غبwithdraw عنfrom ملامthe reproach of الناطلthe fool بشربٍby drinking صافيthe pure draught of الناطلthe wine-cup
غب عن ملام الناطل بشربٍ صافي الناطل
وحلّand adorn جيدthe neck of العاطلthe unadorned one بعقدwith a necklace of درّpearls of الأسماthe Names
وحلّ جيد العاطل بعقد درّ الأسما
Escape the fool's reproach by drinking the wine-cup's pure draught.
Keep away from blaming the critic with pure drinking, O critic
And adorn the unadorned one's neck with a necklace of the Names' pearls.
And adorn the neck of the unemployed with a string of pearls
ياO حبّذاhow lovely عقدa necklace of اللآلthe pearls
يا حبّذا عقد اللآل
فيupon نحرthe bosom of ربّاتthe ladies of الحجالthe curtained chambers
في نحر ربّات الحجال
How lovely the necklace of pearls,
Oh, how good is the string of pearls
Upon the bosoms of the ladies of curtained chambers!
Around the necks of the maiden ladies
ياO حبّذاhow lovely الأسحارthe predawn hours إذwhen ترفعare lifted الأستارthe veils
يا حبّذا الأسحار إذ ترفع الأستار
وتلمعand gleam الأنوارthe lights عندat تجلّيthe unveiling of الأسماthe Names
وتلمع الأنوار عند تجلّي الأسما
How lovely the predawn hours, when the veils are lifted,
Oh, how good is the predawn when the curtains are lifted
And the lights gleam as the Names are unveiled,
And the lights shine at the manifestation of the names
فيin مظهرa manifest form باهيresplendent in الجمالbeauty
في مظهر باهي الجمال
باطنهits inward being زاهيradiant in الجلالmajesty
باطنه زاهي الجلال
In a form resplendent in beauty,
In the beautiful appearance of beauty
Its inward being radiant in majesty.
Its essence adorned with majesty
شمسٌa sun بدتappeared فيin ظلّa shadow تنتجbringing forth حسنthe beauty of الشكلform
شمسٌ بدت في ظلّ تنتج حسن الشكل
تمحوeffaces رسومthe traces of الكلّall things عندat شهودthe witnessing of الأسماthe Names
تمحو رسوم الكلّ عند شهود الأسما
A sun appeared in a shadow, bringing forth beauty of form,
A sun has risen in the shade that produces beauty
Effacing the traces of all things when the Names are witnessed.
It erases the forms of all at witnessing the names
منهfrom it احتسsip بنتthe daughter of الدواليthe grapevines
منه احتس بنت الدوالي
فإنّهاfor she is نعمexcellent indeed الدواليthe remedy for me
فإنّها نعم الدوالي
From it, sip the daughter of the vines,
She took pride in the daughter of winding paths
For she is an excellent remedy for me.
For she is the best winding paths
واشهدand bear witness مريدO seeker of الحانthe tavern بنغمةthrough the melody of الألحانthe melodies
واشهد مريد الحان بنغمة الألحان
لوحدةto the oneness of المثانيthe dualities وامحand erase هناكthere الرسماthe traces
لوحدة المثاني وامح هناك الرسما
And bear witness, O seeker of the tavern, through the strains of melodies,
And witness, O lover of melodies, the melody of melodies
To the oneness of dualities, and erase the traces there.
Of the uniqueness of duplicities, and erase the forms there
واسمعand hear بتوحيدthrough the oneness of الكمالperfection
واسمع بتوحيد الكمال
حقّاa Reality تعالىexalted منbeyond مثالany likeness
حقّا تعالى من مثال
And hear, through perfection's oneness,
And listen with the unity of perfection
A Reality exalted beyond any likeness.
To the Real, transcendent of likenesses
واخلعand cast off عذارthe bridle of النسكascetic piety عندin the presence of ظباءthe gazelles of المسكmusk
واخلع عذار النسك عند ظباء المسك
لعلّperhaps أنthat فيwithin السلكthe thread بهمthrough them تجوزyou may pass النظماthe stringing
لعلّ أن في السلك بهم تجوز النظما
And cast off the bridle of ascetic piety before the musk-scented gazelles,
And take off the adornment of devotion at the deer of musk
Perhaps, through them, you may pass into the ordered string.
Perhaps through the path you may be allowed to pass the poems
ياO حبّذاhow lovely عقدa necklace of اللآليthe pearls
يا حبّذا عقد اللآلي
فيin سلكa string of غاداتmaidens غواليprecious
في سلك غادات غوالي
How lovely the necklace of pearls,
Oh, how good is the string of pearls
In a string of precious maidens!
In the path the winding paths have become manifest
صلّىmay bless الإلهGod وسلّمand grant peace علىupon رسولa messenger of سلمpeace
صلّى الإله وسلّم على رسول سلم
لهfor him المعاليthe lofty ranks سلّمa ladder بقابat a span of قربnearness أسماmost exalted
له المعالي سلّم بقاب قرب أسما
May God bless and grant peace to a messenger of peace,
May the God send prayers and peace upon the Messenger of peace
The lofty ranks his ladder to a span of most exalted nearness,
For him are the sublime, deliver at the door proximity to the names
وآلهand his household أهلthe people of الكمالperfection
وآله أهل الكمال
وصحبهand his companions أوليpossessors of المعاليlofty virtues
وصحبه أولي المعالي
And his household, the people of perfection,
And his family, the people of perfection
And his companions, possessors of lofty virtues,
And his companions, the people of sublime traits
ماas long as ذوthe one possessed of الغرامpassionate love الوافيfaithful عمرUmar المحبّthe lover اليافيal-Yafi
ما ذو الغرام الوافي عمر المحبّ اليافي
يرجوhopes منfrom الألطافthe tender mercies فضلاًfor a favor ينالhe may attain الختماthe end
يرجو من الألطاف فضلاً ينال الختما
As long as the man of faithful passion—Umar, the lover, al-Yafi—
What of passionate love, O faithful lover, O intimate lover
Hopes for a favor from tender mercies, that he may reach his end
Who hopes for favors to attain the seal
بحسنwith a good حالٍstate فيin المآلthe ultimate outcome
بحسن حالٍ في المآل
عندat انتهاthe ending of ختمthe close of الآجالthe appointed lifetimes
عند انتها ختم الآجال
In a good state at the ultimate outcome,
In beautiful circumstances in the outcome
When the appointed lifetimes reach their final close.
At the end of the conclusion of terms