فيin الكأسthe cup ماthat which يزدهيglories بهin it العنبthe grape
في الكأس ما يزدهي به العنب
تيهاًproudly إذاwhen ماemphatic particle إليهto it ينتسبclaims kinship
تيهاً إذا ما إليه ينتسب
In the cup is that in which the grape glories,
The cup contains a wine that graces the grape,
proudly, whenever it claims kinship with it.
Wandering when attributed to it,
ربmany a ابfather نالgained بابنهthrough his son شرفاًhonor
رب اب نال بابنه شرفاً
يقصرfalls short عنهof it النجارlineage والحسبand ancestral merit
يقصر عنه النجار والحسب
Many a father has gained through his son an honor
A father attained honor through his son,
beyond the reach of lineage and ancestral merit.
Beyond the carpenter's and the noble's reach.
غبوقهاits evening draught يسلبsteals العقولthe wits وفيand in
غبوقها يسلب العقول وفي
صبوحهاits morning draught عائدreturning لناto us السلبwhat was stolen
صبوحها عائد لنا السلب
Its evening draught steals our wits, and in
Its intoxication steals minds, while its
its morning draught, what was stolen returns to us.
Sobriety returns to us the theft.
تذهبdispels همthe care المقلof the poor man حينwhen يرىhe sees
تذهب هم المقل حين يرى
كأسa cup لجينsilver طلاعهاits brimful contents ذهبgold
كأس لجين طلاعها ذهب
It dispels the poor man's care when he sees
The worries of the afflicted leave when he sees
a silver cup filled to the brim with gold.
A cup whose rising is gold.
اسماؤهاits names جمةmany وأحسنهاand the finest of them
اسماؤها جمة وأحسنها
عنديin my view سرورjoy النديمthe drinking companion والطربand rapture
عندي سرور النديم والطرب
Its names are many, and the finest of them
Its names are many, but the best in my view
to me are 'the drinking companion's joy' and 'rapture.'
Is the joy of the friend and music.
وماand how الذdelicious المدامthe wine يمزجهاmixes it
وما الذ المدام يمزجها
بمثلهاwith its like ماwhat تضمنenclosed الشنبthe teeth's cool freshness
بمثلها ما تضمن الشنب
And how delicious the wine, mingled
Nothing mixes with wine like it,
with its like—what cool, pearly teeth enclose!
Of what the vine contains.
مفلجfinely spaced الثغرthe teeth فيin مقبلهhis kissable lips
مفلج الثغر في مقبله
عذبsweet رضابsaliva كأنهas though it were ضربwhite honey
عذب رضاب كأنه ضرب
His teeth are finely spaced; upon his lips
A mouth smiler in its approach,
is sweet saliva, as though it were white honey.
Sweet, gentle, as if struck.
وساحرand enchanting الطرفthe gaze منfrom لواحظهhis sidelong glances
وساحر الطرف من لواحظه
قدindeed استعارتhave borrowed مضاءهاtheir keenness القضبthe swords
قد استعارت مضاءها القضب
And enchanting is his gaze; from his sidelong glances
An enchanting glance from its observer,
the swords have borrowed their keenness.
Who borrowed its radiance from embers.
تملكhe possesses الحسنloveliness والجمالand beauty ففيso among
تملك الحسن والجمال ففي
الغيدthe graceful beauties منof الحسنloveliness بعضsome ماwhat يهبhe bestows
الغيد من الحسن بعض ما يهب
He possesses loveliness and beauty; so among
It possesses beauty and grace, so in
the graceful beauties is but some of the loveliness he bestows.
The vine some of what it grants.
مرbitter الجفاaloofness حلوةsweet شمائلهhis qualities
مر الجفا حلوة شمائله
وكلand every حبlove عذابهits torment عذبsweet
وكل حب عذابه عذب
Bitter is his aloofness, sweet are his ways;
The harshness of estrangement is sweetened by its traits,
and every love's torment is sweet.
And every beloved agony is sweet.
هنديةIndian (blades) لمnot تزلcease to be لواحظهhis sidelong glances
هندية لم تزل لواحظه
وقدand indeed نمتهbegot him الغطارفthe noble lords العربthe Arabs
وقد نمته الغطارف العرب
His glances have always been Indian blades,
Indian, its glances have not ceased
though he springs from noble Arab lords.
To be groomed by Arabic eyelids.
قمrise هاتهاbring it هاتهاbring it معتقهwell-aged
قم هاتها هاتها معتقه
اتتpassed عليهاover it الدهورthe ages والحقبand epochs
اتت عليها الدهور والحقب
Rise! Bring it, bring it well aged—
Rise, bring it here, bring it here in dedication,
ages and epochs have passed over it.
Eras and epochs have passed over it.
شمسa sun مدامwine يسعىgoes about بهاwith it قمرa moon
شمس مدام يسعى بها قمر
علىamong ندامىdrinking companions كأنهاas though they were شهبshooting stars
على ندامى كأنها شهب
A sun of wine, borne around by a moon
A sun of wine, a moon is striving with it,
among drinking companions who seem like shooting stars.
Over late regrets as if they were embers.
يخالهاimagines it فيin الكؤوسthe cups مبصرهاits beholder
يخالها في الكؤوس مبصرها
سماءa sky تبرgold نجومهاits stars الحببthe bubbles
سماء تبر نجومها الحبب
Whoever sees it in the cups imagines it
Its observer imagines it in cups
a sky of gold whose stars are bubbles.
A sky with its stars being the seeds.
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