English Translation of the Quatraint My heart, in longing for you, is like a rebab,* Every part of it is roasted by the fire of your love. If my beloved is silent about my pain, That silence itself is a hundred answers. *Rebab is a stringed instrument, often associated with …

English Translation of the Quatrain In my eye appeared the vision of that beloved, In that moment when tears flowed rapidly. I whispered to the ears of my eyes secretly, 'A dear guest is here, increase the wine.' Analysis of the Quatrains The Beloved's Image: The poet sees a vision …

English Translation of the Quatrain Know what this sound of the rebab is saying: Come after me and find the way. For through error, you will find the right path, For through questioning, you will find the answer. Analysis of the Quatrains The Call of the Rebab: The "rebab" is …

English Translation of the Quatrain Sleep came, but there was no place for sleep in my eyes, For my eyes were filled with fire and water from your love. I turned to my heart, and saw a heart like mercury, I turned to my body, and saw it ruined and …

English Translation of the Quatrain We have no need for wine to make us drunk, Nor for the joy of our gathering to come from the lute and rebab. Without a cupbearer, witness, musician, or flute, We are wild and intoxicated, like ruined drunkards. Analysis of the Quatrains Spiritual Intoxication: …

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 …