English Translation of the Quatrain Be not idle, arise, mingle with haste, An idle body is consumed by food or sleep. From the people of the Sama' comes the sound of the rebab, Grasp that connecting ring, those who are thirsty. Analysis of the Quatrains Call to Action: The poet …

English Translation of the Quatraint Without obedience to religion, do not seek the paradise of the Merciful. Without the seal of the Truth, do not seek the kingdom of Solomon. Since the end of all affairs is death, Do not seek to harm the heart of any Muslim. Analysis of …

English Translation of the Quatrain Without a cup, wine is wine in this circle, Without smoke, the heart is burning in this flame, The cry of the lover's rebab is from the stroke of his bow, Beware, do not say that it is just a rebab. Analysis of the Quatrains …

English Translation of the Quatrain Remove the veils all at once tonight, Leave not a hair from the two worlds tonight. Yesterday, you spoke of the tale of the soul and heart, Tonight, we place ourselves as slain and sorrowful before you. Analysis of the Quatrains Direct Address to the …

English Translation of the Quatrain O beloved, there is no companion like you, do not sleep. And the one whose affairs are set right by you, do not sleep. Tonight, a hundred candles will be lit from you, Beware, do not sleep, I am afraid of your sleep. Analysis of …

English Translation of the Quatrain This morning breeze is the confidant of secrets, sleep not. It is the time of dispersion and seeking, sleep not. From the beginning of time to eternity, for all creatures of the two worlds, This door that has never been closed is open, sleep not. …

English Translation of the Quatrain O moon, on such a night, do not sleep in a cradle, Do not revolve like a revolving wheel, Our wakefulness is the world's lamp, For one night, keep the lamp and do not sleep. Analysis of the Quatrains Address to the Moon: The moon …

English Translation of the Quatrain O face, the slave of the pomegranate blossom, sleep not, O brilliance of springtime and the rose garden, sleep not, O blood-thirsty, drowsy narcissus, sleep not, Tonight is the night of revelry, beware of sleep. Analysis of the Quatrains Direct Address to Beauty: The poet …

English Translation of the Quatrain O heart, don't sleep for two or three nights until dawn, In the separation from the sun, like a moon eclipsed. Like a bucket in this darkness, what path would it take? Perhaps you will rise to the top of the well, O sleeper. Analysis …

English Translation of the Quatrain O you who are my Joseph, and I am Jacob, O you who are my Job's health, Who am I, when you are beloved by all? I clap my hands, and you stomp your feet. Analysis of the Quatrains Biblical Allusions: The quatrain draws on …

English Translation of the Quatrain O you who have come late to the book, If the children hasten, do not hasten. If the people have remained behind and been lost, This hand of yours is quick, quickly take up the reed flute. Analysis of the Quatrains The Latecomer: The poet …

English Translation of the Quatrains Thought and sorrow have no existence or endurance, Where there is wine, music, and roasted meat. Drink the eternal joy, O companions, Like grass and flowers, place your lips upon the water. Analysis of the Quatrains Escaping Thought: The poet suggests that thoughts and sorrows …