وأفردنيand left me alone الزمانtime وكلand every حرfree man
وأفردني الزمان وكل حر
كريمnoble فيهin him فهمunderstanding واعتبارand discernment
كريم فيه فهم واعتبار
Time has left me all alone—and every freeborn man,
And time has left me alone, as it has every free man
noble, possessed of understanding and discernment,
of noble character, endowed with understanding and discernment.
وجيدand good خوفfear of غائلةthe harm of التوافيmeeting
وجيد خوف غائلة التوافي
لمنwith someone who فيin وصلهhis company عتبreproach وعارand shame
لمن في وصله عتب وعار
finds himself fearing the peril of consorting
And it is good to fear the harm of meeting
with one whose company brings reproach and shame.
someone whose company brings reproach and shame.
فآكلso I eat ماwhatever اشتهيتI desired بلاwithout اعتراضobjection
فآكل ما اشتهيت بلا اعتراض
ولاand no أحدone يعارضهconfronts him ازورارaversion
ولا أحد يعارضه ازورار
So I eat whatever I desire, without objection,
So I eat whatever I desire, without objection,
and no one objects to it with a look of distaste.
and no one is confronted with aversion.
وأشربand I drink بالصغارfrom small cups سرورfor the delight of نفسيmy soul
وأشرب بالصغار سرور نفسي
ويعجبنيand pleases me علىamid الفرحmerriment الصغارthe small cups
ويعجبني على الفرح الصغار
And I drink from little goblets, to my soul’s delight;
And I drink from small cups to delight my soul;
amid merriment, the little goblets please me.
small cups please me amid merriment.
وليand I have قدحa cup أسميّهI call it تغاراa taghar (large earthenware basin)
ولي قدح أسميّه تغارا
ويشبههand resembles it بهيئتهin its shape التغارthe taghar
ويشبهه بهيئته التغار
And I have a goblet that I call a tighār,
And I have a cup I call a taghar,
and the tighār resembles it in shape.
and a taghar resembles it in shape.
فأشربso I drink بالتغارfrom the taghar ولاand do not أباليcare
فأشرب بالتغار ولا أبالي
إذاwhen استكفيتI have secured enough ماwhat صنعdid الخمارthe wine-seller
إذا استكفيت ما صنع الخمار
So I drink from the tighār and pay no heed
So I drink from the taghar, and do not care—
once I have had my fill of what the wine-seller made.
once I have enough—what the wine-seller does.
Sol 6.1