نزعتI was drawn إلىto الغوايةwaywardness والفتونand temptation
نزعت إلى الغواية والفتون
وقدماand long ago كنتI used to أركضrace فيthrough المحونtrials
وقدما كنت أركض في المحون
I was drawn to waywardness and temptation.
I was inclined to temptation and passion
And long ago I used to race through trials.
And my feet used to run into misfortunes
إلىfor كمhow many ليلةa night قدindeed بتّI spent the night فيهاin it
إلى كم ليلة قد بتّ فيها
علىin فرحjoy وعيشand living مستكينtranquil
على فرح وعيش مستكين
How many nights I have spent
For how many nights have I spent
In joy and tranquil living!
In fleeting joy and miserable life
يسقينيgives me drink المدامةwine ذوpossessing اعتدالgraceful proportions
يسقيني المدامة ذو اعتدال
ينازعcontends for مهجتَيّmy two souls علىin سكونstillness
ينازع مهجتَيّ على سكون
A shapely youth gives me wine,
Serving me a drink in moderation
Quietly contending for my two souls.
Competing with my mind for tranquility
غريرa guileless youth لمnot يروّعهfrighten him رحيلdeparture
غرير لم يروّعه رحيل
ولاnor موتdeath يخافhe fears ولاnor منونdoom
ولا موت يخاف ولا منون
A guileless youth whom no departure has frightened,
A potion that does not frighten departure
Nor does he fear death or doom.
Nor fears death or demise
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle قامhe stood فوقupon جوادa steed جدin earnest
إذا ما قام فوق جواد جد
روىrecounted لهto him الجبالthe mountains الراسخونthe firmly rooted
روى له الجبال الراسخون
When he stands upon a steed in earnest,
When it rises above a noble steed
The firmly rooted mountains tell him tales.
Quenching the deep-rooted mountains
لهhe has صدغانtwo temple-locks قدalready ضمناboth pledged وفاتيmy death
له صدغان قد ضمنا وفاتي
كماjust as ضمنتpledged حميّاهاits fiery strength الحنونthe tender wine
كما ضمنت حميّاها الحنون
He has two temple-locks that have pledged my death,
It has two cheeks that guaranteed my devotion
As tender wine has pledged its fiery strength.
As affectionate doves guarantee their young
يسقينيgives me drink وينقلنيand gives me sweetmeats لثاماkisses
يسقيني وينقلني لثاما
كبردlike the coolness of الماءwater فيin كبدa liver شحونladen
كبرد الماء في كبد شحون
He gives me drink and serves me kisses as sweetmeats,
It serves me and transfers me smoothly
Like water's coolness in a burdened liver.
Like the coolness of water in a barren liver
علىfor حبّيهmy love for him هانbecame insignificant نفادexhaustion ماليmy wealth
على حبّيه هان نفاد مالي
وخوفand fear صدودهhis rejection أبكىmade weep جفونيmy eyelids
وخوف صدوده أبكى جفوني
For love of him, the exhaustion of my wealth seemed slight,
Against its love, my money depletion was trivial
And fear of his rejection made my eyelids weep.
And fear of its disconnection makes my eyelids weep
هلاليcrescent-like المحاسنthe charms ذوpossessing اعتدالgraceful proportions
هلالي المحاسن ذو اعتدال
لرقةbecause of the softness وجههhis face قدalready رقgrew soft دينيmy faith
لرقة وجهه قد رق ديني
Crescent-like in beauty, of graceful proportions,
My crescent of beauty in moderation
The softness of his face has softened my faith.
For the softness of its face softened my faith
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle صبhe poured فيinto قدحa goblet عقاراwine
إذا ما صب في قدح عقارا
يزيلbanishes الهمcare عنfrom قلبthe heart الحزينthe sorrowful one
يزيل الهم عن قلب الحزين
When he pours into a goblet a wine
When it pours in a cup of potion
That banishes care from the sorrowful one's heart,
It takes away the sorrow from a sad heart
وناولنيand handed it to me شربتI drank علىwith سرورjoy
وناولني شربت على سرور
وعاطيتand I exchanged الزجاجةthe bottle منwhoever يلينيis beside me
وعاطيت الزجاجة من يليني
And hands it to me, I drink with delight,
And handed me a drink happily
And share the bottle with the one beside me.
And I took the cup from its smooth hand
عقاراwine احتويتهاI embraced her مستطيلاlording it
عقارا احتويتها مستطيلا
عليهاover her بالمزاحin jest فتحتوينيso she embraces me
عليها بالمزاح فتحتويني
A wine I embraced, lording it
A potion I contained in a rectangular vessel
Over her in jest—so she embraces me.
I jokingly opened it to contain me
ويومand a day أبلجbright الطرفينat both ends رحبspacious
ويوم أبلج الطرفين رحب
قطعنthey spent بضربby playing عودa lute ذيpossessing حنينa plaintive sound
قطعن بضرب عود ذي حنين
And a spacious day, bright at both ends,
And a day it whitened my eyes pleasantly
They spent it with the playing of a plaintive lute.
I cut with a melancholic lute
شربتI drank الراحwine يهunclear (perhaps 'in it') بديرقنّيat Dayr Qunnī
شربت الراح يه بديرقنّي
علىamid نورblossoms وبهجةand the splendor ياسمينjasmine
على نور وبهجة ياسمين
I drank wine [that day?] at Dayr Qunnī,
I drank the comfort that intoxicated me
Amid blossoms and the splendor of jasmine.
With light and jasmine delight
وشربand drinking companions قدindeed شهدتهمI joined them ظرافاcharming
وشرب قد شهدتهم ظرافا
أعاقرهمI drink wine with them علىwhile بثpouring out الشجونsorrows
أعاقرهم على بث الشجون
And drinkers I had joined, charming companions—
A drink whose charm I witnessed
I drink with them, pouring out my sorrows.
Sobering me from lamenting passions
وقمتand I rose أميلI sway منfrom سكرdrunkenness وشوقand longing
وقمت أميل من سكر وشوق
وماand not أدريI know شماليmy left منfrom يمينيmy right
وما أدري شمالي من يميني
And I rose, swaying with drunkenness and longing,
And I started leaning from drunkenness and fervor
And I could not tell my left from my right.
Not knowing my left from my right
Sol 6.1