إنif كنتyou are منبسطاًat ease والقلبand the heart منشرحاgladdened
إن كنت منبسطاً والقلب منشرحا
والنومand sleep منغيرwithout بأسdistress منكfrom you منتزحاwithdrawn
والنوم منغير بأس منك منتزحا
If you are at ease and your heart is light,
If you're feeling happy, with an open heart,
And sleep has left you without distress,
And sleeping well, without distress or ache,
وأنتand you ياO سيديmy master تهوىdesire مسامرةevening conversation
وأنت يا سيدي تهوى مسامرة
لذكرto recall أيامdays وصلunion تذهبdispels الترحاsorrow
لذكر أيام وصل تذهب الترحا
And you, O my master, long for evening conversation
And you, my lord, enjoy conversation
To recall days of union and dispel sorrow,
Of days of union that make sadness break,
فذاthen this مكانa place ووقتand a time والودادand affection صفاbecame pure
فذا مكان ووقت والوداد صفا
والهمّand worry والغمّand grief لاmay not عادreturn قدindeed انتزحاhave departed
والهمّ والغمّ لا عاد قد انتزحا
Then this is the place and time, and affection is pure;
Then this is the place, time and sincere love,
And worry and grief—may they never return—have departed.
Concerns and sorrows no longer awake,
هلمcome أهلاwelcome وسهلاand welcome مرحباwelcome بكمto you all
هلم أهلا وسهلا مرحبا بكم
فالدهرfor time بالوصلwith union ياO محبوبbeloved قدindeed سمحاwas generous
فالدهر بالوصل يا محبوب قد سمحا
Come! Welcome—welcome to you all!
Welcome, hello and greetings to you all,
For time, O beloved, has been generous with union.
For time with union, my beloved, did make.
ودارand passed round كأسthe cup الهوىof love صرفاundiluted فأسكرناand so intoxicated us
ودار كأس الهوى صرفا فأسكرنا
لاmay not عاشlive منwhoever ذاقtasted الحبّlove ثمthen صحاsobered up
لا عاش من ذاق الحبّ ثم صحا
And the cup of love passed round, undiluted, and made us drunk.
The house of the cup of love poured till drunk,
May he who tasted love and then sobered up not live!
None lives who tasted love then stayed awake,
وطابand was pleasant عيشاًin life بهاthrough it نشوانهاthe one intoxicated by it أبداًforever
وطاب عيشاً بها نشوانها أبداً
وخابand met disappointment منwhoever لمdid not يذقtaste منof صرفهits unmixed wine قدحاa cup
وخاب من لم يذق من صرفه قدحا
And may the one drunk on it enjoy a sweet life forever,
And happy living with it brings joy forever,
And may he who has not tasted a cup of its unmixed wine meet disappointment.
While disappointed is he who didn't partake,
ماhow أطيبsweet الوصلunion لولاwere it not for ماwhat يكدّرهclouds it
ما أطيب الوصل لولا ما يكدّره
منof النوىseparation ذكرهits mention للقلبto the heart قدindeed جرحاhas wounded
من النوى ذكره للقلب قد جرحا
How sweet is union, but for what clouds it—
How sweet is union if not what spoils it,
Separation, whose mention has wounded the heart.
The intention, remembering, makes the heart break.