Ṭāba lī khalʻu ʻidhārī – My wantonness befits me #
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Ṭāba lī khalʻu ʻidhārī – My wantonness befits me
Chorus 0 #
| طَابَ لِي خَلْعُ عِذَارِي فِي هَوَى الْبَدْرِ التَّمَامْ |
| Ṭāba li khalʻu ʻiḏhārī fī hawā al-badri al-tamām |
| My wantonness befits me, in my desire for the perfect fullmoon. |
Ṭāba li khalʻu ʻiḏhārī fī hawā al-badri al-tamām
My wantonness befits me, in my desire for the perfect fullmoon.
| بِافْتِقَارِي وَانْكِسَارِي أَرْتَجِيْ نَيْلَ الْمَرَامْ |
| Bi-iftiqārī wa-ankisārī artajī nayla al-maram |
| By my poverty and my brokenness, I hope to attain that for which I long. |
Bi-iftiqārī wa-ankisārī artajī nayla al-maram
By my poverty and my brokenness, I hope to attain that for which I long.
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| يَا عَذُوْلِي لَا تَلُمْنِي مَا عَلَى الْعَاشِقُ مَلَامْ |
| Yā ʻaḏūlī lā talumnī mā ʻalā al-ʻāshiqu malām |
| O foul critic, do not blame me, how can the lover be blamed? |
Yā ʻaḏūlī lā talumnī mā ʻalā al-ʻāshiqu malām
O foul critic, do not blame me, how can the lover be blamed?
| اُدْنُ مِنِّي وَارْوِ عَنِّيْ أَنَا فِي الْعِشْقِ إِمَامْ |
| Udnu minnī wa-rwi ʻanī anā fī al-ʻishqi imām |
| Leave me and relate from me, I am of love an imam. |
Udnu minnī wa-rwi ʻanī anā fī al-ʻishqi imām
Leave me and relate from me, I am of love an imam.
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| خَمْرَةُ الْأَحْبَابِ تُجْلَ هِيَ حِلٌّ لَا حَرَامْ |
| Khamratu al-ahbābi tujla hiya ḥillun lā ḥarām |
| Let liquor of the beloveds become clear; it is halal, not haram. |
Khamratu al-ahbābi tujla hiya ḥillun lā ḥarām
Let liquor of the beloveds become clear; it is halal, not haram.
| مِنْ عُيُونِ الْعِيْنِ تُمْلَى صَانَهَا الْبَرُّ السَّلَامْ |
| Min ʻuyūni al-ʻayni tumla ṣānaha al-barru al-salām |
| From the eye’s springs up may it well; may the pious preserve it in peace. |
Min ʻuyūni al-ʻayni tumla ṣānaha al-barru al-salām
From the eye’s springs up may it well; may the pious preserve it in peace.
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| يَا أَخَا الْأَشْوَاقِ يَمِّمْ سَيِّدَ الرُّسْلِ الْكِرَامْ |
| Yā akhā al-ashwāqi yammim sayyida al-rusli al-kirām |
| O brother of yearnings, venture to the Master of the Noble Prophets! |
Yā akhā al-ashwāqi yammim sayyida al-rusli al-kirām
O brother of yearnings, venture to the Master of the Noble Prophets!
| وَاغْنَمِ الذِّكْرَ وَزَمْزِمْ بِصَلَاةٍ مَعْ سَلَامْ |
| Wa-ighnam al-dhikra wa-zamzim bi-ṣalātin maʻ salām |
| And sing remembrance and murmur blessings upon him and peace. |
Wa-ighnam al-dhikra wa-zamzim bi-ṣalātin maʻ salām
And sing remembrance and murmur blessings upon him and peace.
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| لِحَبِيْبِ الله أَحْمَدْ كُلَّمَا جَنَّ الظَّلَامْ |
| Li-ḥabībi Llāh Aḥmad kullamā janna al-ẓalām |
| For the Beloved of Allah, Ahmad; however much the dark may descend. |
Li-ḥabībi Llāh Aḥmad kullamā janna al-ẓalām
For the Beloved of Allah, Ahmad; however much the dark may descend.
| كُلُّ مَنْ وَالَاهُ يَسْعَدْ وَيَنَالْ حُسْنَ الْخِتَامْ |
| Kullu man wālahu yasʻad wa-yanāl ḥusna al-khitām |
| For all who ally him prosper, and attain beauteous good at their end. |
Kullu man wālahu yasʻad wa-yanāl ḥusna al-khitām
For all who ally him prosper, and attain beauteous good at their end.
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- Arabic: Songs of Presence Book
- English Translation: James Wrathall
- English Transliteration: Reviewed by James Wrathall