أظنI think اليومthe day يهطلrains down بالمدامwith wine
أظن اليوم يهطل بالمدام
فإنfor indeed الأفقthe horizon محمرreddened الغمامthe clouds
فإن الأفق محمر الغمام
I think the day is raining wine,
I think today the clouds will pour down rain
for the horizon's clouds are crimson.
For the horizon is reddened with clouds
وماand not عودتI was accustomed حملraising الكاسthe cup إلاexcept
وما عودت حمل الكاس إلا
علىamid سكرdrunkenness الكرومthe vines أوor الكرامthe generous
على سكر الكروم أو الكرام
And I have been accustomed to raising the cup only
And I've never carried a cup except
amid the drunkenness of vines or generous men.
Filled with the intoxication of grapes or generosity
وعهدand familiarity سماءsky جودكyour generosity بالعطاياwith gifts
وعهد سماء جودك بالعطايا
كعهدlike the familiarity دمblood الأعاديthe enemies بالحسامwith the keen sword
كعهد دم الأعادي بالحسام
And your bounty's sky is acquainted with gifts,
And your sky of generosity with gifts
as the blood of foes is with the keen sword.
Is like the enemies' swords with blood
إذاwhen طلعتrose شموسsuns الراحwine فيناamong us
إذا طلعت شموس الراح فينا
وهبناwe gave away كلevery مسرجةsaddled mare اللجامthe bridle
وهبنا كل مسرجة اللجام
When the suns of wine rise among us,
When the suns of comfort rise over us
we give away every saddled, bridled mare.
Unbridle us like every freed horse
أبحرO sea الجودgenerosity فيin بحرsea الأمانيhopes
أبحر الجود في بحر الأماني
وبدرand full moon الملكkingship فيin بدرfull moon التمامfullness
وبدر الملك في بدر التمام
O sea of bounty in the sea of hopes,
Sail the sea of generosity in the sea of wishes
and full moon of kingship, a moon in all its fullness,
And the full moon of kingship in the full moon of perfection
ومنand you who عبدservant ابنson of يوسفYusuf صيرmade اسميmy name
ومن عبد ابن يوسف صير اسمي
وصيرand made للندىfor generosity مولىa master السلاميal-Salami
وصير للندى مولى السلامي
and you who made my name 'Ibn Yusuf's servant',
And make my name from the slave of Joseph's son
and made al-Salami a master of generosity:
And make the protector of peace guardian of the dew
إذاwhen ركبتmounted أناملناour fingertips كميتاًa bay steed
إذا ركبت أناملنا كميتاً
منfrom الجنبthe flank المفضضsilver-plated فيin لجامa bridle
من الجنب المفضض في لجام
when our fingertips mount a bay steed,
When our fingers ride the perfect
from its silver-plated flank, within a bridle,
Smooth flank in the bridle
تحييناwe greeted one another بذكركwith mention of you وانتقلناand we took refreshments
تحيينا بذكرك وانتقلنا
بمدحكin praising you دونrather than ساداتlords الانامhumankind
بمدحك دون سادات الانام
we toast one another with your name, and take our refreshment
You give us life with your remembrance and we move
in praising you, not the lords of humankind.
With your praise below the masters of men
طربتI was enraptured فماso not أباليI care ماwhat ورائيbehind me
طربت فما أبالي ما ورائي
وقارand pitch الراحwine مشعلةa torch أماميbefore me
وقار الراح مشعلة أمامي
I am enraptured, so I care nothing for what lies behind me,
I rejoiced so I don't care what's behind me
and wine's pitch is a torch before me.
The scent of comfort is a torch before me
جفونeyelids المزنthe rain clouds مذsince عدمتI was bereft بواكweeping
جفون المزن مذ عدمت بواك
لرحمتناin pity for us وخدand a cheek للوردof the rose داميbleeding
لرحمتنا وخد للورد دامي
The rain clouds' eyelids, since I have been bereft, are weeping
Since your absence the eyelids of beauty
in pity for us, and the rose's cheek is bleeding.
For our mercy and rose cheeks are my supporters
فأحيso revive بهاwith it فتىa youth أحلىsweetest مناهhis wishes
فأحي بها فتى أحلى مناه
تقدمgoing ahead منthe one who فداكwould ransom you الىto الحمامdeath
تقدم من فداك الى الحمام
So revive with it a youth whose sweetest wish
So I will revive through them a youth sweeter than wish
is for the one who would ransom you to precede you to death.
Who for your sacrifice walks to the baths
Sol 6.1