أدرpass around المدامةthe wine ياO نديمdrinking companion إلىuntil الصباthe morn- (fragment)
أدر المدامة يا نديم إلى الصبا
ح-ing (completes 'morning') وعللنهاand refresh it بظلمكwith your saliva الفياحfragrant
ح وعللنها بظلمك الفياح
Pass the wine, O drinking companion, until morn—
Turn the cup, o cupbearer, to morning's dawn
—ing, and refresh it with your fragrant saliva.
And sweeten it with your radiant light
فيin روضةa garden فيحاءspacious قدalready لبستhas donned بروro- (fragment of 'robes')
في روضة فيحاء قد لبست برو
د-bes (completes 'robes') أثاليunclear word منfrom زهرهاits blossoms الأرواحthe souls
د أثالي من زهرها الأرواح
In a spacious garden that has donned ro—
In the garden of delight she wears a gown
—bes [unclear epithet], with souls among its blossoms.
Of souls' flowers, their fragrance bedight
والروضand the garden مبتسمsmiling لحزنat grief مذsince دقاstruck (form uncertain)
والروض مبتسم لحزن مذ دقا
يبكيweeps مجفنan eyelid طرفةa glance طماحupward-straining
يبكي مجفن طرفة طماح
And the garden smiles at grief, ever since it struck;
The garden smiles at sorrow since the knock
An eyelid weeps, its glance straining upward.
Of weeping that makes the eyelid take flight
واسكرand become drunk بنشوةwith the rapture of قهوةwine تنفيdispels الهموthe wor- (fragment)
واسكر بنشوة قهوة تنفي الهمو
م-ries (completes 'worries') وتنجليand clear away لطموحهاat its soaring الأنراحunclear; possibly sorrows
م وتنجلي لطموحها الأنراح
And grow drunk on the rapture of wine that dispels wor—
Get drunk with coffee's bliss that woes unlock
—ries, and [sorrows?] clear away at its soaring.
And for ambitions eases plight
وارتحand take ease لنهلin drinking deeply سلاقunclear; perhaps choice wine ثغرthe mouth of نورهاits light
وارتح لنهل سلاق ثغر نورها
بلrather نارهاits fire فيin مائهاits water ترتاحrests
بل نارها في مائها ترتاح
And take ease in drinking [choice wine?] from the mouth of its light;
Quench thirst from the spring of her mouth so bright
Rather, its fire rests within its water.
Though in her water, fire's delight
واطربand be thrilled علىto صوتthe voice of المغنيthe singer برهةfor a while
واطرب على صوت المغني برهة
تهتزtremble أرواحspirits كذاlikewise الأشباحbodily forms
تهتز أرواح كذا الأشباح
And thrill for a while to the singer's voice;
Revel in the singer's voice a moment
Spirits tremble, and bodily forms likewise.
As souls, like specters, stir in trance's height
هبblew النسيمthe breeze علىover الغصونthe boughs وقدand already جرىflowed
هب النسيم على الغصون وقد جرى
ذهبgold الأصيلlate afternoon فنهرهاso its river مصباحa lamp
ذهب الأصيل فنهرها مصباح
The breeze blew over the boughs, and already there flowed
The breeze blows upon the boughs that run
The gold of late afternoon, making its river a lamp.
Like golden thread her stream makes bright
نشرتspread عبيرthe fragrance of خزامهاits lavender شيحwormwood الربىthe hills
نشرت عبير خزامها شيح الربى
عندat الغروبsunset وقدand already كستهhad clothed it وشاحa sash
عند الغروب وقد كسته وشاح
The hills' wormwood spread the fragrance of its lavender
At dusk she wafts the scent of meadows
At sunset, which had already draped it in a sash.
Having veiled them in gossamer light
اشربdrink علىto وصلfellowship of الزمانtime سلافةchoice wine
اشرب على وصل الزمان سلافة
منwhoever رامseeks ظبيa gazelle ثغرهits mouth أقداحgoblets
من رام ظبي ثغره أقداح
Drink choice wine to time's fellowship;
Drink at the time of union a draft
Whoever seeks a gazelle—its mouth is goblets.
For the gazelle mouth that cups invite
ظبيa gazelle أغرwhite-browed أدعجdark-eyed مثلlike البهاsplendor
ظبي أغر أدعج مثل البها
يحويcaptures العقولthe minds بلفتةwith a glance جراحwounding
يحوي العقول بلفتة جراح
A white-browed, dark-eyed gazelle, like splendor,
A gazelle with a fawn-dark lip that snares
Capturing minds with a wounding glance.
Minds with a wounding glance so slight
ظبيa gazelle لهit has ثغرa mouth غداhas become يفترparts in a smile عنrevealing
ظبي له ثغر غدا يفتر عن
حبgrains; hailstones الغمامthe clouds وريقهand its saliva ليfor me مباحpermitted
حب الغمام وريقه لي مباح
A gazelle whose mouth has come to part, revealing
A lip that parts to show love of cloud
Hailstones; and its saliva is permitted to me.
And freedom to me makes right
ماnot العيشlife إلاexcept السكرdrunkenness فيin حانthe tavern of العقاthe wi- (fragment)
ما العيش إلا السكر في حان العقا
ر-ne (completes 'wine') وظبيناand our gazelle بثغورهwith its mouths سماحgenerous
ر وظبينا بثغوره سماح
Life is nothing but drunkenness in the tavern of wi—
Life is but drunkenness in the tavern of minds
—ne; and our gazelle is generous with its mouths.
And our gazelles with lips make bright
دهرan age علىupon دهرan age علىupon دهرan age علىupon
دهر على دهر على دهر على
دهرan age of الوصالunion وأنسناand our intimacy دواحspreading wide (uncertain)
دهر الوصال وأنسنا دواح
Age upon age upon age upon
Age upon age upon age upon
An age of union, and our intimacy [spreading wide?].
Age of union where we take delight
كأسيmy cup ومحبوبيand my beloved وروحيand my soul والهوىand love
كأسي ومحبوبي وروحي والهوى
لاno غيرother than ذاthis وعليلناand our ailing one ملتاحparched
لا غير ذا وعليلنا ملتاح
My cup, my beloved, my soul, and love—
My cup, my love, my soul, my desire
Nothing else; and our ailing one is parched.
Naught else but this make right
ياO صاحfriend ماليI have no منany مناصescape عنfrom هوىlove of
يا صاح مالي من مناص عن هوى
روحيmy soul وروحand a spirit منهfrom him لاno لاno جناحblame
روحي وروح منه لا لا جناح
O friend, I have no escape from the love of
Oh companion, I've no refuge from the desire
My soul and a spirit from him—no, no blame.
Of my soul - no, no, take flight!
يكفيناsuffices us منin شربdrinking الهوىlove أنthat الذيthe one whom
يكفينا من شرب الهوى أن الذي
نهواهwe love him قدalready تاهتbecame bewildered بهby him الأشباحbodily forms
نهواه قد تاهت به الأشباح
In drinking love, it suffices us that the one
For us the wine of passion is enough
We love has left bodily forms bewildered.
Though with it phantoms stray at night
ياO بدرfull moon قفstay نحيىlet us live بوصلةthrough a union of ساعةan hour
يا بدر قف نحيى بوصلة ساعة
ياO شربdrinking companions ذيthis لغرامناfor our passion مفتاحa key
يا شرب ذي لغرامنا مفتاح
O full moon, stay; let us live through an hour of union.
O full moon pause, let's toast for an hour
O drinking companions, this is a key to our passion.
O draft that unlocks longing's plight
لاno لومblame للعشاقfor the lovers إنif قهرoverpowered الهوىlove
لا لوم للعشاق إن قهر الهوى
فنماso grew الغرامpassion بهمin them وصاحand cried out وباحand disclosed itself
فنما الغرام بهم وصاح وباح
No blame on lovers if love overpowers them,
No blame belongs to lovers if desire rules
So passion grew in them, cried aloud, and revealed itself.
And ardour moans aloud in blight
قمrise ياO خليلintimate friend إلىto السلافةthe choice wine هاتهاbring it
قم يا خليل إلى السلافة هاتها
فيin دنهاits wine jar قدalready طابتhave grown sweet الأمداحthe praises
في دنها قد طابت الأمداح
Rise, O friend, go to the choice wine and bring it.
Arise o beloved, bring that cup here
Within its wine jar, praises have grown sweet.
In its depths praises chant aright
شهدواthey beheld الجمالbeauty بفكرهمthrough their thought لماwhen انطوواthey withdrew
شهدوا الجمال بفكرهم لما انطووا
عنfrom غيرهwhat is other than it وسواهand all besides it عناaway from us مزاحremoved
عن غيره وسواه عنا مزاح
They beheld beauty in their thought when they withdrew
They witnessed beauty in their minds, eschewing
From what is other than it; and all besides it is removed from us.
All else, jesting put to flight
كأسa cup بهاin it خمرwine ناحبlamenter of القلthe hea- (fragment)
كأس بها خمر ناحب القل
وب-rts (completes 'hearts') فمالهso it has no فيin الكاسthe cup عنيaway from me براحdeparture
وب فماله في الكاس عني براح
A cup containing wine, the lamenter of hea—
A cup with wine that woos hearts
—rts; it cannot leave me within the cup.
And woos me in the cup with delight
منfrom غيرother than مزجblending واتصالand union للفتىfor the youth
من غير مزج واتصال للفتى
فيهin it بهthrough it معنىthe meaning of الملامreproach أقاحdaisies
فيه به معنى الملام أقاح
Without blending or union for the youth,
Without confusion or merging for the lad
In it, through it, the meaning of reproach is daisies.
In it a lesson makes right
أعنيI mean بمعنىby a meaning قدalready أتىhas come طولthe length of المدىthe span
أعني بمعنى قد أتى طول المدى
خمارa veil; drunken haze عقلreason عنaway from هدايmy guidance مراحa departure (uncertain)
خمار عقل عن هداي مراح
I mean a sense that has come through the length of time:
I mean that the long course of wine
A veil of reason, [a departure?] from my guidance.
Seduced mind from guidance' light
Sol 6.1