فِتيَةٌyoung men قَدalready قَطَعواthey have spent الدَهtime (word continues)
فِتيَةٌ قَد قَطَعوا الدَه
رَcompletion of “time” اِغتِباقاًdrinking in the evening وَاِصطِباحاand drinking in the morning
رَ اِغتِباقاً وَاِصطِباحا
Young men who have spent their days
Young men who have spent their time
drinking at dusk and drinking at dawn;
drinking wine at evening and at dawn.
يَحمِلونَthey carry الرَاحَthe wine بِالراwith the palms (word continues)
يَحمِلونَ الرَاحَ بِالرا
حِcompletion of “palms” غُدوّاًin the morning وَرَواحاand in the evening
حِ غُدوّاً وَرَواحا
they carry wine in the palm
They carry wine in their palms
morning and evening.
morning and evening.
وَإِذاand when ماemphatic particle سُئِلواthey are asked الجوgenerosity (word continues)
وَإِذا ما سُئِلوا الجو
دَcompletion of “generosity” غَداbecomes المالُthe wealth مُباحاfreely available
دَ غَدا المالُ مُباحا
And when they are asked for generosity,
And whenever they are asked for generosity,
wealth at once becomes free for all;
their wealth becomes freely available.
وَإِذاand when قيلَit is said اِركَبواmount up! (plural) قَدindeed
وَإِذا قيلَ اِركَبوا قَد
غَلَبَhas overcome الجِدُّearnestness المُزاحاjest
غَلَبَ الجِدُّ المُزاحا
and when told, “Mount!”—already
And when they are told, “Mount up! Indeed,
earnestness has vanquished jest.
earnestness has overcome jest,”
جَعَلواthey turn الكاساتِthe cups بيضاًwhite blades (swords)
جَعَلوا الكاساتِ بيضاً
وَالرَياحينَand the fragrant herbs رِماحاspears
وَالرَياحينَ رِماحا
Their cups they make into gleaming swords,
they turn the cups into gleaming swords,
and fragrant flowers into spears.
and the fragrant herbs into spears.
Sol 6.1