قفstand جانبbeside الديرthe monastery سلask عنهاabout her القساسيساthe priests
قف جانب الدير سل عنها القساسيسا
مدامةwine قدستهاconsecrated her القومthe company تقديساconsecration
مدامة قدستها القوم تقديسا
Stand beside the monastery; ask the priests about her:
Stand by the monastery, ask the priests about her
A wine the company has solemnly consecrated.
A queen whom the people sanctified with sanctification
بكراًa virgin إذاwhen ماemphatic particle انجلتshe revealed herself فيin الكأسthe cup تحسبهاyou take her for
بكراً إذا ما انجلت في الكأس تحسبها
منfrom فوقatop عرشa throne منof الياقوتruby بلقيساBilqis
من فوق عرش من الياقوت بلقيسا
A virgin: when she reveals herself in the cup, you take her
When she sparkles in the cup in the morning, you'd think her
For Bilqis, atop a throne of ruby.
A Bilqis above a throne made of ruby
رقتshe grew delicate فراقتso she became delightful وطابتand she grew sweet فهيso she is مطربةrapture-giving
رقت فراقت وطابت فهي مطربة
كأنهاas though she بينناamong us دقتshe rang نواقيساbells
كأنها بيننا دقت نواقيسا
She grew delicate, then delightful and sweet; she brings rapture,
She softened, so she is gentle, and became pleasant, so she is a songstress
As though she had rung bells among us.
As if she were among us, ringing bells
مالتreeled بهاthrough her القومthe company صرعىlaid low عندماwhen برزتappeared
مالت بها القوم صرعى عندما برزت
بهاwith her البطارقthe patriarchs تسقيهاserving her الشماميساthe deacons
بها البطارق تسقيها الشماميسا
The company reeled, laid low by her, when there appeared
The people leaned towards her intoxicated when she appeared
The patriarchs bearing her, serving her to the deacons.
The patriarchs serving her the communion cups
كأنهاas though she وهيwhile she is فيin الكاساتthe cups دائرةcirculating
كأنها وهي في الكاسات دائرة
صافيclear الزلالlimpid water حوىheld فيهwithin it طواويساpeacocks
صافي الزلال حوى فيه طواويسا
As though she, while circulating in the cups, were
As if she, circling in the cups
Clear, limpid water holding peacocks within it.
Is pure splendor containing cloaked mysteries
صِرفٌunmixed wine صفتshe became clear وَصَفَتْshe described دارَthe abode النعيمof bliss لناfor us
صِرفٌ صفت وَصَفَتْ دارَ النعيم لنا
وآدماًand Adam والذيand the one whom يحكيhe resembles وإبليساand Iblis
وآدماً والذي يحكي وإبليسا
Unmixed, she grew clear and described for us the abode of bliss,
She was distilled and described the abode of bliss for us
And Adam, and the one he resembles, and Iblis.
And Adam who tells tales and Iblis
عجناwe turned aside علىtoward ديرهاher monastery والليلwhile the night معتكرthick with darkness
عجنا على ديرها والليل معتكر
حتىuntil زجرناwe urged on لدىbeside حاناتهاher taverns العيساthe pale camels
حتى زجرنا لدى حاناتها العيسا
We turned aside to her monastery, while the night was thick with darkness,
We kneaded over her monastery and the night was murky
Until, beside her taverns, we urged on the pale camels.
Until we were scolded at her taverns by the priest
مستخبرينseeking news سألناwe asked عنabout مكامنهاher hiding places
مستخبرين سألنا عن مكامنها
توماTuma ويوشاand Yusha ويوحناand Yuhanna وجرجيساand Jirjis
توما ويوشا ويوحنا وجرجيسا
Seeking news, we asked about her hiding places
Inquiring, we asked about her whereabouts
Tuma, Yusha, Yuhanna, and Jirjis.
Thomas, Joshua, John and George
نأتيwe come to الكنائسthe churches والرهبانwhile the monks قدalready عكفواthey secluded themselves
نأتي الكنائس والرهبان قد عكفوا
لدىat الصوامعthe hermitages يدعونthey invoke النواميساthe heavenly messengers
لدى الصوامع يدعون النواميسا
We come to the churches, while the monks have secluded themselves
We come to the churches and the monks busied
At the hermitages, invoking the heavenly messengers.
At the monasteries invoking the laws
طفناwe circumambulated بهاaround her واستلمناand we reverently touched دنهاher wine-jar شغفاًin ardent longing
طفنا بها واستلمنا دنها شغفاً
فلمso did not نخفwe fear عندهاin her presence عيباdisgrace وتدنيساand defilement
فلم نخف عندها عيبا وتدنيسا
We circumambulated her and touched her wine-jar in ardent longing,
We toured her and received her fervor
So we feared no disgrace or defilement in her presence.
So we did not shy from her flaws and desecration
حيثwhere القساقسthe priests قامواthey stood فيin برانسهمtheir hooded robes
حيث القساقس قاموا في برانسهم
يومونthey nod بالرأسwith the head نحوtoward الشرقthe east عنon behalf of عيسىJesus
يومون بالرأس نحو الشرق عن عيسى
Where the priests stood in their hooded robes,
Where the priests stood in their cassocks
Nodding their heads toward the east on Jesus' behalf.
Swaying their heads eastward about Jesus
والكلand all فيin بحرthe sea نورof light اليثربيof the Yathribi حكىresembled
والكل في بحر نور اليثربي حكى
موجاًwaves أرتهshowed it رياحthe winds القربof nearness تأنيساintimate solace
موجاً أرته رياح القرب تأنيسا
And all, in the sea of the Yathribi's light, resembled
And all were in the sea of the Yathribi's light narrating
Waves to which the winds of nearness offered intimate solace.
A wave raised by the winds of intimacy as comfort
Sol 6.1