ياO ساقيَcupbearer القومthe company قدalready هبَّawoke النيامُthe sleepers علىto
يا ساقيَ القوم قد هبَّ النيامُ على
صوتِthe sound of القِيانthe singing girls وداعيand the herald of أُنْسهمtheir merriment صاحاcried out
صوتِ القِيان وداعي أُنْسهم صاحا
O cupbearer of the company, the sleepers have awakened to
O cupbearer, the people have fallen asleep
the singing girls’ voices, and the herald of their merriment has cried out.
To the sound of the lutes and the call of their companion shouting
قمْrise ويْكَwoe to you! فيin ظلthe shade of ريعانthe bloom of الصِباyouth فرحاًrejoicing
قمْ ويْكَ في ظل ريعان الصِبا فرحاً
دُرْgo round بالحميّاwith the strong wine تفوقyou outshine البدرthe full moon إِذwhen لاحاit shone forth
دُرْ بالحميّا تفوق البدر إِذ لاحا
Rise—come now!—rejoicing in the shade of youth’s bloom;
Arise in the shade of youth in bloom, joyful
Go round with the strong wine, outshining the full moon when it shines forth.
Pass the wine whose brightness outshines the moon when it appears
Sol 6.1