Rumi is simply at his best in this short poem celebrating the Persian New Year (Now-Rooz), and the joyous arrival of the Spring. I dedicate my following translation to anyone who celebrates the 3000 years old Persian New Year (Now-Rooz) traditions. Happy Now-Rooz 1389 to all!
New Year Invitation
By Rumi
Persian/Farsi to English translation by Sologak
مستی و عاشقی وجوانی و یار ما
نوروز و نوبهار و حمل می زند صلا
هرگز ندیده چشم جهان این چنین بهار
می روید از زمین و ز کهسار کیمیا
پهلوی هر درخت یکی حور نیکبخت
دزدیده می نماید اگر محرمی لقا
اشکوفه می خورد زمی روح طاس طاس
بنگر سوی او که صلا می زند ترا
کی خوردنش ندیدی اشکوفه اش ببین
شاد باش ای شکوفه و ای باده مرحبا
سوسن به غنچه گوید: برجه چه خفته ای
شمعست و شاهدست و شرابست و فتنها
ریحان و لاله ها بگرفته پیاله ها
از کیست این عطا ز کی باشد جز از خدا
سنبل به گوش گل پنهان شکر کرد و گفت
هرگز مباد سایه یزدان ز ما جدا
For our drunkenness
And being a lover
For our youthfulness
And our companionship
The New Year
The early Spring
And the Aries
Are sending us an invitation!
The eyes of the world
Have never seen
A Spring like this:
The Alchemy is growing
On the mountain base and from the Earth.
Peeking behind a tree
A happy Nymph
Is surreptitiously glancing around!
The Blossom is drinking
The wine of the Soul
Cup after cup!
Look at the Blossom
It's sending you an invitation
If you didn't see its wine drinking
Watch its full blossoming!
Be happy O Blossom!
Welcome O Spring wind!
The Lily is telling its Bud:
Wake up! Why are you still asleep?!
There is the candle
And the handsome youth
There is the wine
And the seductive lover!
The Sweet Basil and
The Tulips are also raising glasses!
Who's gift is all of this
If not bestowed by the Almighty God?
The Hyacinth flower
Discretely but sweetly whispered
To the ear of a hidden flower:
May the protective Shadow of God
Never be separated from us!
Rumi.
نوروز و نوبهار و حمل می زند صلا
هرگز ندیده چشم جهان این چنین بهار
می روید از زمین و ز کهسار کیمیا
پهلوی هر درخت یکی حور نیکبخت
دزدیده می نماید اگر محرمی لقا
اشکوفه می خورد زمی روح طاس طاس
بنگر سوی او که صلا می زند ترا
کی خوردنش ندیدی اشکوفه اش ببین
شاد باش ای شکوفه و ای باده مرحبا
سوسن به غنچه گوید: برجه چه خفته ای
شمعست و شاهدست و شرابست و فتنها
ریحان و لاله ها بگرفته پیاله ها
از کیست این عطا ز کی باشد جز از خدا
سنبل به گوش گل پنهان شکر کرد و گفت
هرگز مباد سایه یزدان ز ما جدا
For our drunkenness
And being a lover
For our youthfulness
And our companionship
The New Year
The early Spring
And the Aries
Are sending us an invitation!
The eyes of the world
Have never seen
A Spring like this:
The Alchemy is growing
On the mountain base and from the Earth.
Peeking behind a tree
A happy Nymph
Is surreptitiously glancing around!
The Blossom is drinking
The wine of the Soul
Cup after cup!
Look at the Blossom
It's sending you an invitation
If you didn't see its wine drinking
Watch its full blossoming!
Be happy O Blossom!
Welcome O Spring wind!
The Lily is telling its Bud:
Wake up! Why are you still asleep?!
There is the candle
And the handsome youth
There is the wine
And the seductive lover!
The Sweet Basil and
The Tulips are also raising glasses!
Who's gift is all of this
If not bestowed by the Almighty God?
The Hyacinth flower
Discretely but sweetly whispered
To the ear of a hidden flower:
May the protective Shadow of God
Never be separated from us!
Rumi.
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