قمrise ياO نديمُboon companion إلىto مباشرةengaging in الوغىbattle
قم يا نديمُ إلى مباشرة الوغى
فالحربُfor war قائمةٌunderway ونحنُand we هجودُasleep
فالحربُ قائمةٌ ونحنُ هجودُ
Rise, boon companion, and enter the fray!
Rise, O boon companion, to engage in battle.
For battle is raging while we lie asleep.
For war is underway, while we lie asleep.
والليلand the night قدalready أودىpassed away وقهقهand laughed aloud عندهاat that
والليل قد أودى وقهقه عندها
الإبريقthe pitcher منfrom طربٍdelight وناحand wailed العودthe lute
الإبريق من طربٍ وناح العود
Night has passed away, and at this came a peal of laughter—
And night has passed away, and at that laughed aloud
From the delighted ewer, while the oud wailed.
The pitcher in delight, while the lute wailed.
ولئنand if indeed زعمتyou claim بأنthat ذلكthat باطلٌfalse
ولئن زعمت بأن ذلك باطلٌ
فلناthen we have عليهfor it أدلَّةٌproofs وشهودand witnesses
فلنا عليه أدلَّةٌ وشهود
And if you claim that this is false,
And if indeed you claim that that is false,
We have proofs and witnesses for it:
Then we have proofs and witnesses for it.
القطرthe rain نبلٌarrows والغديرُand the pool سوابغٌcoats of mail
القطر نبلٌ والغديرُ سوابغٌ
والبرقُand the lightning بيضٌgleaming swords والغمامand the clouds بنودbanners
والبرقُ بيضٌ والغمام بنود
The raindrops are arrows; the pool, a full coat of mail;
The rain is arrows, and the pool is coats of mail.
The lightning, bright blades; the clouds, battle-banners.
And lightning is gleaming swords, and the clouds are banners.
Sol 6.1