mawlana

shrbn `l~ dhkri lHbybi mdm@an

sakirn bh

mn qbli 'n yukhlq lkarmu

lh lbdru k'sun whya shmsun ydyrh

hillun

wkm ybdw dh muzijat najmu

wlwl shdhh m htdytu lHnh

wlw l snh m tSwWarh lwhmu

inwlm yubqi minh ldWahru Gyra Hushsha@

k'nWa khafh

fy Sudwri lnWuh~ katmu

inwfy skr@ in mnh wlw `mra s`@

tar~ ldWahra `abdan Ty'i`an

wlaka lHukmu

fl `ysha fy ldWuny lmn `sha SHyan

wmn lm ymt skran bh fthu lHzmu

in memory of the beloved

we drank a wine

with which we had been drunk

before the creation of the vine

the full moon was its cup

while the wine was a sun passed round

by a crescent

which when mixed

how many stars appear!

mawlana

if not for its fragrance

i would never have been guided to its tavern

if not for its radiance

imagination could never picture it

time preserved nothing of it

but a fading breath

as if its being hidden in the breasts of the wise were concealed

if you are drunk with it for but one hour

you will see time an obedient slave at your command

for there is no life in this world for one who lives sober

and one who dies not drunk from it

resolution has passed him by