باكِرtake early صَبوحَكَyour morning draught فَهوَfor it is خَيرُthe best عَتادِprovision
باكِر صَبوحَكَ فَهوَ خَيرُ عَتادِ
وَاِخلَعand cast off قِيادَكَyour reins قَدalready خَلَعتُI cast off قِياديmy reins
وَاِخلَع قِيادَكَ قَد خَلَعتُ قِيادي
Take your morning draught early, for it is the best provision.
Hasten to your morning draught, for it is the best provision,
And cast off your reins; I have already cast off mine.
And cast off your reins, for I have cast off mine.
لاdo not تَنسَforget ليof mine يَومَthe day of العُروبَةِFriday وَقعَةًa bout
لا تَنسَ لي يَومَ العُروبَةِ وَقعَةً
توديbrings ruin بِصاحِبِهاto its participant بِغَيرِwithout فَسادِharm
تودي بِصاحِبِها بِغَيرِ فَسادِ
Do not forget my bout on Friday,
Do not forget, for my sake, an encounter on the Day of Arubah,
that lays its participant low without harm.
That lays waste to its companion without causing ruin.
يَوماًone day شَرِبتُI drank وَأَنتَwhile you were فيin قُطرَبُلٍّQutrabull
يَوماً شَرِبتُ وَأَنتَ في قُطرَبُلٍّ
خَمراًwine تَفوقُsurpassing إِرادَةَthe desire of المُرتادِthe seeker
خَمراً تَفوقُ إِرادَةَ المُرتادِ
One day I drank, while you were in Qutrabull,
A day I drank—while you were in Qutrabbul—
wine surpassing the seeker's desire.
A wine that exceeds the desire of the seeker.
لَمّاwhen وَرَدناهاwe reached it نُلِمُّwe called بِشَيخِهاon its old man
لَمّا وَرَدناها نُلِمُّ بِشَيخِها
عِلجٌa non-Arab يُحَدِّثُspeaking عَنof مَصانِعِthe edifices of عادِʿAd
عِلجٌ يُحَدِّثُ عَن مَصانِعِ عادِ
When we arrived there, calling on its old man,
When we arrived, we paid a visit to its master,
a non-Arab who spoke of the edifices of ʿAd.
A stout foreigner who speaks of the ancient works of 'Ad.
قُلناwe said السَلامُpeace عَلَيكَupon you قالَhe said عَلَيكُمُupon you all
قُلنا السَلامُ عَلَيكَ قالَ عَلَيكُمُ
مِنّيfrom me سَلامُpeace تَحِيَّةٍa greeting وَوِدادِand affection
مِنّي سَلامُ تَحِيَّةٍ وَوِدادِ
We said, “Peace be upon you.” He said, “Upon you all
We said, "Peace be upon you," and he replied, "Upon you,
be peace from me, in greeting and affection.”
From me, is a greeting of peace and affection."
ماwhat رُمتُمُdid you seek قُلناwe said المُدامُwine فَقالَso he said قَدindeed
ما رُمتُمُ قُلنا المُدامُ فَقالَ قَد
وُفِّقتُمُyou have been guided ياO إِخوَتيmy brothers لِرَشادِto sound judgment
وُفِّقتُمُ يا إِخوَتي لِرَشادِ
“What do you seek?” We said, “Wine.” He said, “You have
"What is your quest?" We said, "The wine." He said, "Indeed,
been guided, my brothers, to sound judgment.
You have been guided, O my brothers, to the right path."
عِنديI have مُدامٌwine قَدalready تَقادَمَhas grown old عَهدُهاits vintage
عِندي مُدامٌ قَد تَقادَمَ عَهدُها
عُصِرَتit was pressed وَلَمand did not يَشعُرknow بِهاof it أَجداديmy forefathers
عُصِرَت وَلَم يَشعُر بِها أَجدادي
I have wine whose vintage is ancient;
"I have a vintage whose era has grown old,
it was pressed, and my forefathers knew nothing of it.
Pressed when my ancestors were yet unaware of it."
فَأَكيلُso shall I measure out? قُلناwe said بَعدَafter خُبرٍtesting إِنَّناindeed, we
فَأَكيلُ قُلنا بَعدَ خُبرٍ إِنَّنا
لاdo not نَشتَريwe buy سَمَكاًfish بِبَطنِin the depths of الواديthe valley
لا نَشتَري سَمَكاً بِبَطنِ الوادي
So shall I measure it out?” We said, “After a taste; we
"Shall I pour?" We said, "After testing, for we
do not buy fish in the depths of the valley.”
Do not buy fish while they are in the belly of the valley."
جِئناcome to us بِهاwith it فَأَتىso he came بِكَأسٍwith a cup أَشرَقَتbrightened
جِئنا بِها فَأَتى بِكَأسٍ أَشرَقَت
مِنهاfrom it الدُجىthe darkness وَأَضاءَand lit up كُلَّevery سَوادِshadow
مِنها الدُجى وَأَضاءَ كُلَّ سَوادِ
“Bring it to us!” He brought a cup that made
So he brought it forth, coming with a cup from which
the darkness shine and lit up every shadow.
The darkness shone, and every black shadow was illumined.
فَأَدارَهاso he passed it around عَدَداًin number ثَلاثاًthree فَاِنثَنَتthen withdrew
فَأَدارَها عَدَداً ثَلاثاً فَاِنثَنَت
مِنّاfrom us النُفوسُthe souls وَلَيسَand there was not مِنهاamong them صادِone thirsty
مِنّا النُفوسُ وَلَيسَ مِنها صادِ
So he passed it round three times; then there withdrew
He passed it around three times, and our souls
from us our souls, not one of them thirsty.
Yielded to it, with none among us left thirsty.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen أَخَذَتit took hold بِوَجنَةِof the cheek of صاحِبيmy companion
حَتّى إِذا أَخَذَت بِوَجنَةِ صاحِبي
وَفُؤادِهِand his heart وَبِوَجنَتيand of my cheek وَفُؤاديand my heart
وَفُؤادِهِ وَبِوَجنَتي وَفُؤادي
When at last it took hold of my companion's cheek
Until, when it took effect upon my companion’s cheek
and his heart, and my cheek and my heart,
And his heart, and upon my cheek and my heart,
لَمdid not يَرضَfeel content with إِبليسُIblis الظَريفُthe witty فِعالَناour deeds
لَم يَرضَ إِبليسُ الظَريفُ فِعالَنا
حَتّىuntil أَعانَhe aided فَسادَناour debauchery بِفَسادِwith debauchery
حَتّى أَعانَ فَسادَنا بِفَسادِ
witty Iblis was not content with our deeds
The charming Devil was not satisfied with our deeds
until he aided our debauchery with more debauchery.
Until he aided our debauchery with debauchery of his own.
Sol 6.1