لاdo not تَبكِweep for لَيلىLayla وَلاand do not تَطرَبyearn إِلىtoward هِندِHind
لا تَبكِ لَيلى وَلا تَطرَب إِلى هِندِ
وَاِشرَبand drink عَلىamid الوَردِthe roses مِنsome of حَمراءَred wine كَالوَردِlike roses
وَاِشرَب عَلى الوَردِ مِن حَمراءَ كَالوَردِ
Do not weep for Layla, nor yearn for Hind.
Do not weep, O Layla, nor yearn for India,
Weep not for Layla, nor waste your heart on Hind,
And drink amid roses some wine as red as roses—
And drink rose-red wine like a rose's hue.
But drink, upon the rose, a vintage red as the rose.
كَأساًa cup إِذاwhen اِنحَدَرَتit flows down فيinto حَلقِthe throat شارِبِهاits drinker
كَأساً إِذا اِنحَدَرَت في حَلقِ شارِبِها
أَجدَتهُbestows on him حُمرَتَهاits redness فيin العَينِthe eye وَالخَدِّand the cheek
أَجدَتهُ حُمرَتَها في العَينِ وَالخَدِّ
A cup that, when it flows down its drinker’s throat,
A cup, when it flows down a drinker's throat,
A draught which, when it descends the drinker's throat,
Lends its redness to his eye and cheek.
Finds its redness in his eye and cheek.
Leaves its crimson trace within his eye and cheek.
فَالخَمرُfor the wine ياقوتَةٌa ruby وَالكَأسُand the cup لُؤلُؤَةٌa pearl
فَالخَمرُ ياقوتَةٌ وَالكَأسُ لُؤلُؤَةٌ
مِنfrom كَفِّthe palm جارِيَةٍa serving girl مَمشوقَةِtall and slender القَدِّthe stature
مِن كَفِّ جارِيَةٍ مَمشوقَةِ القَدِّ
For the wine is a ruby, and the cup a pearl,
So wine is a ruby and the cup a pearl
The wine is a ruby gem, the cup a pearl of white,
From the palm of a tall, slender serving girl.
From the palm of a slender-waisted girl.
From the hand of a maiden, graceful and slender of form.
تَسقيكَshe gives you a drink مِنfrom عَينِهاher eye خَمراًwine وَمِنand from يَدِهاher hand
تَسقيكَ مِن عَينِها خَمراً وَمِن يَدِها
خَمراًwine فَماso there is no لَكَfor you مِنfrom سُكرَينِtwo intoxications مِنany بُدِّescape
خَمراً فَما لَكَ مِن سُكرَينِ مِن بُدِّ
She serves you wine from her eye, and from her hand
She gives you wine to drink from her eyes,
She serves you wine from her eyes, and wine from her hand—
Wine—so you have no escape from two intoxications.
And from her hand wine - so what need have you of two intoxications?
Intoxication doubled, from which there is no escape.
ليfor me نَشوَتانِtwo raptures وَلِلنُدمانِand for the drinking companions واحِدَةٌone
لي نَشوَتانِ وَلِلنُدمانِ واحِدَةٌ
شَيءٌsomething خُصِصتُI was singled out بِهِfor it مِنfrom بَينِهِمamong them وَحديI alone
شَيءٌ خُصِصتُ بِهِ مِن بَينِهِم وَحدي
I have two raptures, and my drinking companions one—
I have two raptures while the revellers have but one -
Two raptures are mine, while the companions have but one;
Something granted to me alone among them.
Something I was singled out for, from among them, uniquely.
A distinction reserved for me, alone amidst the throng.
Sol 6.1