لوif نَكُنI were ذاpossessing عقْلِreason فيamong الناسthe people
لو نَكُن ذا عقْلِ في الناس
كانْwould يكونbe عَقْليmy mind ملَكتُواI mastered it
كانْ يكون عَقْلي ملَكتُوا
Were I a man of reason among people,
I would have mastered my mind.
مُولْتيmy mistress لعِبَتtoyed بأجْناسwith all sorts
مُولْتي لعِبَت بأجْناس
مَنwho قَوَىcould شيءever يعْصيdisobey سِتُّواhis mistress
مَن قَوَى شيء يعْصي سِتُّوا
My mistress has toyed with all sorts of people;
Who could ever disobey his mistress?
مَوْلَتِيmy mistress سِتِيmy lady عزيزَاAziza
مَوْلَتِي سِتِي عزيزَا
إِسْمُهاher name أنْif تفْهمُونِيyou understand me
إِسْمُها أنْ تفْهمُونِي
My mistress, my lady—Aziza
Is her name, if you understand me.
مَهْرَهاher bride-price نِبْلاَI suffer ونَجيزَاand I pay it in full
مَهْرَها نِبْلاَ ونَجيزَا
أخرَجَتْنيshe drove me out عنfrom سُكونِيmy stillness
أخرَجَتْني عن سُكونِي
I suffer for her bride-price and pay it in full;
She has driven me from my stillness.
اعْذُرُونِيpardon me وانْظُرُوهاand look at her
اعْذُرُونِي وانْظُرُوها
وانظروهاand look at her واعْذُرُونِيand pardon me
وانظروها واعْذُرُونِي
Pardon me, and look at her;
And look at her, and pardon me.
أشْعَلتset ablaze قلْبيmy heart وساوِسْwhisperings
أشْعَلت قلْبي وساوِسْ
وابْتلَتْنيand afflicted me فابْتلِيتُواso I was afflicted
وابْتلَتْني فابْتلِيتُوا
Whisperings set my heart ablaze,
And afflicted me, so I was afflicted.
مولْتِيmy mistress لعِبَتtoyed بأجْناسwith all sorts
مولْتِي لعِبَت بأجْناس
مَنwho قوَىcould شيْever يعْصىdisobey سِتواhis mistress
مَن قوَى شيْ يعْصى سِتوا
My mistress has toyed with all sorts of people;
Who could ever disobey his mistress?
اعذُرُونيpardon me ياO مقابِيلfavored ones
اعذُرُوني يا مقابِيل
مُولْتيmy mistress جارَتacted unjustly عَلَيَّاtoward me
مُولْتي جارَت عَلَيَّا
Pardon me, O favored ones:
My mistress has wronged me,
وسقتْنيand gave me to drink خمْرwine بابيلْBabylon
وسقتْني خمْر بابيلْ
أوor شَرِيباًa draught ششترياShushtari
أو شَرِيباً ششتريا
And given me Babylon's wine to drink,
Or a Shushtari draught.
لَوْif يكُونthere were السُّمpoison فيin الْكاسthe cup
لَوْ يكُون السُّم في الْكاس
ماnot يكُونْwould be إِلاَّexcept شَرَبْتواI drank it
ما يكُونْ إِلاَّ شَرَبْتوا
Were there poison in the cup,
I would do nothing but drink it.
مولتيmy mistress لعِبَتtoyed بأجْناسwith all sorts
مولتي لعِبَت بأجْناس
مَنwho قوَىcould شَيْever يعْصىdisobey ستُّواhis mistress
مَن قوَى شَيْ يعْصى ستُّوا
My mistress has toyed with all sorts of people;
Who could ever disobey his mistress?
لاdo not تلُومونِيblame me فيover سِتيmy mistress
لا تلُومونِي في سِتي
كُلُّevery حَدperson عِنْدهhe has مَتاعواhis possessions
كُلُّ حَد عِنْده مَتاعوا
Do not reproach me over my mistress;
Everyone has his own possessions.
غرَضْهاher wish غرَضيmy wish وقصْدِيand my aim
غرَضْها غرَضي وقصْدِي
فيin مرَاضْهاher pleasure اتباعُواfollowing it
في مرَاضْها اتباعُوا
Her wish is my wish, and my aim
Is to follow it for her pleasure,
حتىuntil يَنْصِفْنيgrants me justice إلهِيmy God
حتى يَنْصِفْني إلهِي
والفقيرْand the poor man علىaccording to طِباعُواhis nature
والفقيرْ على طِباعُوا
Until my God grants me justice;
And the poor man follows his nature.
نسْتبدِلI exchange الحُلْهthe fine robe بِدِفاسfor coarse cloth
نسْتبدِل الحُلْه بِدِفاس
ونمزِقand I tear up شيْwhat لَبِسْتُواI wore it
ونمزِق شيْ لَبِسْتُوا
I exchange the fine robe for coarse cloth,
And tear up whatever I have worn.
مُولْتيmy mistress لعِبَتtoyed بأجْناسwith all sorts
مُولْتي لعِبَت بأجْناس
مَنwho قوىcould شيْever يعْصىdisobey ستُّواhis mistress
مَن قوى شيْ يعْصى ستُّوا
My mistress has toyed with all sorts of people;
Who could ever disobey his mistress?
ياO جَماعهpeople ياO جَمَاعهpeople
يا جَماعه يا جَمَاعه
اخْلعُواstrip off بِيعُواsell الثيابُthe clothes
اخْلعُوا بِيعُوا الثيابُ
O people, O people!
Take off your clothes and sell them!
هذاthis هit is وقْتُthe time of الخلاَعةunrestrained revelry
هذا ه وقْتُ الخلاَعة
الْمِلاحْthe beauties رقَصُواdanced وطابُواand rejoiced
الْمِلاحْ رقَصُوا وطابُوا
This is the hour of abandon;
The beauties danced and rejoiced.
إِخْرِجواsend out الجاهلthe ignorant one عنَّاaway from us
إِخْرِجوا الجاهل عنَّا
مَنwhoever رَقَصdanced فرَّحgladdened شبابُواhis youth
مَن رَقَص فرَّح شبابُوا
Send the ignorant one away from us;
Whoever dances gladdens his youth.
لَوْif نَسُقI convey لُوto him المعْنىthe meaning مِنamong ناسِpeople
لَوْ نَسُق لُو المعْنى مِن ناسِ
لمdid not يذُقُtaste مِنيfrom me ماwhat قلتواI said it
لم يذُقُ مِني ما قلتوا
Were I to convey the meaning to one of the people,
He would not taste from me what I have said.
مُولْتيmy mistress لعِبَتtoyed بأجْناسwith all sorts
مُولْتي لعِبَت بأجْناس
مَنwho قَوَىcould شيْever يعْصىdisobey سِتُّواhis mistress
مَن قَوَى شيْ يعْصى سِتُّوا
My mistress has toyed with all sorts of people;
Who could ever disobey his mistress?
Sol 6.1