كَفَىsuffice عبَرُlessons الأَيَّامِof the days لِلمَرءِfor a man وازِعاas a restraint
كَفَى عبَرُ الأَيَّامِ لِلمَرءِ وازِعا
إذاif لَمnot يَقرhe remains رِيَّاsated with drink فَيَصحوَand so he sobers طائِعاwillingly
إذا لَم يَقر رِيَّا فَيَصحوَ طائِعا
The lessons of the days suffice to restrain a man,
If he does not remain drunk, but sobers willingly.
بَنَاتِdaughters of كِرامٍnoble men لَمnot يُرَبنَthey were troubled بِضُرَّةٍby hardship
بَنَاتِ كِرامٍ لَم يُرَبنَ بِضُرَّةٍ
دُمىًfigurines شَرِقاتٍsteeped بالعَبيرِin blended perfume رَوادِعاstained with perfume
دُمىً شَرِقاتٍ بالعَبيرِ رَوادِعا
Daughters of noble men, never troubled by hardship,
Like figurines, steeped in blended perfume and stained with it.
لَهَوتُI dallied بِهِنَّwith them بَينَbetween سِرٍّsecret love وَرَشدَةٍand lawful union
لَهَوتُ بِهِنَّ بَينَ سِرٍّ وَرَشدَةٍ
ولَمand not آلُI fell short عَنin fulfilling عَهدِthe covenant of الأَحِبَّةِthe loved ones خادِعاdeceitfully
ولَم آلُ عَن عَهدِ الأَحِبَّةِ خادِعا
I dallied with them, in secret affairs and lawful unions,
Nor did I treacherously neglect my loved ones' covenant.
يُسَارِقنَthey steal furtively مِنfrom الأَستارِthe curtains طَرفاًa glance مُفَتَّراًlanguid
يُسَارِقنَ مِن الأَستارِ طَرفاً مُفَتَّراً
ويُبرِزنَand they reveal مِنthrough فَتقِa slit in الُخدورِthe chamber curtains الأَصابِعاthe fingers
ويُبرِزنَ مِن فَتقِ الُخدورِ الأَصابِعا
They steal languid glances from behind the curtains,
And show their fingers through a slit in their chamber curtains.
Sol 6.1