لاnot أَشْرَبُI drink الرَّاحَwine إِلاَّexcept
لا أَشْرَبُ الرَّاحَ إِلاَّ
ماthe space بَيْنَbetween شادٍa singer وشادِنْand a young gazelle
ما بَيْنَ شادٍ وشادِنْ
I drink wine only
I do not drink wine
between a singer and a young gazelle.
Except what's between a grape vine and vines
وإِنand if فَنِيتُI perish فعنديthen I have
وإِن فَنِيتُ فعندي
إِلىuntil مَعَادٍresurrection معادِنُmines
إِلى مَعَادٍ معادِنُ
And if I perish, I have
And if I pass away I have
mines to last until resurrection.
Places to return to, to their origins
قُمْrise ياO نديمِيmy drinking companion فأَنْصِتْthen listen attentively
قُمْ يا نديمِي فأَنْصِتْ
والليلُand the night داجٍdark لِداجنْto a tame bird
والليلُ داجٍ لِداجنْ
Rise, my drinking companion, and listen,
Rise up my boon companion and listen
while the night is dark, to a tame bird.
While the night is pitch black in the darkness
غَنَّىit sang وناحَand lamented فَنَزَّعْso tore off (continued)
غَنَّى وناحَ فَنَزَّعْ
تُI (verb ending) ثوبَrobe خاشٍone who fears مُخَاشِنْacting harshly
تُ ثوبَ خاشٍ مُخَاشِنْ
It sang and lamented, and I tore off
He sang and complained, so he pulled off
the robe of one fearful and harsh.
The dress of a singer, singers
طاوِعْgo along with علىin القَصْفِrevelry والعَزْand music-making (continued)
طاوِعْ على القَصْفِ والعَزْ
فcompletion of 'music-making' كُلَّevery حاسٍdrinker وحاسِنْand treat kindly
ف كُلَّ حاسٍ وحاسِنْ
Go along in revelry and music
Yield to the drinking and pleasure
with every drinker, and show kindness.
In every sense and senses
وانهَضْand rise بطيشِكَwith your recklessness عنaway from سِمْdemeanor (continued)
وانهَضْ بطيشِكَ عن سِمْ
تِcompletion of 'demeanor' ذيone possessing وَقَارٍdignity وقارِنْand keep company
تِ ذي وَقَارٍ وقارِنْ
And rise in your recklessness, leaving the demeanor
And get up from your sitting place
of a dignified man, and keep company.
From the seats of dignity and dignitaries
هاتِbring الكُمَيْتَthe dark-red wine وأَهلاًand welcome
هاتِ الكُمَيْتَ وأَهلاً
منهاof it بصَافٍto a clear draught وصافِنْand share equally
منها بصَافٍ وصافِنْ
Bring the dark-red wine, and welcome
Bring the wine cup and welcome
a clear draught of it; share it equally.
With pure and purified
أَثُورُI spring up منfrom ذِيthis one (feminine) ومنand from ذاthis one (masculine)
أَثُورُ من ذِي ومن ذا
بكُلِّin every غابٍthicket بغابِنْupon a cheat
بكُلِّ غابٍ بغابِنْ
From this and that I spring
More generous than he who is generous
upon a cheat in every thicket.
In every land with its lands
وإَنand if رَمَتْنيstruck me اللياليthe nights
وإَن رَمَتْني الليالي
يوماًone day بدَاهٍwith a cunning man أُدَاهِنْI flatter
يوماً بدَاهٍ أُدَاهِنْ
And if the nights strike me
And if nights trick me
one day with a cunning man, I flatter him.
One day with someone I trick
Sol 6.1