دَعِleave الراحَthe wine فيin راحِthe palms of الغُواةِthe wayward مُدارَةًbeing passed around
دَعِ الراحَ في راحِ الغُواةِ مُدارَةً
يَظُنّونَthey imagine فيهاwithin it حَنوَةًḥanwa, a fragrant herb وَقُرُنفُلاand cloves
يَظُنّونَ فيها حَنوَةً وَقُرُنفُلا
Leave the wine circulating in the palms of the wayward;
They fancy ḥanwa and cloves within it.
كَأَنَّas though شَذاهاits fragrance العَسجَدِيَّgolden بِطَبعِهِby its nature
كَأَنَّ شَذاها العَسجَدِيَّ بِطَبعِهِ
تَضَوَّعَwafted fragrantly هِندِيّاًlike Indian perfume وَأودِعَand was infused with فُلفُلاpepper
تَضَوَّعَ هِندِيّاً وَأودِعَ فُلفُلا
As though its golden fragrance, by its nature,
Wafted like Indian perfume and were infused with pepper.
تَريعُflock لَهاto it أَجنادُthe troops of إِبليسَIblis رَغبَةًeagerly
تَريعُ لَها أَجنادُ إِبليسَ رَغبَةً
وَتَنفُرُand flee جَرّاهاbecause of it المَلائِكُthe angels جُفَّلاin a startled rush
وَتَنفُرُ جَرّاها المَلائِكُ جُفَّلا
Iblis's troops flock to it eagerly,
And because of it the angels flee in panic.
يَضِنُّhe grudges parting بِهاwith it لَمّاonce تَطَعَّمَhe savored شُربَهاdrinking it
يَضِنُّ بِها لَمّا تَطَعَّمَ شُربَها
فَلَيسَso he is not بِساخٍwilling أَنthat يُمَجَّit be disgorged وَيُتفَلاand spat out
فَلَيسَ بِساخٍ أَن يُمَجَّ وَيُتفَلا
He grudges parting with it once he has savored its draught,
So he is unwilling to let it be disgorged and spat out.
غَفَلتُI was heedless وَمِنand from غَزويmy campaign فَقُلتُso I said بِخَيبَةٍwith disappointment
غَفَلتُ وَمِن غَزوي فَقُلتُ بِخَيبَةٍ
وَلَمnor did يَعدُنيpass me by ريبُthe vicissitudes of الحَوادِثِevents مُغفِلاheedlessly
وَلَم يَعدُني ريبُ الحَوادِثِ مُغفِلا
I was heedless, and from my campaign I spoke in disappointment;
Nor did the vicissitudes of fate pass me by heedlessly.
وَلَمnor did أَقضِI fulfill فَرضاًan obligation فيin مِنىًMina وَبِلادِهاand its lands
وَلَم أَقضِ فَرضاً في مِنىً وَبِلادِها
وَكَمand many a عاجِزٍhelpless person قَدindeed زارَهاvisited it مُتَنَفِّلاperforming voluntary worship
وَكَم عاجِزٍ قَد زارَها مُتَنَفِّلا
Nor have I fulfilled an obligation in Mina and its lands,
And many a helpless man has visited it in voluntary devotion.
وَوَسَّعتُand I made spacious دُنياكُمyour world عَلىfor مَنwhoever سَعىstrove لَهاfor it
وَوَسَّعتُ دُنياكُم عَلى مَن سَعى لَها
فَماso not أَناI آتٍattending لِلمَعاشِرِfor the communities مَحفِلاa gathering
فَما أَنا آتٍ لِلمَعاشِرِ مَحفِلا
And I have made room in your world for whoever pursues it;
So I shall attend no gathering of people,
سِوىexcept أَنَّthat خَطّاًa trench فيin البَسيطَةِthe earth ضَيِّقاًnarrow
سِوى أَنَّ خَطّاً في البَسيطَةِ ضَيِّقاً
يَكونُwill be عَلىover شَخصيmy body يَدَthroughout الدَهرِall time مُقفَلاsealed shut
يَكونُ عَلى شَخصي يَدَ الدَهرِ مُقفَلا
Except that a narrow trench in the earth
Will be sealed over my body for all time.
وَأَصمُتُand I fall silent صَمتاًa silence لاno تَكَلُّمَspeech بَعدَهُafter it
وَأَصمُتُ صَمتاً لا تَكَلُّمَ بَعدَهُ
وَلاnor قَولَthe cry of داعٍa caller ياO فُلانُso-and-so وَياand O فُلاso-and-so, shortened
وَلا قَولَ داعٍ يا فُلانُ وَيا فُلا
And I shall fall into a silence after which no speech comes,
Nor a caller's cry: 'O so-and-so, and O so-and-so!'
فَماso not دِرهَميmy dirham إِنif مَرَّit passes بيby me مُتَلَبِّثاًlingering
فَما دِرهَمي إِن مَرَّ بي مُتَلَبِّثاً
وَلاand no طَفلَchild ليof mine حَتّىuntil تَرىyou see الشَمسَthe sun مُطفِلاhaving offspring
وَلا طَفلَ لي حَتّى تَرى الشَمسَ مُطفِلا
So my dirham, if it passes my way, will not linger,
And I shall have no child until you see the sun with offspring.
وَيَرزُقُنيand provides for me اللَهُGod الَّذيwho قامَstands حُكمُهُHis decree
وَيَرزُقُني اللَهُ الَّذي قامَ حُكمُهُ
بِأَرزاقِناfor our sustenance فيupon أَرضِهِHis earth مُتَكَفِّلاundertaking responsibility
بِأَرزاقِنا في أَرضِهِ مُتَكَفِّلا
And God provides for me, whose decree stands
As guarantor of our sustenance upon His earth.