تذكرتI remembered منfrom كسرىKisra بنson of ساسانSasan عهدهhis injunction
تذكرت من كسرى بن ساسان عهده
وتوقيفهand his keeping الأعنابthe grapes فيin نهرriver الشمسthe sun
وتوقيفه الأعناب في نهر الشمس
I recalled the injunction of Kisra son of Sasan,
I recalled Kisra bin Sasan's treaty
and his keeping the grapes in the river of the sun.
And his halting the rivers at midday
فآثرتso I chose يوماa day حلتit entered الشمسthe sun منزلاa station
فآثرت يوما حلت الشمس منزلا
بهin it وقفتit paused ثمthen انثنتit turned back تطلبseeking العكسthe reverse course
به وقفت ثم انثنت تطلب العكس
So I chose a day when the sun entered a station
So one day when the sun halted as a dwelling
where it paused, then turned back, seeking the reverse course.
I stopped by it, then bent to seek the opposite
ووافقتهاand I kept pace with it حتّىuntil إذاwhen هيَit غودرَتwas left behind
ووافقتها حتّى إذا هيَ غودرَت
وأفضتand it reached إلىto وقتtime الغروبsunset بلاwithout نحسill omen
وأفضت إلى وقت الغروب بلا نحس
And I kept pace with it until it was left behind
And I accompanied it until it leaned down
and had reached the hour of sunset without ill omen.
Spilling into sunset time without mishap
تناولتI took راحاwine لوينابif … (wording unclear) بعهدهاby its pledge
تناولت راحا لويناب بعهدها
بقولwith a word لفضّتit would have scattered جيشthe army of كسرىKisra أوor الفرسthe Persians
بقول لفضّت جيش كسرى أو الفرس
I took wine that, if [unclear wording] by its pledge,
I took its arm gently with its treaty
with a word, would have scattered Kisra's army or the Persians.
In words that would undo Kisra's army or Persia's
تحسّيتهاI sipped it وحديalone ولوand if كنتI had been واجداfinding
تحسّيتها وحدي ولو كنت واجدا
أخاa brother ثقةtrustworthy أمرحختunclear verb in the supplied text فيin نفسهhis soul نفسيmy soul
أخا ثقة أمرحخت في نفسه نفسي
I sipped it alone; and had I found
I jested with it alone though if I had
a trustworthy brother, I would have [unclear verb] my soul within his.
A trusted brother I'd play with my own soul
وواللّهand by God ماnot بيin me البخلstinginess فيهاregarding it بلrather الذيwhat
وواللّه ما بي البخل فيها بل الذي
أخافI fear اختلاطاmingling بالذيwith one who ليسis not منof جنسيmy kind
أخاف اختلاطا بالذي ليس من جنسي
And by God, I am not stingy with it; rather, what
By God it's not miserliness in it but what
I fear is mingling with one who is not of my kind.
I fear most is mixing with what's not my kind
Sol 6.1