نادَمتُI shared wine فيin الدَّيرِthe monastery بنيthe sons of عَلقَماAlqama
نادَمتُ في الدَّيرِ بني عَلقَما
عاطَيتُهُمI passed it to them مَشمُوَلةًwine cooled by the north wind عِندَماwhen
عاطَيتُهُم مَشمُوَلةً عِندَما
I shared wine with the sons of Alqama in the monastery.
I passed them wine cooled by the north wind, when
كأَنَّas though رِبحَthe fragrance of المِسكِmusk فيin كأسِهاits cup
كأَنَّ رِبحَ المِسكِ في كأسِها
إذاwhen مَزَجناهاwe mixed it بِماءِwith water of السَّماthe sky
إذا مَزَجناها بِماءِ السَّما
it seemed as though musk’s fragrance filled its cup,
as we mixed it with the water of the sky.
عَلقَمُAlqama ماwhat بالُكَis the matter with you لَمhave not تَأتِناyou come to us
عَلقَمُ ما بالُكَ لَم تَأتِنا
أَمَاhave you not اشتَهَيتَdesired اليَومَtoday أَنَّto تَنعَماenjoy yourself
أَمَا اشتَهَيتَ اليَومَ أَنَّ تَنعَما
Alqama, why have you not come to us?
Have you no desire to enjoy yourself today?
مَنwhoever سَرَّهُis pleased by it العَيشُlife وَلذَّاتُهُand its pleasures
مَن سَرَّهُ العَيشُ وَلذَّاتُهُ
فَليَجعَلِso let him make الرَّاحَwine لَهُfor himself سُلَّماa ladder
فَليَجعَلِ الرَّاحَ لَهُ سُلَّما
Whoever delights in life and its pleasures
should make wine a ladder to them.
Sol 6