باكرْgreet early صباحَthe morning of المهرجاMihrjān (continued)
باكرْ صباحَ المهرجا
نِcompletion of 'Mihrjān' بِقبضِby seizing أرواحthe souls of الدنانِthe wine jars
نِ بِقبضِ أرواح الدنانِ
Greet the morning of Mihrjān early,
At dawn in Mahrajaan
By seizing the souls of the wine jars.
Take the souls of the lovers in your fist
واسْتَنْطِقِand make speak العُودَthe oud الفصيeloquent (continued)
واسْتَنْطِقِ العُودَ الفصي
حَcompletion of 'eloquent' عنthrough المثالِثِthe third strings والمَثَانيand the second strings
حَ عن المثالِثِ والمَثَاني
And make the eloquent oud speak
And make the lyre speak eloquently
Through its third and second strings,
Of thirds and eights
ببيانwith the eloquence of بِدْعةَBidʿa إنَّهاindeed she
ببيان بِدْعةَ إنَّها
فيin الحذقskill منamong بِدَعِthe wonders of الزَّمانِthe age
في الحذق من بِدَعِ الزَّمانِ
With Bidʿa’s eloquence—she
With an exposition of a new style
Is, in skill, one of the wonders of the age.
A novelty of the times
تحكيshe mirrors بحُسْنِthrough the beauty of غنائهاher singing
تحكي بحُسْنِ غنائها
تصديقَfulfillment جودِكَyour generosity للأمانيof wishes
تصديقَ جودِكَ للأماني
In the beauty of her singing she mirrors
Tell with the beauty of its singing
Your generosity’s fulfillment of wishes,
The truth of your fulfilling my wishes
وجمالَand the beauty of وجهِكَyour face إنَّهindeed it
وجمالَ وجهِكَ إنَّه
مِنْfrom كُلِّevery مَحْذورٍfeared harm أمانيmy protection
مِنْ كُلِّ مَحْذورٍ أماني
And the beauty of your face—indeed, it
And the beauty of your face, it is
Is my protection from every feared harm.
Safe from all dangers, my wishes
ياO واحدَpeerless one الكرمِgenerosity الذيwho
يا واحدَ الكرمِ الذي
ماnot إنْat all (emphasis) لهfor him فيin الحسْنِbeauty ثانيan equal
ما إنْ له في الحسْنِ ثاني
O peerless one in generosity, who
O you whose generosity is unique
Has no equal in beauty,
With no match in beauty
ماwhat ليwith me جُفِيتُI was shunned وماand not شَغلْemployed (continued)
ما لي جُفِيتُ وما شَغلْ
تُI (completes 'I employed') بِغيْرِwith anything other than شكركُمُthanking you لسانيmy tongue
تُ بِغيْرِ شكركُمُ لساني
Why have I been shunned, though I have not employed
Why have I been ungrateful, preoccupied
My tongue in anything but thanking you,
With anything but thanking you, my tongue?
وجُعِلْتُand I was made مِنْamong سَقَطِthe dregs of الحَميthe donkeys (continued)
وجُعِلْتُ مِنْ سَقَطِ الحَمي
رِcompletion of 'the donkeys' وكنْتُand I had been منamong خَيْلِthe horses of الرِّهانِthe race
رِ وكنْتُ من خَيْلِ الرِّهانِ
And been made one of the lowliest donkeys,
And I was made as fallen fruit
Though I had been among the racing steeds,
Among the horses being wagered
معdespite أنّنيthe fact that I مَكَّنْتُI empowered كفْhand (continued)
مع أنّني مَكَّنْتُ كفْ
فَكَyour (completes 'your hand') خاضِعاًsubmissive لكto you منover عنانيmy reins
فَكَ خاضِعاً لك من عناني
Even though I had given your hand control,
Even though I gave control
Submissive to you, over my reins?
Of my bridle to you in submission
أعزِزْhow painful عليَّto me بأنْthat أُرىI should be regarded
أعزِزْ عليَّ بأنْ أُرى
خِلْواًdevoid لديكin your estimation مِنَof المعَانيmerit
خِلْواً لديك مِنَ المعَاني
How painful it is for me to be regarded
Honor me by letting me see
By you as devoid of merit!
Emptiness in you of pretense
Sol 6.1