Yā Kathīra al-Malām – O Constant Blamer #
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Yā Kathīra al-Malām – Oh Constant Blamer
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| يَا كَثِيرَ الْمَلَامْ |
| yā kathīra al-malām |
| O constant blamer |
yā kathīra al-malām
O constant blamer
| لَا تَلُمْنَا دَعْنَا |
| lā talumnā daʻnā |
| spare us your reproach |
lā talumnā daʻnā
spare us your reproach
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| نَحْنُ أَهْلُ الْغَرَامُ |
| naḥnu ahl al-gharām |
| We are the people of love |
naḥnu ahl al-gharām
We are the people of love
| كُلُّ مَعْنَى مَعْنَا |
| kullu maʻnā maʻnā |
| all meanings lie within us |
kullu maʻnā maʻnā
all meanings lie within us
2 #
| نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ لَنَا |
| naḥnu qawmun lanā |
| We are people who possess |
naḥnu qawmun lanā
We are people who possess
| فِي الْمَعَانِي أَسْرَارْ |
| fī al-maʻānī asrār |
| secrets within meanings |
fī al-maʻānī asrār
secrets within meanings
3 #
| الْهَوَى طَبْعُنَا |
| al-hawā ṭabʻunā |
| Passion defines us |
al-hawā ṭabʻunā
Passion defines us
| وَالْوَلُوعْ وَالْأَذْكَارْ |
| wal-walūʻ wal-adhkār |
| and deep attachment and remembrance |
wal-walūʻ wal-adhkār
and deep attachment and remembrance
4 #
| وَالطَّرَبْ وَالْغِنَا |
| waṭ-ṭarab wal-ghinā |
| Ecstasy and singing |
waṭ-ṭarab wal-ghinā
Ecstasy and singing
| بِهْ تَزُولُ الْأَغْيَار |
| bih tazūlu al-aghyār |
| With them, otherness fades away |
bih tazūlu al-aghyār
With them, otherness fades away
5 #
| لاَ تُكَاثِرْ كَلَامُ |
| lā tukāthir kalām |
| Avoid speaking excessively (blame or advice) |
lā tukāthir kalām
Avoid speaking excessively (blame or advice)
| الْعِذَارْ أَخْلَعْنَا |
| al-ʻidhār akhlaʻnā |
| we abandoned modesty (and professed our love) |
al-ʻidhār akhlaʻnā
we abandoned modesty (and professed our love)
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| رَقَّ مَعْنَى الْهَوَى |
| raqqa maʻnā al-hawā |
| The essence of love grew delicate |
raqqa maʻnā al-hawā
The essence of love grew delicate
| فِي النُّفُوسْ وَالْأَشْبَاحْ |
| fī al-nufūs wal-ashbāḥ |
| within souls and forms |
fī al-nufūs wal-ashbāḥ
within souls and forms
7 #
| وَظَهَرْ وَاحْتَـــوَىْ |
| waẓahar wa-iḥtawā |
| And it appeared and engulfed |
waẓahar wa-iḥtawā
And it appeared and engulfed
| فِي الصُّدُورْ وَالْأَرْوَاحْ |
| fī aṣ-ṣudūr wal-arwāḥ |
| In hearts and spirits |
fī aṣ-ṣudūr wal-arwāḥ
In hearts and spirits
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| يَا خَلِيَّ الْجَوَىْ |
| yā khalī al-jawā |
| O you free from love |
yā khalī al-jawā
O you free from love
| لَوْ ذُقْتَ مِنْ ذِ الرَّاحِ |
| law dhūqta min dhi ar-rāḥ |
| If you tasted the wine |
law dhūqta min dhi ar-rāḥ
If you tasted the wine
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| يَا لَهُ مِنْ مُدَامْ |
| yā lahu min mudām |
| What a drink it is |
yā lahu min mudām
What a drink it is
| مَنْ سَكِرْ بِهْ غَنَّى |
| man sakir bih ghannā |
| Whoever gets drunk on it sings |
man sakir bih ghannā
Whoever gets drunk on it sings
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| شَرِبُوهُ الْكِرَامْ |
| sharibūhu al-kirām |
| The noble drank it |
sharibūhu al-kirām
The noble drank it
| وَلَهُمْ فِيهِ مَعْنَى |
| walahum fīhi maʻnā |
| And in it, they found meaning |
walahum fīhi maʻnā
And in it, they found meaning
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| خَمْراً صَافِيْ زُلَالْ |
| khamran ṣāfī zulāl |
| Pure, clear wine |
khamran ṣāfī zulāl
Pure, clear wine
| لَيْسَهُ مِنْ أَعْنَابْ |
| laysahu min aʻnāb |
| Not from grapes |
laysahu min aʻnāb
Not from grapes
12 #
| شَاهَدوُهُ الرِّجَالْ |
| shāhadūhu ar-rijāl |
| Saints have witnessed Him |
shāhadūhu ar-rijāl
Saints have witnessed Him
| بِالْقُلُوبْ وَالْأَلْبَابْ |
| bil-qulūb wal-albāb |
| With hearts and minds |
bil-qulūb wal-albāb
With hearts and minds
13 #
| خَصَّهُمْ ذُو الْجَلَالْ |
| khaṣṣahum dhū al-jalāl |
| The Lord of Majesty has favoured them |
khaṣṣahum dhū al-jalāl
The Lord of Majesty has favoured them
| الْكَرِيْمُ الْوَهَابْ |
| al-karīm al-wahāb |
| The Generous, the Supreme Bestower |
al-karīm al-wahāb
The Generous, the Supreme Bestower
14 #
| بِالْهَنَا الْمُسْتَدَامْ |
| bil-hanā al-mustadām |
| With everlasting joy |
bil-hanā al-mustadām
With everlasting joy
| إِذْا عَلَيْهِ المِيْنَ |
| idhā ʻalayhi al-mīn |
| For reliance is on Him |
idhā ʻalayhi al-mīn
For reliance is on Him
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| هُمْ أُنَاسٌ كِرَامْ |
| hum unāsun kirām |
| They are noble people |
hum unāsun kirām
They are noble people
| فِيْ مَحَلٍ أَسْنَى |
| fī maḥall asna |
| In the most splendid place |
fī maḥall asna
In the most splendid place
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- Arabic: https://www.aldiwan.net/poem69209.html
- English Translation: Reviewed by Sh Ma’n