دارتwent round عليناamong us كؤوسcups منof خمرهِhis wine الباليaged
دارت علينا كؤوس من خمرهِ البالي
ولاand not تطيبُare gladdened النفوسthe souls إلّاexcept بأمثاليby the likes of me
ولا تطيبُ النفوس إلّا بأمثالي
Cups of his aged wine went round among us.
Goblets of aged wine were passed around
And souls are gladdened only by the likes of me.
And nothing comforts the soul like me
دارَتwent round عليناamong us كؤوسcups
دارَت علينا كؤوس
فيin حضرةthe presence of المحبوبthe beloved
في حضرة المحبوب
Cups went round among us
Goblets were passed around
In the presence of the beloved.
In the presence of the beloved
وأهلُand the people of للمانيunclear; perhaps 'meanings' جلوسare seated
وأهلُ للماني جلوس
ومنand whoever دخلenters يشرَبdrinks
ومن دخل يشرَب
And the people of [meanings?] sit.
And it befits the afflicted to sit
And whoever enters drinks.
Whoever enters must drink
ولاand not تطيبُare gladdened النفوسthe souls
ولا تطيبُ النفوس
إلّاexcept لمنfor whoever يقربُdraws near
إلّا لمن يقربُ
And souls are not gladdened
And nothing comforts the soul
Except for one who draws near.
Except one who draws near
بحرthe sea of المعانيmeanings تغوصyou dive هذاكthat هوit حاليmy state
بحر المعاني تغوص هذاك هو حالي
ولاand not تطيبُare gladdened النفوسthe souls إلّاexcept بأمثاليby the likes of me
ولا تطيبُ النفوس إلّا بأمثالي
You dive into the sea of meanings—such is my state.
Diving into the sea of meanings- such is my state
And souls are gladdened only by the likes of me.
And nothing comforts the soul except the likes of me
سقونيthey gave me drink ساداتيmy masters
سقوني ساداتي
خمراًwine لهاit has ألوانِcolors
خمراً لها ألوانِ
My masters gave me to drink
My masters gave me
Wine of many hues,
Wine of many hues
لتنقضيso that ... may be fulfilled حاجاتيmy needs
لتنقضي حاجاتي
وحوائجُand the needs of الإخوانthe brethren
وحوائجُ الإخوان
So that my needs might be fulfilled,
To fulfill my needs
And the needs of the brethren.
And the needs of the brethren
ومنand whoever حضرcomes into حضرَتيmy presence
ومن حضر حضرَتي
يظهرbecomes manifest لهto him البرهانthe proof
يظهر له البرهان
And whoever comes into my presence,
Whoever attends my gathering
The proof becomes manifest to him.
The proof becomes clear to him
شرَقتrose عليناupon us الشموسthe suns فيin الوقتِthe moment والحالِand the spiritual state
شرَقت علينا الشموس في الوقتِ والحالِ
ولاand not تطيبُare gladdened النفوسthe souls إلّاexcept بأمثاليby the likes of me
ولا تطيبُ النفوس إلّا بأمثالي
The suns rose upon us in the moment and the spiritual state.
The sun shone upon us at that time
And souls are gladdened only by the likes of me.
And nothing comforts the soul except the likes of me
منfrom خمرِthe wine of أهلthe people of التُقىpiety
من خمرِ أهل التُقى
إسقونيgive me drink ياO ناسpeople
إسقوني يا ناس
From the wine of the pious,
Give me to drink, O people
Give me drink, O people!
Wine of the people of piety
محفوفةٌenfolded بالبقاin everlastingness
محفوفةٌ بالبقا
ممزوجةٌblended فيin الكاسthe cup
ممزوجةٌ في الكاس
Enfolded in everlastingness,
Surrounded by eternity
Blended in the cup.
Mixed in the cup
منهاof it شربhe drank وارتقىand ascended
منها شرب وارتقى
الشيخthe shaykh أبوAbu (father of) العباسal-Abbas
الشيخ أبو العباس
He drank of it and ascended—
From it drank and ascended
The shaykh Abu al-Abbas.
Sheikh Abu Al-Abbas
ماnot هيit بثمنfor the price of الفلوسcoins وقدرُهاand its worth غاليis high
ما هي بثمن الفلوس وقدرُها غالي
ولاand not تطيبُare gladdened النفوسthe souls إلّاexcept بأمثاليby the likes of me
ولا تطيبُ النفوس إلّا بأمثالي
It is not priced in coins, and its worth is high.
It is not for a pittance, its worth is high
And souls are gladdened only by the likes of me.
And nothing comforts the soul except the likes of me
غرستُI planted فيin حضرتيmy presence
غرستُ في حضرتي
شجرةُa tree منَof التوحيدdivine oneness
شجرةُ منَ التوحيد
I planted in my presence
I planted in my presence
A tree of divine oneness.
A tree of monotheism
الأصلُthe root فيin قبضتيmy grasp
الأصلُ في قبضتي
والفرعُand the branch صارbegan يزيدto grow
والفرعُ صار يزيد
The root is in my grasp,
The root is in my grasp
And the branch began to grow.
And the branches grow more
ولاand not يجنيgathers ثمرتيmy fruit
ولا يجني ثمرتي
إلّاexcept ذوواthose possessed of التجريدspiritual detachment
إلّا ذووا التجريد
And no one gathers my fruit
And none harvest my fruits
Except those free of attachments.
Except those stripped of all
وعلتand it rose فوقَabove الرؤوسthe heads عزّاًin honor وإجلالِand reverence
وعلت فوقَ الرؤوس عزّاً وإجلالِ
ولاand not تطيبُare gladdened النفوسthe souls إلّاexcept بأمثاليby the likes of me
ولا تطيبُ النفوس إلّا بأمثالي
And it rose above all heads, honored and revered.
It rose above the heads in honor and glory
And souls are gladdened only by the likes of me.
And nothing comforts the soul except the likes of me
نوصيكI counsel you ياO منyou who حضرare present
نوصيك يا من حضر
لاdo not تقربِapproach الشجرَthe trees
لا تقربِ الشجرَ
I counsel you, O you who are present:
I advise you, O attendant
Do not approach the trees
Do not approach the tree
إلّاexcept بلمحِwith a flash of البصَرsight
إلّا بلمحِ البصَر
وصُحبةِand the company of الفقراthe poor
وصُحبةِ الفقرا
Except with a flash of sight
Except with a glance
And in the company of the poor.
And the companionship of poverty
إذاwhen جنَيتyou gather الثمرthe fruit
إذا جنَيت الثمر
منfrom علَّتكyour ailment تبراyou recover
من علَّتك تبرا
When you gather the fruit,
When you harvest the fruit
You will recover from your ailment.
From your exaltation, you will be absolved
تجولyou roam بينamong الغروسthe planted trees عزّاًin honor وإجلالِand reverence
تجول بين الغروس عزّاً وإجلالِ
ولاand not تطيبare gladdened النفوسthe souls إلّاexcept بأمثاليby the likes of me
ولا تطيب النفوس إلّا بأمثالي
You roam among the planted trees, honored and revered.
Strolling between saplings in honor and glory
And souls are gladdened only by the likes of me.
And nothing comforts the soul except the likes of me