حتّامhow long? تبدوyou appear لناto us وتحتجبُand you hide yourself
حتّام تبدو لنا وتحتجبُ
قدindeed حانَthe time has come أَنthat ينتهيcome to an end بكَin you الغَضَبُanger
قد حانَ أَن ينتهي بكَ الغَضَبُ
How long will you appear to us and hide yourself?
You appear and hide from me
The time has come for your anger to end.
Anger should end with you now
قمْrise سيديmy lord للكؤوسto the cups نُعملهاlet us use them
قمْ سيدي للكؤوس نُعملها
قدindeed هزنيhas stirred me نحوtoward كأسكyour cup الطربُrapture
قد هزني نحو كأسك الطربُ
Rise, my lord, to the cups—let us ply them.
Rise, my lord, let us make cups
Rapture has indeed stirred me toward your cup.
Your cup has stirred me with joy
قمْrise ويْكَcome now, you! نقضيlet us satisfy منof الصِباyouth وطراًa longing
قمْ ويْكَ نقضي من الصِبا وطراً
نجنيwe pluck قطوفَfruit clusters المنىwishes وننتهبُand we plunder
نجني قطوفَ المنى وننتهبُ
Rise—come now!—let us satisfy a youthful longing.
Rise, so we may spend our youth happily
Let us pluck the fruits of desire and seize them as spoil.
Plucking the fruits of bliss and seizing them
والطيرُand the birds فوقabove الغصونthe boughs مغتردwarbling
والطيرُ فوق الغصون مغترد
والعودُand the lute بينamong القيانthe singing girls مصطخبresounding
والعودُ بين القيان مصطخب
And the birds warble above the boughs.
The birds chirping in the branches
And the lute resounds among the singing girls.
The lute resonating mournfully between players
والنَشْرand fragrance بينamong الرياضthe gardens منفتقٌbursting forth
والنَشْر بين الرياض منفتقٌ
والزِقُّand the wineskin بنamong (apparently بين) الدِنانthe wine jars منسحبُbeing drawn along
والزِقُّ بن الدِنان منسحبُ
And fragrance bursts forth among the gardens.
Fragrance spreading through the gardens
And the wineskin trails among the wine jars.
Scent trailing among the pots
ياO مُترَفاًpampered one لاnot يزالceases يلحظنيglances at me
يا مُترَفاً لا يزال يلحظني
والقلبand the heart مستبشرglad ومرتقبand expectant
والقلب مستبشر ومرتقب
O pampered one, who keeps glancing at me,
O you who still gazes at me
And the heart is glad and expectant.
My heart hopeful and expectant
وَبأبيand with my father as ransom أنتyou هلis there? لوعدكfor your promise ذاthis
وَبأبي أنت هل لوعدك ذا
منany آخرend بالوصالwith union يقتربُdraws near
من آخر بالوصال يقتربُ
And may my father be your ransom! Does this promise of yours
By my father, is your promise
Have any end drawing near with union?
Drawing near to fulfillment?
دونكtake for yourself روحيmy soul بشارةa reward for good tidings فعسىso perhaps
دونك روحي بشارة فعسى
يقومarises منهاfrom it لموعديfor my promised meeting سَببُa means
يقوم منها لموعدي سَببُ
Take my soul as a reward for good tidings; perhaps
My soul heralds good tidings
A means may arise from it for my promised meeting.
May it lead to my hoped for meeting
Sol 6.1