Al-Nay (The Flute)
- بعد أن يفنى الوجود
Give me the Nay and sing,
- أعطنى الناى و غنى
The secret song of eternity.
- وأنين الناى يبقى
The laments of the Nay will linger
- بعد أن يفنى الوجود
Beyond the decline of existence.
- Have you, like me,
- Chosen the forest dwelling
- Rather than the castle?
- Have you followed the stream
- And climbed the rocks?
- Have you anointed your body
- With fragrance distilled in light?
- Have you been drunk with dawn
- In the goblets full of pure air?
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- Have you, like me,
- Sat down at dusk,
- Among the glowing languor
- Of vines laden with grapes?
- Have you lain down on the grass at night
- And covered yourself with heavens,
- Opening your heart to the future,
- Forgetful of the past?
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- Give me the Nay and sing,
- The song in tune with hearts.
- The laments of the Nay will linger
- Beyond the fading of sins.
- Give me the Nay and sing,
- Unmindful of troubles and cures.
- For each man
- Is nothing more than a watercolor sketch.
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