وَزِيارَةٍand a visit مِنfrom غَيرِother than وَعدِa promise
وَزِيارَةٍ مِن غَيرِ وَعدِ
فيin لَيلَةٍa night طُرِقَتwas visited by night بِسَعدِwith good fortune
في لَيلَةٍ طُرِقَت بِسَعدِ
And a visit without a promise,
A visit without prior notice
on a night visited by good fortune.
On a night blessed with good fortune
باتَspent the night الحَبيبُthe beloved إِلىuntil الصَباthe morning (continued)
باتَ الحَبيبُ إِلى الصَبا
حِcompletion of 'morning' مُعانِقيembracing me خَدّاًcheek لِخَدِّto cheek
حِ مُعانِقي خَدّاً لِخَدِّ
The beloved stayed until morning,
My beloved stayed till dawn
embracing me, cheek to cheek.
Cheek to cheek in embrace
يَمتارُgathers provisions فِيَّmy mouth وَناظِريand my eye
يَمتارُ فِيَّ وَناظِري
ماشِئتَwhatever you wish مِنof خَمرٍwine وَوَردِand roses
ماشِئتَ مِن خَمرٍ وَوَردِ
My mouth and my eye gather
Gazing at me, and I at him
whatever you wish of wine and roses.
Drinking wine and smelling roses
قَدindeed كانَwas مَولايَmy master الأَجَلmost exalted (continued)
قَد كانَ مَولايَ الأَجَل
لَcompletion of 'most exalted' فَصَيَّرَتهُthen it made him الراحُwine عَبديmy slave
لَ فَصَيَّرَتهُ الراحُ عَبدي
He had been my most exalted master;
He who was once my master
then wine made him my slave.
Is now enslaved by passion
لَيسَتit is not بِأَوَّلِthe first مِنَّةٍfavor
لَيسَت بِأَوَّلِ مِنَّةٍ
مَشكورَةٍgratefully acknowledged لِلراحِto wine عِنديby me
مَشكورَةٍ لِلراحِ عِندي
It is not the first favor
This is not the first kindness
for which I am grateful to wine.
I'm grateful for from my lover
Sol 6.1