ʾIshrab Sharāb ʾahl aṣ-ṣafā - Drink the beverage of the people of purity #
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Drink the beverage of the people of purity
Chorus 1 #
| إِشْرَبْ شَرَابْ أَهْلِ الصَّفَا (الله الله) تَرَ الْعَجَائِبْ |
| ʾishrab sharāb ʾahl aṣ-ṣafā (Allāh Allāh) tara al-ʿajāʾib |
| Drink the beverage of the people of purity, (Allah Allah), and witness wonders |
ʾishrab sharāb ʾahl aṣ-ṣafā (Allāh Allāh) tara al-ʿajāʾib
Drink the beverage of the people of purity, (Allah Allah), and witness wonders
| مَعَ رِجَالِ الْمَعْرِفَة (الله الله) وَالْخَمْرُ طَائِبْ |
| maʿa rijāl al-maʿrifa (Allāh Allāh) wa-al-khamru ṭāʾib |
| With the people of gnosis (Allah Allah), and the wine is splendid. |
maʿa rijāl al-maʿrifa (Allāh Allāh) wa-al-khamru ṭāʾib
With the people of gnosis (Allah Allah), and the wine is splendid.
1 #
| أَحْضَرْتْ أَنَا وَاحَدْ نَهَارْ (الله الله) يَاقَوْمِيْ خَطْرَةْ |
| ʾaḥḍartu ʾanā wāḥid nahār (Allāh Allāh) yā qawmī khaṭra |
| I was there one day (Allah Allah), O my people, for a fleeting moment. |
ʾaḥḍartu ʾanā wāḥid nahār (Allāh Allāh) yā qawmī khaṭra
I was there one day (Allah Allah), O my people, for a fleeting moment.
2 #
| وَجَدْتُهُمْ أَهْلَ الْغَرَامْ (الله الله) وَهُمْ فِي حَضْرَةْ |
| wajadtu-hum ʾahl al-gharām (Allāh Allāh) wa-hum fī ḥaḍra |
| I found them, the lovers in devotion (Allah Allah) immersed in divine presence. |
wajadtu-hum ʾahl al-gharām (Allāh Allāh) wa-hum fī ḥaḍra
I found them, the lovers in devotion (Allah Allah) immersed in divine presence.
3 #
| دَاعْيُونُهُمْ مُدَبَّلَةْ (الله الله) وُجُوهُهُمْ صَفْرَا |
| dāʿyūnu-hum mudabbala (Allāh Allāh) wujūhu-hum ṣafrā |
| Their faces radiant and entrancing (Allah Allah) their countenances pale |
dāʿyūnu-hum mudabbala (Allāh Allāh) wujūhu-hum ṣafrā
Their faces radiant and entrancing (Allah Allah) their countenances pale
4 #
| قُلْتُ لَهُمْ نَدْخُلْ حِمَاكُمْ (الله الله) يَاذَا الْمَوَالَي |
| qultu la-hum nadkhul ḥimākum (Allāh Allāh) yā dhā al-mawālī |
| I begged: ‘May I enter your sanctuary’ (Allah Allah) ‘Oh possessors of generosity’ |
qultu la-hum nadkhul ḥimākum (Allāh Allāh) yā dhā al-mawālī
I begged: ‘May I enter your sanctuary’ (Allah Allah) ‘Oh possessors of generosity’
5 #
| قَالُوا لِي تَقْبَلْ شَرْطَنَا (الله الله) وَالشَّرْطُ غَالِيْ |
| qālū lī taqbal sharṭanā (Allāh Allāh) wa-ash-sharṭu ghālī |
| They replied: ‘You must accept our condition’ (Allah Allah) and the condition was steep |
qālū lī taqbal sharṭanā (Allāh Allāh) wa-ash-sharṭu ghālī
They replied: ‘You must accept our condition’ (Allah Allah) and the condition was steep
6 #
| تَصْبَرْ عَلَى هَذِي الْحَالَةْ (الله الله) طُولَ الْلَّيَالِيْ |
| taṣbir ʿalā hādhihi al-ḥāla (Allāh Allāh) ṭūla al-layālī |
| Endure this state (Allah Allah) for one entire night |
taṣbir ʿalā hādhihi al-ḥāla (Allāh Allāh) ṭūla al-layālī
Endure this state (Allah Allah) for one entire night
7 #
| تَصْبَرْ عَلَى هَذِي الْحَالَةْ (الله الله) سَبْعِيْنَ لَيْلَة |
| taṣbir ʿalā hādhihi al-ḥāla (Allāh Allāh) sabʿīna layla |
| Endure this state (Allah Allah) for 70 nights |
taṣbir ʿalā hādhihi al-ḥāla (Allāh Allāh) sabʿīna layla
Endure this state (Allah Allah) for 70 nights
8 #
| تَرْجَعْ سَبِيْكَةْ مِنْ ذَهَبْ (الله الله) يَا مَنْ عَرَفْنَا |
| tarjaʿ sabīkata min dhahab (Allāh Allāh) yā man ʿarafnā |
| You will return as an ingot of gold (Allah Allah) Oh one who has known us |
tarjaʿ sabīkata min dhahab (Allāh Allāh) yā man ʿarafnā
You will return as an ingot of gold (Allah Allah) Oh one who has known us
9 #
| تَشْرَبْ كُؤُوْسَ الْحَنْظَلِ (الله الله) وَالْمُرُّ يُحْلَى |
| tashrab kuʾūsa al-ḥanẓal (Allāh Allāh) wa-al-murru yuḥlā |
| You will drink from the goblets of bitter medicine (Allah Allah) and the bitterness shall sweeten |
tashrab kuʾūsa al-ḥanẓal (Allāh Allāh) wa-al-murru yuḥlā
You will drink from the goblets of bitter medicine (Allah Allah) and the bitterness shall sweeten
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- Arabic (Songs of Presence pg90)
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