ياO حبيبيmy beloved اسقنيgive me to drink الأمانيthe hopes واشربand drink
يا حبيبي اسقني الأماني واشرب
بوركتblessed be خمرةwine الرضاcontentment وهيwhile it تسكبis poured
بوركت خمرة الرضا وهي تسكب
O my beloved, give me hopes to drink, and drink.
O my beloved, give me hopes and let me drink
Blessed be the wine of contentment as it is poured.
Blessed is the wine of contentment as it is poured
بوركblessed be الكأسthe cup والحبابand the bubbles الذيthat يرقصdance
بورك الكأس والحباب الذي يرقص
فيin الكأسthe cup والشعاعand the ray المذهبgilded
في الكأس والشعاع المذهب
Blessed be the cup and the bubbles that dance
Blessed is the cup and bubbles that dance
in the cup, and the golden ray.
In the cup and gilded rays
نضبتran dry رحمةmercy الوجودexistence جميعاًentirely
نضبت رحمة الوجود جميعاً
وبكand in you الرحمةthe mercy التيthat ليسdoes not تنضبrun dry
وبك الرحمة التي ليس تنضب
All the mercy of existence has run dry,
The mercy of existence is all dried up
and in you is the mercy that never runs dry.
And the mercy that never dries up weeps
وإذاand when ضاقتgrew narrow السماءthe sky بشجويfor my sorrow
وإذا ضاقت السماء بشجوي
فالسماءthen the sky التيthat بعينيكin your eyes أرحبvaster
فالسماء التي بعينيك أرحب
And when the sky grows too narrow for my sorrow,
And if the sky is too narrow for my longing
then the sky in your eyes is vaster.
The sky in your eyes is more spacious
كمhow often تمنيتI longed والصدورwhile the bosoms تجافينيshun me
كم تمنيت والصدور تجافيني
وتزورand turn away والوجوهwhile the faces تقطبfrown
وتزور والوجوه تقطب
How often I have longed, while bosoms shun me
How I wished, while hearts were unkind
and turn away, while faces frown.
And visited while faces frowned
كمhow often تمنيتI longed for صدركyour breast البرkindly يرتاحُrests
كم تمنيت صدرك البر يرتاحُ
علىupon خفقهits heartbeat الطريدthe outcast المعذبtormented
على خفقه الطريد المعذب
How often I have longed for your kindly breast, where rests
How I wished your kind chest would rest
upon its heartbeat the tormented outcast.
Upon its pounding, tortured fluttering
هاتgive وسّدنيpillow me الحنانtenderness عليهupon it
هات وسّدني الحنان عليه
جسديmy body متعبweary وروحيand my soul متعبweary
جسدي متعب وروحي متعب
Give it to me; pillow me with tenderness upon it.
Come and press me to it with tenderness
My body is weary, and my soul is weary.
My body is tired and my tired soul