إنيindeed I ليرتاحtruly finds delight قلبيmy heart
إني ليرتاح قلبي
إلىin اصطحابthe company of المثانيthe lute's strings
إلى اصطحاب المثاني
Indeed, my heart finds comfort
Indeed, my heart finds delight
in the companionship of the pair,
In the company of the lute's strings,
بحيثwhere تنفيdrive away هموميmy cares
بحيث تنفي همومي
معتقاتaged wines الدنانthe wine jars
معتقات الدنان
where my cares are banished
Where my cares are driven away
by wines long aged in jars,
By wines matured in jars,
معwith شادنa gazelle-like youth ذيpossessing دلاcoquetry (first part of دلال)
مع شادن ذي دلا
لcoquetry (final part of دلال) مهفهفslender فتانbewitching
ل مهفهف فتان
with a gazelle-like youth of coquettish
With a gazelle-like youth full of coquetry,
charm, slender and bewitching.
Slender and bewitching.
يرنوhe gazes إليtoward me بطرفwith a glance
يرنو إلي بطرف
وناظرand an eye وسنانdrowsy
وناظر وسنان
He gazes at me with a glance
He gazes toward me with a glance
and a drowsy eye;
And a drowsy eye.
أعارhe lent حسنthe beauty of التثنيswaying
أعار حسن التثني
تثنيthe swaying of الأغصانthe boughs
تثني الأغصان
he has lent his graceful swaying
He lent his graceful swaying
to the swaying boughs.
To the swaying of the boughs.
إذاwhen تبسمhe smiles تيهاًproudly
إذا تبسم تيهاً
يفترhe parts his lips عنrevealing أقحوانchrysanthemum blossoms
يفتر عن أقحوان
When he smiles in proud coquetry,
When he smiles in pride,
his lips part to reveal daisies.
His lips part to reveal chrysanthemum blossoms.
لأسخطنI shall surely anger عذوليmy reproacher
لأسخطن عذولي
فيهover him بخلعby casting off العنانthe reins
فيه بخلع العنان
I shall surely anger my reproacher
I shall surely anger my reproacher
over him, casting off all restraint.
Over him, by casting off the reins.
فقمso rise رفيقيmy companion فاحثثand hasten
فقم رفيقي فاحثث
كؤوسناour cups غيرnot وانيflagging
كؤوسنا غير واني
Rise, my companion, and keep passing
So rise, my companion, and hasten
our cups, never flagging;
Our cups along, without flagging.
وهاتهاand bring it كسناlike the gleam of الرthe [lightning] (defective fragment; apparently البرق)
وهاتها كسنا الر
قlightning (final fragment) لاحflashed منfrom نعمانNuʿmān
ق لاح من نعمان
bring it, like the lightning’s gleam
And bring it, like the gleam of [lightning],
that flashed from Naʿmān—
Flashing from Nuʿmān:
صفراءgolden مماfrom what اقتناهاhe treasured it
صفراء مما اقتناها
كسرىKhosrow أنوAnū- (name fragment) شروان-shirwān (name fragment)
كسرى أنو شروان
golden, from what was laid away
Golden, from what was treasured
by Khosrow Anūshirwān.
By Khosrow Anūshirwān.
صفتit became pure ورقتand became fine ففاتتso it eluded
صفت ورقت ففاتت
إدراكهاperceiving it بالعيانby sight
إدراكها بالعيان
So pure and delicate, it has passed beyond
It grew so pure and fine that it eluded
perception by the eyes;
Perception by the eye.
فليسso it is not تدركperceived بالحby the senses (first part of بالحس)
فليس تدرك بالح
سsenses (final part of الحس) لاno ولاnor الأذهانthe minds
س لا ولا الأذهان
nor can it be apprehended through the
Thus it cannot be perceived by the senses,
senses, nor yet by minds.
No, nor by minds.
روحa spirit منfrom الراحthe wine لكنbut
روح من الراح لكن
هاit (completes لكنها) بلاwithout جثمانa body
ها بلا جثمان
A spirit born of wine, but
A spirit from wine, yet
without a body.
It is without a body.
فالريحso the fragrance للمسكmusk's منهاfrom it
فالريح للمسك منها
واللونand the color للزعفرانsaffron's
واللون للزعفران
Its fragrance belongs to musk,
So from it comes musk's fragrance,
and its color to saffron.
And saffron's color.
منwhoever قالsays منwith غيرno خبرknowledge
من قال من غير خبر
بأنthat فيamong الناسpeople ثانيan equal
بأن في الناس ثاني
Whoever says, without knowledge,
Whoever says, without knowledge,
that among mankind there is a peer
That among people there is an equal
لسؤددto the eminence of ابنيthe two sons of عليʿAlī
لسؤدد ابني علي
قدindeed جاءhe has come بالبهتانwith falsehood
قد جاء بالبهتان
to the supremacy of ʿAlī’s two sons
To the eminence of ʿAlī's two sons,
has uttered calumny.
Has indeed uttered a falsehood.
يداهماtheir two hands بالعطاياwith gifts
يداهما بالعطايا
وبالندىand with bounty ثرتانboth flowing abundantly
وبالندى ثرتان
Their hands pour forth gifts
Their two hands, with gifts
and stream with bounty.
And bounty, flow abundantly.
Sol 6.1