نَدامى بَعدَ ثالِثَةٍ تَلاقوا

نَدامى بَعدَ ثالِثَةٍ تَلاقوا

يَضمُّهُم بِكوهْ زَيّانَ راحُ

يَضمُّهُم بِكوهْ زَيّانَ راحُ

Drinking companions met after the third occasion;

My regrets, after three met

Drinking companions met after a third night,

wine gathers them at Kuh Zayyan.

Were gathered by the ravine of Zayyan.

Brought together by wine in Kuh Zayyan.

وَقَد باكَرتُها فَتَرَكتُ مِنها

وَقَد باكَرتُها فَتَرَكتُ مِنها

قَتيلاً ما أَصابَتني جِراحُ

قَتيلاً ما أَصابَتني جِراحُ

I had drunk it early, and it left me

And I had reached it early and left from it

I had come to it early in the morning, and I departed from it

slain, though no wounds had struck me.

A slain man - how my wounds have afflicted me!

Slain, though no wounds had afflicted me.

وَقالوا أَيُّها الخَمّارُ مَن ذا

وَقالوا أَيُّها الخَمّارُ مَن ذا

فَقالَ أَخٌ تخوَّنهُ اصطِباحُ

فَقالَ أَخٌ تخوَّنهُ اصطِباحُ

They said, "O wine-seller, who is this?"

And they said “O you who sells wine, who is this?”

They asked, "O tavern-keeper, who is this?"

He said, "A brother undone by morning drinking.

He said “A brother betrayed by the morning glow.”

He replied, "A brother betrayed by his morning draught.

ادارَ الراحَ حَتّى أَقعَصَتهُ

ادارَ الراحَ حَتّى أَقعَصَتهُ

فَخَرَّ كَأَنَّهُ عودٌ شناحُ

فَخَرَّ كَأَنَّهُ عودٌ شناحُ

He passed the wine around until it killed him outright,

He turned the wine until he made him lean backwards

He passed the wine around until it struck him down,

and he fell like a long wooden pole."

And he fell as if he was a bending branch.

And he collapsed like a tall, sturdy trunk."

فَقالَ هاتِ أَلحِقنا بِراحٍ

فَقالَ هاتِ أَلحِقنا بِراحٍ

بِهِ وَتَعللوا ثُمَّ اِستَراحوا

بِهِ وَتَعللوا ثُمَّ اِستَراحوا

Then he said, "Bring it! With wine, let us join

So he said “Give me some wine to join my companion”

Then one said, "Bring it, let us catch up through wine

him." They drank for solace, then rested.

They reproached him and then let him relax.

With him," and they sought diversion, then rested.

فَلَم يَتَمَهَّلوا حَتّى رَمَتهُم

فَلَم يَتَمَهَّلوا حَتّى رَمَتهُم

بِحَدِّ سلاحِها وَلَها سِلاحُ

بِحَدِّ سلاحِها وَلَها سِلاحُ

They had scarcely lingered before it struck them

They did not hesitate until it threw them down

They did not linger long before it struck them

with its weapon's edge—and it has a weapon indeed.

With the edge of its weapons, and it has weapons.

With the edge of its weapon—and indeed, it has a weapon.

وَحانَ تَنضبُّهي فَسألتُ عَنهُم

وَحانَ تَنضبُّهي فَسألتُ عَنهُم

فَقالَ أَتاحهم قَدرٌ مُتاحُ

فَقالَ أَتاحهم قَدرٌ مُتاحُ

It was time for me to wake, so I asked about them.

It was time for it to diminish, so I asked about them

Then came my time to awaken, so I asked about them.

He said, "An appointed fate overtook them.

And he said “Fate brought them to a tavern.”

He said, "An allotted fate has overtaken them.

رأوكَ مُجدَّلاً فآستَخبروني

رأوكَ مُجدَّلاً فآستَخبروني

فَحَرّكَهُم إِلى الشّربِ اِرتياحُ

فَحَرّكَهُم إِلى الشّربِ اِرتياحُ

They saw you felled upon the ground, so they questioned me;

They saw you adorned, so they asked me

They saw you laid low, so they asked me about you,

then eagerness stirred them to drink."

And the comfort of drinking stirred them.

And a joyous desire moved them to drink."

فَقُلتُ لَهُ فَسرَّحَني إِليهم

فَقُلتُ لَهُ فَسرَّحَني إِليهم

حَثيثاً وَالسراحُ هُوَ النَجاحُ

حَثيثاً وَالسراحُ هُوَ النَجاحُ

So I said to him, "Then send me off to them

So I said to him “Let me go to them quickly”

So I said to him, "Send me off to them

swiftly—for release is success."

And setting out is success.

Swiftly, for release is true success."

فَقالَ نَعَم فَقالوا اَلحِقَنَّا

فَقالَ نَعَم فَقالوا اَلحِقَنَّا

بِهِ قَد لاحَ لِلرائي صَباحُ

بِهِ قَد لاحَ لِلرائي صَباحُ

He said, "Yes"; then they said, "Let us catch up

He said “Yes”, so they said “Join us,

He said, "Yes," and they said, "Let us join him,

with him; dawn has appeared to the beholder."

For the dawn has appeared to the seer.”

For morning has already appeared to the beholder."

فَما أَن زالَ ذاكَ الدأبُ مِنّا

فَما أَن زالَ ذاكَ الدأبُ مِنّا

ثَلاثاً يَستَغِبُّ وَيُستَباحُ

ثَلاثاً يَستَغِبُّ وَيُستَباحُ

That practice never ceased among us

We three have not ceased that habit -

And that remained our constant habit,

for three days, intermittently resumed and freely indulged.

To disappear and be violated.

For three days, taken at intervals and enjoyed freely.

نَبيتُ مَعاً وَلَيسَ لَنا اِلتِقاءٌ

نَبيتُ مَعاً وَلَيسَ لَنا اِلتِقاءٌ

بِبَيتٍ مالَنا مِنهُ بَراحُ

بِبَيتٍ مالَنا مِنهُ بَراحُ

We spend the night together, yet never meet,

We spend the night together, and we have no

We spend the night together, yet we do not meet,

in a house from which we never depart.

Meeting in a house - we have no shelters.

In a house from which we have no departure.