يوماًone day لبستI wore بهon that day الخلاعةwanton revelry حلةa robe
يوماً لبست به الخلاعة حلة
وسحبتهاand I trailed it فسحبتso I trailed خيرthe finest لباسِattire
وسحبتها فسحبت خير لباسِ
One day I wore revelry as a robe,
One day I dressed it in fine robes
And trailed it, trailing the finest attire,
And drew them off, and drew off the finest raiment,
فيin مجلسa gathering زجلresounding with الغناءthe singing متوجcrowned الthe
في مجلس زجل الغناء متوج ال
كاساتgoblets فيهin it مهذبrefined الجلاسthe seated guests
كاسات فيه مهذب الجلاس
In a gathering ringing with song, with crowned
In an assembly where singers were crowned
Goblets and refined companions within.
With goblets among refined company,
والطيرand the birds قدindeed طربتrejoiced بحسنin the beauty of غنائهاtheir singing
والطير قد طربت بحسن غنائها
لوif أنهاthat they فطنتunderstood لشربto drinking الكاسthe cup
لو أنها فطنت لشرب الكاس
And the birds would have rejoiced in the beauty of their song,
And the birds were entranced by her beautiful singing—
Had they known how to drink from the cup.
If only they were aware enough to drink from the goblets!
والشمسand the sun عنout of حسدenvy تغيرchanged لونهاher color
والشمس عن حسد تغير لونها
انthat لاnot تكونshe is كغرةlike the radiant brow of العباسal-Abbas
ان لا تكون كغرة العباس
And the sun changed color out of envy
The sun turned green with envy
At not resembling al-Abbas’s radiant brow.
Lest it be like the cheeks of al-‘Abbas.
أناI لاnot أباليcare منwhom فقدتI have lost منamong الورىhumankind
أنا لا أبالي من فقدت من الورى
أماwhen حضرتyou are present فأنتthen you are كلall الناسhumankind
أما حضرت فأنت كل الناس
I care not whom I have lost among humankind;
I care not whom I lose in this world
When you are present, you are all humankind.
As long as you are present, you are all people!
Sol 6.1