عِندَناwe have طيبٌperfume وَرَيحاand sweet basil (word continues)
عِندَنا طيبٌ وَرَيحا
نٌcompletion of “sweet basil” وَنَقلٌand nuts وَغِناءُand singing
نٌ وَنَقلٌ وَغِناءُ
We have perfume and sweet
We have perfume and breeze,
basil, and nuts and song.
Delight and carriage and song.
وَمِنَand of المَشروبِdrinks لَوناtwo kinds (word continues)
وَمِنَ المَشروبِ لَونا
نِcompletion of “two kinds” شُمولٌwine وَطِلاءُand boiled-down grape must
نِ شُمولٌ وَطِلاءُ
And of drinks, two
Of drinks, a multitude
kinds: wine and boiled-down grape must.
Of flavors and hues belong.
وَمِنَand of اللَحمِmeat خَليطاtwo preparations (word continues)
وَمِنَ اللَحمِ خَليطا
نِcompletion of “two preparations” طَبيخٌboiled meat وَشِواءُand roasted meat
نِ طَبيخٌ وَشِواءُ
And of meat, two
Of meats, a medley
preparations: boiled meat and roast.
Of roasting and stewing strong.
وَمِنَand of الحَلواءِsweets أَلواvarieties (word continues)
وَمِنَ الحَلواءِ أَلوا
نٌcompletion of “varieties” أُحادٌsingly وَثِناءُand in pairs
نٌ أُحادٌ وَثِناءُ
And of sweets, various
Of sweets, varieties
kinds, singly and in pairs.
Unique and in throng.
وَلَناand we have غُلمانُyoung servants صِدقٍtrustworthiness
وَلَنا غُلمانُ صِدقٍ
أُدَباءٌcultured أَرباءُdiscerning
أُدَباءٌ أَرباءُ
And we have trustworthy young servants,
And we have lads sincere
cultured and discerning.
Well-mannered and refined.
أَرسَلواthey sent flowing فيinto الصَحنِthe courtyard ماءًwater
أَرسَلوا في الصَحنِ ماءً
فَكَأَنَّso as though الصَحنَthe courtyard ماءُwater
فَكَأَنَّ الصَحنَ ماءُ
They sent water flowing into the courtyard,
Who poured in the dish water,
so the courtyard seemed to be water.
As though the dish were lined.
وَاِنثَنواand they turned back لِلحُسنِfor beauty عَدواًrunning
وَاِنثَنوا لِلحُسنِ عَدواً
فَحَواشيهِso its edges رِداءُa mantle
فَحَواشيهِ رِداءُ
And they turned back, hastening for beauty’s sake;
And bent to beauty hostile,
so its edges were a mantle.
Its margins they confined.
فَاِرشَفِso sip الهَمَّcare عَناءُanguish
فَاِرشَفِ الهَمَّ عَناءُ
إِنَّماnothing but الهَمُّcare بَلاءُaffliction
إِنَّما الهَمُّ بَلاءُ
So sip—care is anguish;
So shed the cares of sorrow,
care is nothing but affliction.
Since care is but trial.
وَاِغتَنِمand seize لَذَّةَthe pleasure of يَومٍa day
وَاِغتَنِم لَذَّةَ يَومٍ
قَدalready تَخَطّاهُpassed it by العَناءُhardship
قَد تَخَطّاهُ العَناءُ
And seize the pleasure of a day
And seize the joy of a day,
that hardship has passed over;
Unmarred by grief and guile.
فَهُوَfor it يَطويكَfolds you up وَيَمضيand passes on
فَهُوَ يَطويكَ وَيَمضي
لَيسَthere is no لِلدُنياfor this world بَقاءُpermanence
لَيسَ لِلدُنيا بَقاءُ
for it folds you up and passes on—
For it will sweep o’er you and pass,
this world has no permanence.
To this world belongs no stay.
Sol 6.1