حبّيmy beloved تجلّىrevealed himself بالجمالin beauty فاعتلىso rose high قلبيmy heart
حبّي تجلّى بالجمال فاعتلى قلبي
وسقانيand gave me drink صافيpure الزلالlimpid water وصفاand grew clear شربيmy drink
وسقاني صافي الزلال وصفا شربي
My beloved revealed himself in beauty, and my heart rose high.
My love manifested in beauty and ascended my heart
And he gave me pure, limpid water to drink, and my draught grew clear.
And quenched my thirst with pure drink
منthrough هداهhis guidance طابgrew sweet الورودcoming to water وسناهand his radiance باهيsplendid الشهودbeholding
من هداه طاب الورود وسناه باهي الشهود
ألاah! ياO ولهانdistraught with longing بالحبّwith love أطلقcast off القيودthe bonds
ألا يا ولهان بالحبّ أطلق القيود
Through his guidance, coming to the water grew sweet, and his radiance is splendid to behold.
He whose guidance makes roses thrive and whose brilliance adorns witnesses
Ah, O you distraught with love, cast off the bonds.
Oh enraptured one, unleash the shackles of love
واحتسand sip مدامwine الوصلunion الصافيpure
واحتس مدام الوصل الصافي
منfrom صفاpurity الدنانthe wine-jars
من صفا الدنان
And sip the wine of pure union,
And taste the pure wine of union
From the purity of the wine-jars.
From the purity of closeness
ياO نديميmy drinking companion أجليpolish الكؤسthe cups واسقنيand give me drink الصافيthe pure draught
يا نديمي أجلي الكؤس واسقني الصافي
منfrom حميّاpotent wine تبديreveals الشموسthe suns بالسناwith radiance الصافيpure
من حميّا تبدي الشموس بالسنا الصافي
O my drinking companion, polish the cups and give me the pure draught,
My friend, pass the cup and serve me the pure drink
Of potent wine that reveals the suns in pure radiance.
From ardour the suns shine with pure radiance
ظلّهاits shade إمدادsustenance الوجودexistence شربهاdrinking it نعيمbliss الخلودeternity
ظلّها إمداد الوجود شربها نعيم الخلود
ألاah! ياO ندمانdrinking companions ياO صحبيmy companions قدindeed بداappeared السعودgood fortune
ألا يا ندمان يا صحبي قد بدا السعود
Its shade sustains existence; drinking it is the bliss of eternity.
Its shade sustains existence, its drink eternal bliss
Ah, O drinking companions, O my friends, good fortune has dawned.
Oh companions, prosperity has emerged
فادخلواso enter مقامthe station of الأصلthe source النافيthat negates
فادخلوا مقام الأصل النافي
نقطةthe point of العيانdirect vision
نقطة العيان
So enter the station of the source that negates
So enter the abode of the absolute truth
The point of direct vision.
Then perform the prayer of peace for the original guidance
ثمّthen صلّinvoke blessings صلاةa blessing السلامpeace للهدىupon the guidance الأصليprimal
ثمّ صلّ صلاة السلام للهدى الأصلي
واتبعنّand surely follow الآلthe household الكرامnoble بالرضاwith contentment الكلّيcomplete
واتبعنّ الآل الكرام بالرضا الكلّي
Then invoke a blessing of peace upon the primal guidance,
And follow the noble family with complete contentment
And surely follow the noble household with complete contentment,
The flowers have not lost their fragrance, nor in the meadow does a branch grow green
ماas long as زهتbloomed زهورblossoms الورودroses أوor فيin الروضthe garden يخضرّgrows green عودa branch
ما زهت زهور الورود أو في الروض يخضرّ عود
أوor بداappeared العيانdirect vision فيin القربnearness منto سناradiance الشهودwitnessing
أو بدا العيان في القرب من سنا الشهود
As long as rose blossoms bloom, or a branch grows green in the garden,
Or clear vision emerge in nearness from the brilliance of witnesses
Or direct vision dawns in nearness to the radiance of witnessing.
And ask for an ending with beauty
واسألand ask الختامthe ending للخلّfor the friend
واسأل الختام للخلّ
اليافيal-Yafi بحسنamid the beauty of الجنانParadise's gardens
اليافي بحسن الجنان
And pray for a good end for the friend,
In the gardens of paradise
Al-Yafi, amid the beauty of Paradise's gardens.
Partial English translation: 17 of 18 Arabic lines translated.