مَنwho ذاthis one يُساعِدُنيhelps me فيin القَصفِrevelry وَالطَرَبِand merriment
مَن ذا يُساعِدُني في القَصفِ وَالطَرَبِ
عَلىfor اِصطِباحٍa morning drink بِماءِwith the water of المُزنِrainclouds وَالعِنَبِand grapes
عَلى اِصطِباحٍ بِماءِ المُزنِ وَالعِنَبِ
Who will join me in revelry and merriment,
Who will aid me in revelry and rapture
Who will aid me in revelry and rapture,
for a morning draught of water from rainclouds and grapes?
At dawn with wine and grapes’ sweet capture
For a morning draught of cloud-water mixed with the grape?
حَمراءُred صَفراءُyellow عِندَupon المَزجِmixing تَحسَبُهاyou deem it
حَمراءُ صَفراءُ عِندَ المَزجِ تَحسَبُها
كَالدُرِّlike pearls طَوَّقَهاencircled it نَظمٌa string مِنَof الحَبَبِbubbles
كَالدُرِّ طَوَّقَها نَظمٌ مِنَ الحَبَبِ
Red, yellow when mixed—you would think it
Ruby red and golden yellow mixed as one
Red, turning gold; when mixed, you would deem it
like pearls, encircled by a string of bubbles.
Like pearls bejeweled in a necklace strung
Like a pearl, ringed by a necklace of bubbles.
مَنwhoever ذاقَهاtasted it مَرَّةًonce لَمdid not يَنسَهاforget it أَبَداًever
مَن ذاقَها مَرَّةً لَم يَنسَها أَبَداً
حَتّىuntil يُغَيَّبَhe is hidden away فيin الأَكفانِthe shrouds وَالتُرَبِand the dust
حَتّى يُغَيَّبَ في الأَكفانِ وَالتُرَبِ
Whoever tastes it once never forgets it,
He who tasted it will never forget
He who tastes it once will never forget it,
until he is hidden away in shrouds and dust.
Until shrouded in death's winding sheet
Until he is hidden away in shrouds and dust.
فَسَلَّso dispel هَمُّكَyour worry بِالنَدمانِwith drinking companions فيin دَعَةٍease
فَسَلَّ هَمُّكَ بِالنَدمانِ في دَعَةٍ
وَبِالعُقارِand with wine فَهَذاfor this أَهنَأُmost gratifying الأَرَبِdesires
وَبِالعُقارِ فَهَذا أَهنَأُ الأَرَبِ
So dispel your worry with drinking companions, at ease,
So drown your worries in wine’s leisure
So soothe your cares with boon companions in ease,
and with wine, for this is the most gratifying of desires.
This is the height of life’s treasure
And with vintage wine, for this is the most blissful pursuit.
وَجانِبِand shun الشُحَّstinginess إِنَّindeed الشُحَّstinginess داعِيَةٌan inducement
وَجانِبِ الشُحَّ إِنَّ الشُحَّ داعِيَةٌ
إِلىto البَلِيّاتِcalamities وَالأَحزانِand sorrows وَالكُرَبِand anguish
إِلى البَلِيّاتِ وَالأَحزانِ وَالكُرَبِ
And shun stinginess, for stinginess leads
And avoid miserliness, for it invites
And shun miserliness, for truly miserliness is a caller
to calamities, sorrows, and anguish.
Only woes, sorrows, and plights
To calamities, sorrows, and anguish.
Sol 6.1