The Cups of Infatuation

Oct 4, 2011 by

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

دارت كؤوس الغرام *** ما بين الموالي

فزادتهم اصطلام *** حالاً على حال

قلت لهم يا كرام *** هل ترضوا بحالي

فقالوا لي يا غلام *** إذا كنت خالي

فقلت لهم نعم *** قولكم في بالي

ولكنَّ يا كرام *** أشفقوا من حالي

إني كثير الآلام *** ضعيف الأعمال

بالنسبة لكم عدم *** جعلتكم فالي

ذكركم لي مدام *** وحبكم مالي

إن لي فيكم هيام *** ليته يبقى لي

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The cups of infatuation circulated,
amongst the lovers.

Their annihilation thus increased,
state upon state.

I said: O Generous Ones,
do you accept me with my condition?

They said: O slave,
only if you were empty.

I said: Yes,
Your words are within my heart,

But, O Generous Ones,
have pity for me!

I am in much agony;
my deeds, deficient!

Relative to You, void.
I made You my charm,

Remembrance of You is my wine,
and loving You, my capital.

If I’m truly ardently in love with You,
how I wish for this to remain eternally for me!

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Shaykh Ahmad al-’Alawī (may God be satisfied with him)
Translated by: Abu Isma’il

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