أناI ياO مديرَpourer of الراحwine
أنا يا مديرَ الراح
أفنانيhas consumed me الغرامpassionate love
أفناني الغرام
I, O pourer of wine—
I, O breeze director
Passion has consumed me.
Passion has wasted me
ويومand when نراكI see you ترتاحyou find rest
ويوم نراك ترتاح
ياO بدرَfull moon of التمامfullness
يا بدرَ التمام
And when I see you, you find rest,
And when we see you rest
O full moon in all your fullness.
O full moon
وجهكyour face يغنيsuffices عنin place of مصباحa lamp
وجهك يغني عن مصباح
ليلةَon the night of الظلامdarkness
ليلةَ الظلام
Your face makes a lamp needless
Your face sings instead of a lamp
On the night of darkness.
On a night of darkness
قلtell ليme كيفhow نطيقI can bear نصبرto be patient ياO صديقfriend
قل لي كيف نطيق نصبر يا صديق
بفضلِكby your grace ياO نورlight of عينيmy eye تكونmay you be ليfor me رفيقa companion
بفضلِك يا نور عيني تكون لي رفيق
Tell me how I can bear to be patient, O friend.
Tell me how can we endure, be patient, O friend
By your grace, O light of my eye, may you be my companion.
Thanks to you, O light of my eyes, you will be a companion to me
مليحُthe fair one of الحمىthe sanctuary قدindeed زارvisited
مليحُ الحمى قد زار
وانعَمand bestowed بالوِصالwith union
وانعَم بالوِصال
The fair one of the sanctuary has visited
The beautiful fever has visited
And bestowed union.
And been blessed with union
وروحيand my soul قدindeed تمطرrains
وروحي قد تمطر
ياO بدرَfull moon of الكمالperfection
يا بدرَ الكمال
And my soul indeed rains,
And my soul has rained
O full moon of perfection.
O moon of perfection
بعدafter الغيبabsence ياO حفّارdigger
بعد الغيب يا حفّار
طلعَhas risen الهلالthe crescent moon
طلعَ الهلال
After absence, O digger,
After absence, O diggers
The crescent moon has risen.
The crescent has risen
بوجهٍwith a face شريقradiant تجلىbecame manifest كلevery ضيقanguish
بوجهٍ شريق تجلى كل ضيق
بفضلكby your grace ياO نورlight of عينيmy eye تكونmay you be ليfor me رفيقa companion
بفضلك يا نور عيني تكون لي رفيق
With a radiant face, every anguish became manifest.
With a radiant face, every distress has been unveiled
By your grace, O light of my eye, may you be my companion.
Thanks to you, O light of my eyes, you will be a companion to me
ياO معشرَcompany of الفقراthe poor
يا معشرَ الفقرا
طبيبيmy physician حكيمwise
طبيبي حكيم
O company of the poor,
O group of the poor
My physician is wise.
My wise doctor
أطلعنيhe acquainted me علىwith الحضرهthe Presence
أطلعني على الحضره
كانhe was ليto me نديمa drinking companion
كان لي نديم
He acquainted me with the Presence;
Show me the presence
He was my drinking companion.
Who was a friend to me
سقانيhe gave me to drink مزيدmore خمرهhis wine
سقاني مزيد خمره
منfrom خمرٍwine قديمancient
من خمرٍ قديم
He gave me more of his wine to drink,
Gave me more of his wine
From ancient wine.
Of an ancient wine
سقانيhe gave me to drink رحيقnectar أبيضwhite كالشقيقlike the anemone
سقاني رحيق أبيض كالشقيق
بفضلكِby your grace ياO نورlight of عينيmy eye تكونmay you be ليfor me رفيقa companion
بفضلكِ يا نور عيني تكون لي رفيق
He gave me nectar to drink, white as the anemone.
Gave me white nectar like chamomile
By your grace, O light of my eye, may you be my companion.
Thanks to you, O light of my eyes, you will be a companion to me