فسموناso we rose والفجرand dawn يضحكlaughs فيin الشرthe east (first fragment)
فسمونا والفجر يضحك في الشر
قcompletes 'east' إليناtoward us مبشراًbringing glad tidings بالصباحِof the morning
ق إلينا مبشراً بالصباحِ
So we pressed onward, while dawn smiled in the eas—
So we rose, while dawn laughed in the east
—t toward us, heralding morning.
toward us, heralding the morning.
والثرياand the Pleiades كرايةlike a banner اوor كجامlike a goblet
والثريا كراية او كجام
أوor بنانfingers أوor طائرa bird أوor وشاحa sash
أو بنان أو طائر أو وشاح
The Pleiades were like a banner, or like a goblet,
And the Pleiades were like a banner or a goblet,
or fingers, or a bird, or a sash.
or fingers, or a bird, or a sash.
وكأنand as though النجومthe stars فيin يدthe hand of ساقa cupbearer
وكأن النجوم في يد ساق
تتهاوىtumble تهاويthe tumbling of الاقداحthe goblets
تتهاوى تهاوي الاقداح
The stars seemed to be in a cupbearer’s hand,
And the stars seemed, in a cupbearer's hand,
tumbling as goblets tumble.
to tumble as goblets tumble.
وجمعناand we brought together بينbetween اللواحظthe glancing eyes والراand wine (first fragment)
وجمعنا بين اللواحظ والرا
حcompletes 'wine' وبينand between الخدودthe cheeks والتفاحand apples
ح وبين الخدود والتفاح
We brought together sidelong glances and wi—
And we paired glancing eyes with wine,
—ne, and cheeks and apples;
and cheeks with apples.
وشممناand we inhaled بنفسجviolet الصدغthe temple حتىuntil
وشممنا بنفسج الصدغ حتى
طالعتناpeered at us منfrom الثغورthe mouths الاقاحيthe daisies
طالعتنا من الثغور الاقاحي
we breathed the violet of the temple-lock, until
And we inhaled the violet of the temple, until
white daisies greeted us from smiling mouths—
daisies peered at us from mouths.
زمنa time فاتpassed بنيamid (likely intended: بين) لهوmerriment وشربand drinking
زمن فات بني لهو وشرب
وغناءand song وراحةand repose وارتياحand contentment
وغناء وراحة وارتياح
a bygone age, built of pleasure and drinking,
A time gone by amid merriment and drinking,
of song, ease, and delight.
and song, repose, and contentment.
معقليmy refuge نهرthe river معقلMa'qil فإنand if ارتحfind rest (verb fragment)
معقلي نهر معقل فإن ارتح
تI (verb ending) الىto منزلa dwelling فديرthen the monastery of نجاحNajah
ت الى منزل فدير نجاح
My refuge is the Nahr Ma‘qil; if I seek res—
My refuge is the Ma'qil River; if I find rest
—t at a lodging, it is Dayr Najāḥ.
in a dwelling, it is Najah Monastery.
وحياتيand my life بماwith what حوتهit contained it الىtoward الخمwine (first fragment)
وحياتي بما حوته الى الخم
رcompletes 'wine' مصروفهdevoted أوor الملاحthe beautiful ones
ر مصروفه أو الملاح
My life, with all it contains, toward wi—
And my life, with all it held, to wine
—ne is turned—or toward fair beauties.
is devoted—or to the fair.
مركبيmy mount مثلlike لمتىmy locks ادهمdark جوjet-black (first fragment)
مركبي مثل لمتى ادهم جو
نcompletes 'jet-black' ويحكيهماand resembles them both نديميmy boon companion وراحيand my wine
ن ويحكيهما نديمي وراحي
My mount, like my tresses, is a dusky bla—
My mount, like my locks, is dark, jet-black,
—ck; my companion and my wine resemble them both.
and my boon companion and my wine resemble them both.
Sol 6.1