طَابَbecame delightful نُقْلِيmy sweetmeats وَشرَابيand my drink
طَابَ نُقْلِي وَشرَابي
وحَبيبيand my beloved اعتنابيhas cared for me
وحَبيبي اعتنابي
Sweet are my drinking morsels and my wine,
My sweetmeats and my drink are delightful,
and my beloved has cared for me.
and my beloved has cared for me.
فاعْذَرُونيso pardon me ياO صِحابِيmy companions
فاعْذَرُوني يا صِحابِي
فيin سُجُودِيmy prostration واقْترابِيand my drawing near
في سُجُودِي واقْترابِي
So pardon me, my friends,
So pardon me, O my companions,
for my prostration and my drawing near.
in my prostration and my drawing near.
خمرةٌa wine رَاقَwas delightful شَذاهَاits fragrance
خمرةٌ رَاقَ شَذاهَا
كلُّevery نُورٍlight مِنfrom سَناهَاits radiance
كلُّ نُورٍ مِن سَناهَا
My wine—pure is its draught;
A wine whose fragrance delights—
every light streams from its radiance.
every light comes from its radiance.
قَامَrose سَاقِيهاits cupbearer سَقَاهَاhe served it
قَامَ سَاقِيها سَقَاهَا
أجْعَلَوهَاmake it احتِسَابِيmy reckoning
أجْعَلَوهَا احتِسَابِي
Its cupbearer rose and poured it;
Its cupbearer rose and served it;
count it as my act of devotion.
count it to my credit.
أنَاI سَكْرانُdrunk مِنfrom هَواهُlove for him
أنَا سَكْرانُ مِن هَواهُ
لَيْسَthere is not ليfor me راحٌwine سواهُother than him
لَيْسَ لي راحٌ سواهُ
I am drunk on love of Him;
I am drunk with love for him;
I have no wine but Him.
I have no wine but him.
كلَّمَاwhenever نَادَيْتُI called ياO هُوHe
كلَّمَا نَادَيْتُ يا هُو
كانwas لَبَّيْكَat your service جَوابيmy answer
كان لَبَّيْكَ جَوابي
Whenever I call to Him, “O He!”
Whenever I called, “O He!”
“At Your service!” is my reply.
“At your service” was my answer.