Mā Rāḥatī – What is my Rest? #
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Mā Rāḥatī – What is my Rest?
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| مَا رَاحَتِي |
| mā rāḥatī |
| What is my rest |
mā rāḥatī
What is my rest
| إِلَّا لِقَا الْأَحْبَابْ |
| illā liqā’l-aḥbāb |
| But the meeting of the beloveds. |
illā liqā’l-aḥbāb
But the meeting of the beloveds.
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| هُمْ سَادَتِي |
| hum sādatī |
| They are my lords. |
hum sādatī
They are my lords.
| عَيْشِي بِهِمْ قَدْ طَابْ |
| ʿayshī bihim qad ṭāb |
| My life through them has become good. |
ʿayshī bihim qad ṭāb
My life through them has become good.
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| عَيْشِي يَطِيبْ |
| ʿayshī yaṭīb |
| My life is becoming good |
ʿayshī yaṭīb
My life is becoming good
| وَيَنْجَلِي كَرْبِي |
| wa-yanjalī karbī |
| And my anguish is vanishing. |
wa-yanjalī karbī
And my anguish is vanishing.
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| وَلِي نَصِيبْ |
| wa-lī naṣīb |
| And it is my lot, |
wa-lī naṣīb
And it is my lot,
| خَلْوَةْ مَعَ الْحِبِّ |
| khalwah maʿa’l-ḥibb |
| To be secluded with love. |
khalwah maʿa’l-ḥibb
To be secluded with love.
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| طَلَعَ الْنَّهَارْ |
| ṭalaʿa’n-nahār |
| The day arose, |
ṭalaʿa’n-nahār
The day arose,
| وَأَشْرَقَتْ شَمْسِي |
| wa-ashraqat shamsī |
| And my sun shone. |
wa-ashraqat shamsī
And my sun shone.
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| وَالْكَاسُ دَارْ |
| wa’l-kāsu dār |
| And the chalice passed around |
wa’l-kāsu dār
And the chalice passed around
| مَا بَيْنَ جُلَّاسِي |
| mā bayna jullāsī |
| Among my seated companions . |
mā bayna jullāsī
Among my seated companions .
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| زَالَ الْغِيَارْ |
| zāla’l-ghiyār |
| The exchange ceased |
zāla’l-ghiyār
The exchange ceased
| بِلُطْفِ إِينَاسِي |
| bi-luṭfi īnāsī |
| By the kindness of my cordiality. |
bi-luṭfi īnāsī
By the kindness of my cordiality.
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| زَارَنِي الْمَحْبُوبْ |
| zāranī’l-Maḥbūb |
| The Beloved visited me, |
zāranī’l-Maḥbūb
The Beloved visited me,
| وَأَشْعَلْ مِصْبَاحِي |
| wa-ashʿal miṣbāḥī |
| And my lamp sparked alight. |
wa-ashʿal miṣbāḥī
And my lamp sparked alight.
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| طَابَ الْشَّرَابْ |
| ṭāba’sh-sharāb |
| Liquor became good, |
ṭāba’sh-sharāb
Liquor became good,
| وَطَابَتْ أَقْدَاحِي |
| wa-ṭabat aqdāḥī |
| As did my goblets. |
wa-ṭabat aqdāḥī
As did my goblets.
About #
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Sources #
- Arabic: Songs of Presence Book
- English Translation and Transliteration: James Wrathall