هُوHe لبَيَّكat your service ياO هُوَHe
تقولُ يا هُو لبَيَّك يا هُوَ
And listen when the strings sing,
Saying, 'O He! At your service, O He!'
واطْربand be enraptured بذكْرِby remembrance of الحبيبthe beloved وافْرحْand rejoice
واطْرب بذكْرِ الحبيب وافْرحْ
قدindeed بلَغَhas reached الشَّوقlonging منْتهاهُits utmost limit
قد بلَغَ الشَّوق منْتهاهُ
And be enraptured by remembrance of the beloved, and rejoice:
Longing has reached its utmost limit.
ماnot قُلْتُI said للقلْبto the heart أينwhere حِبيِّmy beloved
ما قُلْتُ للقلْب أين حِبيِّ
إِلاَّexcept وقالand said الضَّميرُthe inner self هاhere هُوhe
إِلاَّ وقال الضَّميرُ ها هُو
I never said to the heart, 'Where is my beloved?'
Without the inner self replying, 'Here he is!'