وثلاثةٍand three لمّاwhen اجتمعنthey gathered بمجلسin a gathering
وثلاثةٍ لمّا اجتمعن بمجلس
نبَّهنthey awakened منّيin me هِمّةan ardor لمnot تَنعُسِslumber
نبَّهن منّي هِمّة لم تَنعُسِ
And three, when they gathered in company,
When three gathered in a session
Awakened in me an ardor that had not slumbered.
My zeal, not drowsy, was awakened
ودعونand they called حيَّcome! علىto الصبوحthe morning wine فشُقننيso they made me yearn
ودعون حيَّ على الصبوح فشُقنني
بِدُعائهنّthrough their summons الىto لقاءmeeting الأكؤسِthe cups
بِدُعائهنّ الى لقاء الأكؤسِ
And called, “Come to the morning wine!” and made me yearn,
They bid me good morning at dawn, rending me
Through their summons, to meet the cups.
With their prayer for meeting cups
وردٌa rose كمثلlike دمblood الوَرِيدthe jugular vein وسوسنٌand an iris
وردٌ كمثل دم الوَرِيد وسوسنٌ
غضٌّfresh بِسوسِيّin Sūsī cloth الغلائلthe fine robes مكتَسِclad
غضٌّ بِسوسِيّ الغلائل مكتَسِ
A rose like the blood of the jugular vein, and an iris,
A rose like blood of vein, lilies
Fresh, clad in fine Sūsī robes.
Green with delicacy of fine branches
ويَزينهand adorns it نيلوفرٌa water lily أوراقُهits petals
ويَزينه نيلوفرٌ أوراقُه
وَرِقsilver جرىflowed منfrom فوقabove اخضرgreen أملسِsmooth
وَرِق جرى من فوق اخضر أملسِ
And a water lily adorns it, its petals
Adorned with nemophila whose leaves
Silver flowing over smooth green.
Flow with brilliant smoothness
فاذاthen when سرَتwafted انفاسُهاtheir breaths لكtoward you أبرأَتthey cured
فاذا سرَت انفاسُها لك أبرأَت
بلطيفِwith the delicacy of ريّاهاtheir fragrance غليلَthe burning thirst of الأَنفُسِthe souls
بلطيفِ ريّاها غليلَ الأَنفُسِ
Then, when their breaths waft toward you, they cure,
When their breaths blow to you, they heal
With their delicate fragrance, the burning thirst of souls.
With the gentle wind their fevered souls
الوردُthe rose والسوسانُand the iris والنيلوفرُand the water lily الthe (continued next line)
الوردُ والسوسانُ والنيلوفرُ ال
أرِجُfragrant المشمّthe scent محركيwhat stirs me ومُوَسوسِيand what whispers to me
أرِجُ المشمّ محركي ومُوَسوسِي
The rose, the iris, and the water lily,
The rose, the lily and the nemophila
Sweet-scented, stir me and whisper to me.
Scents arousing me, tempting me
فاقتthey excelled بحسنin the beauty of رُوائهاtheir appearance وأريجهاand their fragrance
فاقت بحسن رُوائها وأريجها
فيهاwith them منamong النُوّارthe blossoms أعمُرُI enliven مَجلسيmy gathering
فيها من النُوّار أعمُرُ مَجلسي
They excel in the beauty of their appearance and fragrance;
In their beauty and fragrance they surpassed
With these, among the blossoms, I enliven my gathering.
The lamps in their assembly forever lit
Sol 6.1