يوماًone day لبستI donned بهon it (that day) الخلاعةrevelry حلةa robe
يوماً لبست به الخلاعة حلة
وسحبتهاand I trailed it فسحبتso I trailed خيرthe finest لباسِattire
وسحبتها فسحبت خير لباسِ
One day I donned revelry as a robe,
One day I donned the robe of revelry
And trailed it, trailing the finest attire,
And drew it off, so drew off the finest raiment.
فيin مجلسa gathering زجلresounding الغناءthe singing متوجcrowned الthe
في مجلس زجل الغناء متوج ال
كاساتgoblets فيهin it مهذبrefined الجلاسthe seated companions
كاسات فيه مهذب الجلاس
In a gathering ringing with song, with crowned
In an assembly where the singer's music reigned,
Goblets and refined companions seated within.
Goblets passed round by a seemly cupbearer.
والطيرand the birds قدindeed طربتwere enraptured بحسنby the beauty of غنائهاtheir singing
والطير قد طربت بحسن غنائها
لوif أنهاthat they فطنتunderstood لشربabout drinking الكاسthe cup
لو أنها فطنت لشرب الكاس
And the birds would have thrilled to the beauty of their song,
The birds were ravished by her singing's beauty—
Had they known how to drink the cup.
Had they but understood, they'd drink from the cup!
والشمسand the sun عنout of حسدenvy تغيرchanged لونهاits color
والشمس عن حسد تغير لونها
انthat لاnot تكونit should be كغرةlike the radiant brow of العباسal-Abbas
ان لا تكون كغرة العباس
And the sun changed color out of envy,
The sun turned pale from envy
At not being like al-Abbas's radiant brow.
Of a cheek not like the 'Abbasid prince's.
أناI لاnot أباليcare منwhom فقدتI have lost منamong الورىhumankind
أنا لا أبالي من فقدت من الورى
أماbut when حضرتyou are present فأنتthen you are كلall الناسhumankind
أما حضرت فأنت كل الناس
I care not whom I have lost among humankind:
I care not whom I lose in all creation
When you are present, you are all mankind.
If you are present, for you are all mankind!
Sol 6.1