تَواعَدناwe agreed to meet بِآذارَin March
تَواعَدنا بِآذارَ
لِمَسعىًfor a venture غَيرِnot مُختارِchosen
لِمَسعىً غَيرِ مُختارِ
We agreed to meet in March
for a venture not of our choosing.
وَقُمناand we rose نَسحَبُtrailing الرَيطَthe fine robes
وَقُمنا نَسحَبُ الرَيطَ
إِلىto حانَةِthe tavern of خَمّارِa wine-seller
إِلى حانَةِ خَمّارِ
And we rose, trailing our fine robes,
to a wine-seller's tavern.
فَلَمso ... did not نَدرِwe know وَقَدwhile already فاحَتfragrance wafted
فَلَم نَدرِ وَقَد فاحَت
لَناto us مِنfrom جانِبِthe side of الدارِthe house
لَنا مِن جانِبِ الدارِ
We could not tell, as fragrance wafted
toward us from the side of the house,
بِخَمّارٍwith a wine-seller مِنَamong القَومِthe people
بِخَمّارٍ مِنَ القَومِ
نَزَلناwe lodged أَمor بِعَطّارِwith a perfumer
نَزَلنا أَم بِعَطّارِ
whether with a wine-seller among the people
we had lodged, or with a perfumer.
فَلَمّاthen when أُلبِسَwas clothed اللَيلُthe night
فَلَمّا أُلبِسَ اللَيلُ
لَناfor us ثَوباًa robe مِنَof القارِpitch
لَنا ثَوباً مِنَ القارِ
Then, when night was clothed
for us in a robe of pitch,
وَقُلناand we said أَوقِدِlight النارَthe fire
وَقُلنا أَوقِدِ النارَ
لِطُرّاقٍfor night callers وَزُوّارِand visitors
لِطُرّاقٍ وَزُوّارِ
and we said, “Light the fire
for night callers and visitors,”
وَجاhe pierced خاصِرَةَthe flank of الدَنِّthe wine jar
وَجا خاصِرَةَ الدَنِّ
فَأَغناناso he spared us the need عَنِfor النارِthe fire
فَأَغنانا عَنِ النارِ
he pierced the wine-jar's flank
and spared us the need for fire.
وَماand there is no فيin طَلَبِseeking اللَهوِpleasure
وَما في طَلَبِ اللَهوِ
عَلىupon الفِتيانِthe young men مِنany عارِshame
عَلى الفِتيانِ مِن عارِ
And in the pursuit of pleasure
there is no shame for young men.
Sol 6.1