أَشتَهيI desire الساقِيَينِthe two cupbearers لَكِنَّbut قَلبيmy heart
أَشتَهي الساقِيَينِ لَكِنَّ قَلبي
مُستَهامٌmadly in love بِأَصغَرِwith the younger of الساقِيَينِthe two cupbearers
مُستَهامٌ بِأَصغَرِ الساقِيَينِ
I desire both cupbearers, but my heart
I long for both cupbearers, but my heart
I desire both cupbearers, yet my heart
is madly in love with the younger of the two.
Is enamored with the younger of the two.
Is held captive by the younger of the pair.
لَيسَhe is not بِاللابِسِthe one wearing القَميصَthe shirt وَلَكِنbut rather
لَيسَ بِاللابِسِ القَميصَ وَلَكِن
ذيthe wearer of القِباءِthe coat المُعَقرَبِwith scorpion-like curls الصُدغَينِthe two temples
ذي القِباءِ المُعَقرَبِ الصُدغَينِ
Not the one wearing the shirt, but
It's not about his shirt he's wearing, but
Not the one clad in the tunic, but he—
the one in the coat, with scorpion-like curls at his temples,
The one with the tipped cap and dimpled cheeks.
The one in the coat, with ringlets at his temples.
الَّذيwhom بِالجَمالِwith beauty زَيَّنَهُadorned him اللَGod (first part of the split word)
الَّذي بِالجَمالِ زَيَّنَهُ اللَ
هُGod (completion of the split word) وَحُسنِand the beauty of الجَبينِthe brow وَالحاجِبَينِand the two eyebrows
هُ وَحُسنِ الجَبينِ وَالحاجِبَينِ
whom God has adorned with beauty
The one whom God adorned with beauty,
He whom God has embellished with beauty,
and a lovely brow and eyebrows.
With a fine brow and elegant eyebrows.
With the grace of his forehead and the arch of his brows.
يَتَلاهىhe dallies إِذاwhen اِستَحَثَّurged on لِشُربٍto drink
يَتَلاهى إِذا اِستَحَثَّ لِشُربٍ
فيin سُكونٍstillness وَيَمسَحُand he strokes العارِضَينِthe two cheeks
في سُكونٍ وَيَمسَحُ العارِضَينِ
He dallies when urged to drink,
He lingers when summoned for a drink
He dallies playfully when pressed to serve the drink,
in quiet repose, and strokes both cheeks.
In tranquility, stroking his sideburns.
In quiet stillness, smoothing his downy cheeks.
خَرسَنوهُthey made him a Khurasani وَماand not دَرىhe knew ماwhat خُراساKhurasan (first part of the split name)
خَرسَنوهُ وَما دَرى ما خُراسا
نُKhurasan (completion of the split name) بِلُبسِby wearing القِباءِthe coat وَالمِئزَرَينِand the two waistcloths
نُ بِلُبسِ القِباءِ وَالمِئزَرَينِ
They made him a Khurasani, though he knew not what Khurasan was,
They teased him, though he knew not what they said
They styled him Khorasani—though he knows not Khorasan—
by dressing him in a coat and two waistcloths.
In their garb of cloak and waistcloth.
By clothing him in the robe and the double-sash.
هُمthey يَجورونَact unjustly فيin المُزاحِjest عَلَيهِagainst him
هُم يَجورونَ في المُزاحِ عَلَيهِ
وَهوَand he يَحكيresembles بِعَدلِهِin his justice العُمَرَينِthe two Umars
وَهوَ يَحكي بِعَدلِهِ العُمَرَينِ
They treat him unjustly in jest,
They jested at his expense, while he
In jest, they treat him with unjust excess,
while he, in his justice, resembles the two Umars.
Retold in justice the tale of both their lives.
While he, in his equity, mirrors the justice of the two Umars.
Sol 6.1