أَناI ظَرفٌa vessel لِلَهوِfor the pleasure of كُلِّevery ظَريفِrefined person
أَنا ظَرفٌ لِلَهوِ كُلِّ ظَريفِ
أَناI مُستَودَعٌa repository لِعِلقٍfor a precious treasure شَريفِnoble
أَنا مُستَودَعٌ لِعِلقٍ شَريفِ
I am a vessel for every refined person's pleasure.
I am a vessel for every refined amusement
I am a repository for a noble treasure.
I am a repository for noble temperament
أَناI كَالصَدرِlike the breast بِالإِحاطَةِin encompassing بِالراof the wine (first fragment)
أَنا كَالصَدرِ بِالإِحاطَةِ بِالرا
حِcompletion of 'wine' إِذِsince الراحُthe wine كَالضَميرِlike the inward thought اللَطيفِsubtle
حِ إِذِ الراحُ كَالضَميرِ اللَطيفِ
I am like the breast in enclosing wine,
I am like the chest encompassing the spirit
for wine is like the subtle inward thought.
As the spirit is like the gentle conscience
سَلask عَنِabout الطَيِّباتِthe fine things فَهِيَfor they are فُنونٌvarieties
سَل عَنِ الطَيِّباتِ فَهِيَ فُنونٌ
أُلِّفَتwere combined فِيَّin me أَحسَنَthe finest التَأليفِarrangement
أُلِّفَت فِيَّ أَحسَنَ التَأليفِ
Ask about fine things: they are of many kinds,
Ask about the graces, for they are diverse arts
combined in me in the finest arrangement.
Composed in me in the best composition
أَيُّwhat حُسنٍbeauty يَفيcan match بِحُسنِيَwith my beauty مَحموcarried (first fragment)
أَيُّ حُسنٍ يَفي بِحُسنِيَ مَحمو
لاًcompletion of 'carried' بِكَفَّيin the two hands of وَصيفَةٍa serving-girl أَوor وَصيفِa serving-boy
لاً بِكَفَّي وَصيفَةٍ أَو وَصيفِ
What beauty can match mine when I am carried
What beauty suffices my beauty carried
in the two hands of a serving-girl or serving-boy?
In the palms of a maidservant or page
Sol 6.1