ياO صاحfriend إنindeed الدهرtime صاعدrising برهةfor a while
يا صاح إن الدهر صاعد برهة
فغداand so became الزمانtime لحسنهاof its beauty محسادdeeply envious
فغدا الزمان لحسنها محساد
O friend, time rises for a while,
O friend, time is ascending for a while
So time became deeply envious of its beauty.
So tomorrow became envious of its beauty
يدومremains علىbeside نهرriver الجواهرthe jewels مفردalone
يدوم على نهر الجواهر مفرد
منfrom حسنهits beauty شفىcured بهthrough it الأنكادafflictions
من حسنه شفى به الأنكاد
One remains alone beside the river of jewels;
It remains solo on the river of jewels
Through its beauty, it cured afflictions.
Its beauty has healed the wounded
وادa valley فكأنهas though it were محفةa palanquin منof فضةsilver
واد فكأنه محفة من فضة
أوor ماwhat قدalready صاغهfashioned it الأهنادthe Indians
أو ما قد صاغه الأهناد
A valley, as though it were a palanquin of silver,
A valley as if it were a silver bowl
Or something the Indians have fashioned.
Or what skilled goldsmiths have wrought
شقcleft البسيطةthe earth صاونunclear as written يزبرجدemerald (form unclear)
شق البسيطة صاون يزبرجد
رقمتembroidered جوانبthe edges سوحهits open grounds الأبرادthe striped mantles
رقمت جوانب سوحه الأبراد
It cleft the earth—[unclear phrase involving emerald].
It split the plain, channels of emerald
Striped mantles embroidered the edges of its open grounds.
Its banks were embroidered with hailstones
معwith فتيةyoung men فتنواbewitched بحسنwith the beauty of وجوههمtheir faces
مع فتية فتنوا بحسن وجوههم
قلبheart السجيthe tranquil one فغابand vanished عنهfrom him مرادa desire
قلب السجي فغاب عنه مراد
With youths whose beautiful faces bewitched
With youths who were tempted by the beauty of their faces
The tranquil one's heart, till his desire slipped away.
The passionate heart forgot its purpose
هبblew النسيمthe breeze فحركتand stirred نفحاتهits breaths
هب النسيم فحركت نفحاته
مناfrom us القلوبthe hearts ويانand [unclear] فيناwithin us رشادsound judgment
منا القلوب ويان فينا رشاد
The breeze blew, and its breaths stirred
The breeze blew, its breaths stirred
Our hearts; and [unclear wording] sound judgment within us.
Our hearts - and guidance is within us
ريحwind الصباthe east حنتyearned إليناtoward us تذيقناletting us taste
ريح الصبا حنت إلينا تذيقنا
طعمtaste السلوsolace وماand no لديهاshe has نفادexhaustion
طعم السلو وما لديها نفاد
The east wind yearned for us, letting us taste
The morning breeze leaned toward us to let us taste
The flavor of solace, of which she never runs short.
The flavor of joy - and it has no limit
والنهرand the river الجوانبthe banks ضاحكlaughing
والنهر الجوانب ضاحك
عنrevealing ثغرa mouth درpearls ماnot لهit has أندادequals
عن ثغر در ما له أنداد
And the river laughs along its banks,
And the river banks laugh
Baring a mouth of pearls that has no equal.
At the lips of pearls - they have no equal
يهديbestows السرورjoy بجمعناat our gathering ويؤمناand comes toward us
يهدي السرور بجمعنا ويؤمنا
كاساتcups راحwine صاغهاfashioned them الأمجادthe noble
كاسات راح صاغها الأمجاد
It brings joy to our gathering, and toward us come
It brings us joy in our gathering and gives us
Cups of wine fashioned by the noble.
Goblets of comfort forged by glory
للهto God (in admiration) يومa day قدindeed تضاحكlaughed together فجرةsinners
لله يوم قد تضاحك فجرة
وتشبهتand emulated بسرورهits joy الأعيادthe festivals
وتشبهت بسروره الأعياد
By God, what a day, when sinners laughed together,
God, one day it smiled at dawn
And festivals emulated its joy.
And resembled festivals in its joy
Sol 6.1