قَضَتhas decreed السّعادةُgood fortune أَنthat تَعِيشَyou live سَعيداhappy
قَضَت السّعادةُ أَن تَعِيشَ سَعيدا
وَتَزِيدَand you increase فيon دَرَجthe steps العَلاَءِof glory صُعُودَاin ascent
وَتَزِيدَ في دَرَج العَلاَءِ صُعُودَا
Good fortune has decreed that you live happily,
And climb ever higher on the steps of glory,
وَتَؤوبَand you return للشَرقِto the East القصِيّfar-distant مظَفّراًvictorious
وَتَؤوبَ للشَرقِ القصِيّ مظَفّراً
وَتَغِيظand you enrage مِنthrough غَلَبِvanquishing المُلُوكِthe kings حَسُودَاan envious person
وَتَغِيظ مِن غَلَبِ المُلُوكِ حَسُودَا
And return victorious to the distant East,
And enrage the envious by vanquishing kings.
فَأَدِرso pass round كُؤُوساًcups منfrom مَبَاسِمِthe smiling lips خُرّدٍshy maidens
فَأَدِر كُؤُوساً من مَبَاسِمِ خُرّدٍ
وَكَفَتكَand they spare you وَرداًseeking water إِنif أَرَدتَyou desire وُروداto come and drink
وَكَفَتكَ وَرداً إِن أَرَدتَ وُرودا
So pass round cups from the smiling lips of shy maidens,
And they spare you seeking water, should you wish to drink.
فَهُناكَfor there وِردٌa draught لاَnot يُدَارُis passed round بِرَاحَةٍby a palm
فَهُناكَ وِردٌ لاَ يُدَارُ بِرَاحَةٍ
وَهُنَاكَand there وَردٌroses إنif لَمَحتَyou glimpse خُدُوداcheeks
وَهُنَاكَ وَردٌ إن لَمَحتَ خُدُودا
For there is a draught no hand passes round,
And there are roses, if you glimpse their cheeks.
Sol 6.1