أظنI think اليومtoday يهطلrains down بالمدامwith wine
أظن اليوم يهطل بالمدام
فإنfor indeed الأفقthe horizon محمرcrimson الغمامthe clouds
فإن الأفق محمر الغمام
I think it is raining wine today,
I think today the rain will pour down
for the horizon's clouds are crimson.
For the horizon is reddened with clouds
وماand not عودتI was accustomed حملholding الكاسthe cup إلاexcept
وما عودت حمل الكاس إلا
علىin a state of سكرintoxication الكرومthe vines أوor الكرامgenerous men
على سكر الكروم أو الكرام
I have never been accustomed to raising the cup except
And I'm not used to carrying a cup
when intoxicated by vines or generous men.
Except with the intoxication of grapes or generosity
وعهدand familiarity سماءthe sky جودكof your generosity بالعطاياwith gifts
وعهد سماء جودك بالعطايا
كعهدlike the familiarity دمthe blood الأعاديof enemies بالحسامwith the sword
كعهد دم الأعادي بالحسام
And your bounty's sky is as familiar with gifts
And your sky's habit of giving gifts
as enemies' blood is with the sword.
Is like the enemy's blood habit with swords
إذاwhen طلعتrise شموسthe suns الراحof wine فيناamong us
إذا طلعت شموس الراح فينا
وهبناwe give away كلevery مسرجةsaddled mare اللجامthe bridle
وهبنا كل مسرجة اللجام
When wine's suns rise among us,
When the suns of comfort rise in us
we give away every saddled, bridled mare.
Grant us, every horse its loose rein
أبحرO sea الجودof generosity فيin بحرthe sea الأمانيof wishes
أبحر الجود في بحر الأماني
وبدرand full moon الملكof kingship فيin بدرthe moon التمامof fullness
وبدر الملك في بدر التمام
O sea of bounty amid the sea of hopes,
Sail the sea of generosity in the sea of wishes
and full moon of kingship in the fullness of the moon,
And the full moon of the king in the full moon of perfection
ومنand you who عبدservant of ابنthe son of يوسفYusuf صيرmade اسميmy name
ومن عبد ابن يوسف صير اسمي
وصيرand made للندىof generosity مولىa master السلاميal-Salami
وصير للندى مولى السلامي
and you who made my name ‘servant of Ibn Yusuf,’
And make my name from the worshipper son of Yusuf
and made al-Salami a master of bounty:
And make the one charged with dew, greetings of peace
إذاwhen ركبتmount أناملناour fingertips كميتاًa chestnut steed (ruddy wine)
إذا ركبت أناملنا كميتاً
منfrom الجنبthe flank المفضضsilver-plated فيin لجامa bridle
من الجنب المفضض في لجام
When our fingertips mount a chestnut steed,
When our fingers ride the wave
bridled at its silver-plated flank,
Of the perfumed, embroidered saddlecloth
تحييناwe toast one another بذكركwith mention of you وانتقلناand take sweetmeats
تحيينا بذكرك وانتقلنا
بمدحكin praising you دونrather than ساداتthe lords الانامof humankind
بمدحك دون سادات الانام
we toast one another with your name, and make our dessert
You revive us with your mention and we move
of praising you, not the other lords of humankind.
With your praise, below the masters of men
طربتI am enraptured فماso not أباليI care ماwhat ورائيis behind me
طربت فما أبالي ما ورائي
وقارand the pitch الراحof wine مشعلةa torch أماميbefore me
وقار الراح مشعلة أمامي
I am enraptured; I care nothing for what lies behind me,
I rejoiced so I do not care what is behind me
and wine's pitch is a torch before me.
The aroma of comfort, a torch before me
جفونthe eyelids المزنof rainclouds مذsince عدمتI fell into need بواكweeping
جفون المزن مذ عدمت بواك
لرحمتناout of pity for us وخدand a cheek للوردof the rose داميbleeding
لرحمتنا وخد للورد دامي
The rainclouds' eyelids have wept since I fell into need,
Since deprived of seeing you
out of pity for us, and the rose's cheek is bleeding.
The eyelids of chastity, and the cheek of a rose that lasts
فأحيso revive بهاwith it فتىa youth أحلىthe sweetest مناهof his wishes
فأحي بها فتى أحلى مناه
تقدمpreceding منthose who فداكwould sacrifice themselves for you الىto الحمامdeath
تقدم من فداك الى الحمام
So revive with it a youth whose sweetest wish
So I live by it, more beautiful than easy water
is to reach death before those who would give their lives for you.
Proceeding from sacrificing yourself to the baths
Sol 6.1