وَخَندَريسٍand aged wine لَهاit has شُعاعٌa radiance
وَخَندَريسٍ لَها شُعاعٌ
يَلمَعُgleams فيin الكَأسِthe cup كَالضِرامِlike a blaze
يَلمَعُ في الكَأسِ كَالضِرامِ
And an aged wine whose radiance
With nectar it glows
And vintage wine possessed of radiance,
Gleams in the cup like a blaze.
Shining in the cup like glittering stars
Gleaming within the cup like a blazing fire,
كَأَنَّهاas though it were كَوكَبٌa star مُنيرٌshining
كَأَنَّها كَوكَبٌ مُنيرٌ
وَالبَدرُand the full moon فيon لَيلَةِthe night of التَمامِfullness
وَالبَدرُ في لَيلَةِ التَمامِ
As though it were a shining star,
As if it were a radiant planet
As though it were a luminous star,
And the full moon on its night of fullness.
And the full moon on a perfect night
Or the full moon in the night of its perfection.
لَوif قُرِّبَتit were brought near فيin الظَلامِthe darkness يَوماًone day
لَو قُرِّبَت في الظَلامِ يَوماً
لَاِنجابَwould surely recede عَنهاfrom it دُجىthe deep gloom of الظَلامِdarkness
لَاِنجابَ عَنها دُجى الظَلامِ
If one day it were brought near in the darkness,
If brought near in the darkness one day
If one day it were brought forth in the darkness,
The deep gloom would surely recede from it.
The gloom of darkness would not resist it
The deepest shadows would retreat before it.
تُكسِبُgives شُرّابَهاits drinkers سُروراًjoy
تُكسِبُ شُرّابَها سُروراً
فَماso not يُراعونَthey are frightened بِاِهتِمامِby worry
فَما يُراعونَ بِاِهتِمامِ
It gives its drinkers joy,
It brings its drinker happiness
It bestows upon its drinkers a joy,
So they are not frightened by worry.
Not heeding any care
So they remain untroubled by any care.
تَضحَكُsmiles عَنrevealing لُؤلُؤٍpearls شَتيتٍscattered
تَضحَكُ عَن لُؤلُؤٍ شَتيتٍ
أَلَّفَهُgathered it together الماءُwater فيinto نِظامِa string
أَلَّفَهُ الماءُ في نِظامِ
It smiles, revealing scattered pearls,
It smiles beyond scattered pearls
It laughs revealing scattered pearls,
Which water has gathered into a string.
United by the water in harmony
Which the liquid has composed in order.
ماnot ذُقتُهاI tasted it قَطُّever أَوunless أُناجيI whisper to
ما ذُقتُها قَطُّ أَو أُناجي
أَمامَهاin its presence الكَأسَthe cup بِالكَلامِwith words
أَمامَها الكَأسَ بِالكَلامِ
Never have I tasted it without whispering
I've never tasted it or whispered
I have never tasted it without whispering,
Words to the cup in its presence.
To the cup with words
Intimate words to the cup before me.
Sol 6.1