وقدand already خالطmingled with الفجرthe dawn الظلامthe darkness كماjust as التقىmet
وقد خالط الفجر الظلام كما التقى
علىon روضةa meadow خضراءgreen وردa rose-red horse وادهمُand a black horse
على روضة خضراء ورد وادهمُ
And dawn had mingled with darkness, as there met
on a green meadow a rose-red horse and a black one.
وعهديand my recollection بهاof her والليلwhile the night ساقa cupbearer ووصلناand our union
وعهدي بها والليل ساق ووصلنا
عقارwine وفوهاand her mouth الكأسthe cup أوor كأسهاher cup فمa mouth
عقار وفوها الكأس أو كأسها فم
And I remember her: night was a cupbearer, and our union
was wine; her mouth was the cup, or her cup a mouth,
إلىuntil أنthat بدرناour full moon بالنجومamong the stars وغربهاand their western sky
إلى أن بدرنا بالنجوم وغربها
يفضunstrings عقودnecklaces الدرpearls والشرقand the east ينظمstrings together
يفض عقود الدر والشرق ينظم
until our full moon was among the stars, while their western sky
unstrung necklaces of pearls and the east strung them.
ونبهتand I roused فتيانthe youths الصبوحmorning drinking للذةfor pleasure
ونبهت فتيان الصبوح للذة
فلبواso they answered وماand not فيهمamong them سوىexcept الليلthe night محرمabstaining as a consecrated pilgrim
فلبوا وما فيهم سوى الليل محرم
And I roused the youths of morning drinking to pleasure;
they answered, with only night among them observing a pilgrim’s abstinence.
وفيand in كلevery كأسcup للندامىfor the drinking companions بقيةa remnant
وفي كل كأس للندامى بقية
تلوحgleams كدنياlike a world يغطيهcovers it درهمa dirham (silver coin)
تلوح كدنيا يغطيه درهم
And in each of the drinking companions’ cups was a remnant,
gleaming like a world covered by a dirham.
Sol 6.1