بادرhasten إلىto راحٍwine تزيلdispels الهمومthe cares
بادر إلى راحٍ تزيل الهموم
وغبand become oblivious بهاthrough it عنto شربdrinking بنتthe daughter of الكرومthe vines
وغب بها عن شرب بنت الكروم
Hasten to a wine that dispels cares,
Hasten to comfort that dispels worries,
and through it become oblivious to drinking the daughter of the vines,
And become intoxicated with it instead of the daughter of vines,
واخرجand depart عنfrom الموهومthe illusory
واخرج عن الموهوم
راحwine إذاwhen ماemphatic particle أشرقتshines فيin الكؤوسthe cups
راح إذا ما أشرقت في الكؤوس
and leave the illusory behind.
And come out from imagining,
A wine: whenever it shines in the cups,
Comfort, when it shines in cups,
منthrough طيبthe sweetness of رياهاits fragrance يداويheals الكلومthe wounds
من طيب رياها يداوي الكلوم
رحيقهاits nectar المختومsealed
رحيقها المختوم
through the sweetness of its fragrance, wounds are healed by
From the goodness of its scent healing worries,
its sealed nectar.
Its sealed nectar,
فاستجنهاso gather it منfrom شيخthe spiritual master of هذاthis الزمانthe age
فاستجنها من شيخ هذا الزمان
السيّدthe master البكريal-Bakri قطبpole of العلومthe sciences
السيّد البكري قطب العلوم
So gather it from the shaykh of this age:
So seek it from the shaykh of this time,
Sayyid al-Bakri, the pole of the sciences,
The master, the eminent, pole of knowledge,
الظاهرthe manifest one المكتومthe concealed one
الظاهر المكتوم
واسألand ask مدىthroughout الدهرall time صلاةthe blessing of السلامPeace
واسأل مدى الدهر صلاة السلام
manifest yet concealed.
The manifest, the hidden,
And ask, throughout all time, for the blessing of Peace
And ask throughout time prayers of peace
علىupon نبيa prophet صحبهhis companions كالنجومlike the stars
على نبي صحبه كالنجوم
وفضلهand his excellence معلومknown
وفضله معلوم
upon a prophet whose companions are like stars,
Upon a prophet whose companions are like stars,
and whose excellence is known.
And his virtue is known.