فَتَّكتَني طيزَنابا

فَتَّكتَني طيزَنابا

ذَ وَقَد كُنتُ تَقِيّا

ذَ وَقَد كُنتُ تَقِيّا

You have undone me, Tayzanabadh,

Tiznaba's butt has made me lose my piety

Tizanaba has ravaged my resolve,

though I had been pious,

When I had been so devout before

Though I was once a man of piety,

إِذ تَرَكتُ الماءَ فيها

إِذ تَرَكتُ الماءَ فيها

وَشَرِبتُ الخُسرَوِيّا

وَشَرِبتُ الخُسرَوِيّا

when I forsook water there

Leaving the water in it

For I forsook the water in the cup,

and drank Khusrawi wine.

I drank some Khosravan wine

And drank the royal vintage of Khosrow.

أَرضُ كَرمٍ تَجلِبُ الدَه

أَرضُ كَرمٍ تَجلِبُ الدَه

رَ شَراباً سابِرِيّا

رَ شَراباً سابِرِيّا

A land of vines that yields for all time

A vineyard land brings sweet nectar

A vineyard land that yields, throughout all time,

Sabiri wine;

As a refreshing Saberi drink

A wine of sheerest, light-infused distinctness,

وَغَزالٍ زانَ بِالقا

وَغَزالٍ زانَ بِالقا

مَةِ رِدفاً بَربَرِيّا

مَةِ رِدفاً بَربَرِيّا

and a gazelle whose stature adorned

And a gazelle mounted the camel

And a young gazelle whose standing figure graced

a Berber rump.

With a Berberi hindquarters

A backside heavy, of the Berber kind.

قادَهُ إِبليسُ طَوعاً

قادَهُ إِبليسُ طَوعاً

بَعدَما كانَ عَصِيّا

بَعدَما كانَ عَصِيّا

Iblis led him in willing obedience,

The devil led him willingly

The Devil led him down the path of will,

after he had been defiant.

After he had been so defiant

Though he was once rebellious and shy.

فَسَقَيناهُ عَلى الوَر

فَسَقَيناهُ عَلى الوَر

دِ شَراباً ذَهَبِيّا

دِ شَراباً ذَهَبِيّا

So, upon the roses, we gave him

So we gave him to drink on the roses

We poured for him, amidst the blooming rose,

golden wine to drink;

A golden drink

A golden liquor, radiant and bright,

وَكَشَفنا عَن بَياضِ ال

وَكَشَفنا عَن بَياضِ ال

رِدفِ ثَوباً قَصَبِيّا

رِدفِ ثَوباً قَصَبِيّا

and from the whiteness of his

And uncovered the white of the hindquarters

And we unveiled the whiteness of the rump,

rump we pulled back a fine-linen garment.

With a cane robe

Slipping aside the robe of linen fine.

فَوَجَدنا خِلفَهُ دِع

فَوَجَدنا خِلفَهُ دِع

صاً مِنَ الثَلجِ نَقِيّا

صاً مِنَ الثَلجِ نَقِيّا

Then behind it we found a dune

Behind it we found a mold

We found his buttocks like a rolling dune,

of pure snow.

Of snow so pure

A mound of snow, unsullied and pure.

فَرَكِبناهُ بِلا سَر

فَرَكِبناهُ بِلا سَر

جٍ رُكوباً مَروَزِيّا

جٍ رُكوباً مَروَزِيّا

So we rode him without a saddle,

We rode him without saddle

And so we rode him, saddle-less and bare,

riding in the fashion of Merv,

A Meroitic ride

A ride such as the folk of Merv enjoy,

وَحَمِدنا السَيرَ لَمّا

وَحَمِدنا السَيرَ لَمّا

أَن رَأَيناهُ وَطِيّا

أَن رَأَيناهُ وَطِيّا

and praised the journey when

And praised the journey when

And we extolled the pacing of the course,

we found him easy to ride.

We saw him submissive

When we beheld him pliant to the spur.