ياO لينَthe suppleness of عَطفيmy flank وَاِخضِرارِand the verdure of جَنابيmy precincts
يا لينَ عَطفي وَاِخضِرارِ جَنابي
لِرَفيفِfrom the flutter of آدابٍrefinement وَماءِand the water of شَبابِyouth
لِرَفيفِ آدابٍ وَماءِ شَبابِ
O suppleness of my flank and verdure of my precincts,
From the flutter of refinement and the water of youth!
راقاboth became clear وَرَقّاand both grew delicate فَاِلتَقىso there met بِهِماin them both مَعاًtogether
راقا وَرَقّا فَاِلتَقى بِهِما مَعاً
ثَغرُthe mouth of الحَبابِthe wine bubbles وَأَوجُهُand the faces of الأَحبابِthe loved ones
ثَغرُ الحَبابِ وَأَوجُهُ الأَحبابِ
Both grew clear and delicate, and in them met together
The smiling mouth of wine-foam and the faces of loved ones.
فَسَجَعتُso I cooed ثُِمَّthere حَمامَةًas a dove وَمِنَand among المُنىwishes
فَسَجَعتُ ثُِمَّ حَمامَةً وَمِنَ المُنى
أَنّيthat I اِستَعَرتُborrowed لَهاfor her جَناحَa wing of غُرابِa raven
أَنّي اِستَعَرتُ لَها جَناحَ غُرابِ
So I cooed there like a dove; and among my wishes
Was to borrow for her a raven's wing.
وَسَكِرتُand I became drunk سُكرَيthe two intoxications of قَهوَةٍwine وَشَبيبَةٍand youth
وَسَكِرتُ سُكرَي قَهوَةٍ وَشَبيبَةٍ
وَسَحَبتُand I trailed مِنfrom ذَيلَيthe two trains of هَوىًpassion وَتَصابيand youthful dalliance
وَسَحَبتُ مِن ذَيلَي هَوىً وَتَصابي
And I was doubly drunk, with wine and youth,
And trailed the twin trains of passion and youthful dalliance.
وَأَمّاand now وَطِرفيby my steed إِنَّهُindeed he is لَمُبَرِّزٌsurely preeminent
وَأَمّا وَطِرفي إِنَّهُ لَمُبَرِّزٌ
فيin حَلبَةِthe racecourse of الشُعَراءِthe poets وَالكُتّابِand the writers
في حَلبَةِ الشُعَراءِ وَالكُتّابِ
And now, by my steed, he is surely preeminent
In the racecourse of poets and writers,
مُتَخايِلٌprancing proudly فيat صَدرِthe head of كُلِّevery جَريدَةٍwritten sheet
مُتَخايِلٌ في صَدرِ كُلِّ جَريدَةٍ
بِقَصيدَةٍwith a poem وَكَتيبَةٍand a battalion لِكِتابِbelonging to a letter
بِقَصيدَةٍ وَكَتيبَةٍ لِكِتابِ
Prancing proudly at the head of every page,
With a poem and a letter's battalion.
Sol 6.1