ومسامرٍand many a night companion تُسْليكَdistract you عنfrom سِنةِdrowsiness الكرىsleep
ومسامرٍ تُسْليكَ عن سِنةِ الكرى
ألفاظُهhis words فالليلُso the night منهthrough him نهارُday
ألفاظُه فالليلُ منه نهارُ
And many a night companion—from sleep’s drowsiness you are drawn away
With conversation that distracts you from life's sorrows
By his words; through him, the night is day.
Its words, so the night from them is day
تَثْنيturn aside المسامعthe ears عنfrom سَماعhearing حديثِهhis speech
تَثْني المسامع عن سَماع حديثِه
صُمّاًdeaf فتسمَعُso hear ذلكthat الأبصارُthe eyes
صُمّاً فتسمَعُ ذلك الأبصارُ
The ears turn away from hearing his speech,
Turning ears away from hearing his talk
Deaf, while the eyes hear it.
Deaf, so sights hear that
ويهزُّand he sways أغصانَboughs القدودِthe slender figures كأنّهُas though he were
ويهزُّ أغصانَ القدودِ كأنّهُ
كأسٌa cup عليهاamong them للمُدامِfor wine تُدارُis passed around
كأسٌ عليها للمُدامِ تُدارُ
And he sways the boughs of slender figures, as though he were
And it shakes the branches of the lote-trees as though
A cup of wine passed around among them.
It were a cup passed round for wine
إنif أشكلتْproved difficult يوماًone day عليكَfor you قضيةٌa matter
إن أشكلتْ يوماً عليكَ قضيةٌ
فاسألْهُthen ask him تحْظَyou will be fortunate فعندَهُfor with him الأخبارُthe news
فاسألْهُ تحْظَ فعندَهُ الأخبارُ
If one day a matter proves difficult for you,
If one day a complex case puzzles you
Then ask him and find good fortune, for he has the news.
Ask him - you will find he has the news
لاno شيءَthing أنصفُmore just منهthan him تُظهِرُyou reveal سرّهُhis secret
لا شيءَ أنصفُ منه تُظهِرُ سرّهُ
أبداًalways وتخفىand remain hidden عندَهwith him الأسرارُthe secrets
أبداً وتخفى عندَه الأسرارُ
Nothing is more just than he: you reveal his secret
Nothing fairer than it reveals its secret
Always, while secrets remain hidden with him.
Never and with him secrets stay concealed
Sol 6.1