دَعِleave الدُنياthe world فَلِلدُّنياfor the world has أُناسٌpeople
دَعِ الدُنيا فَلِلدُّنيا أُناسٌ
أَلَذُّthe sweetest part of العَيشِlife إِبريقٌa pitcher وَطاسُand a cup
أَلَذُّ العَيشِ إِبريقٌ وَطاسُ
Leave the world, for the world has its people.
Life's sweetest pleasure: a pitcher and a cup,
وَصافِيَةٌand a clear wine لَهاit has فيin الرَأسِthe head لينٌgentleness
وَصافِيَةٌ لَها في الرَأسِ لينٌ
وَلكِنand yet فيin النُفوسِthe souls لَهاit has شِماسُrestiveness
وَلكِن في النُفوسِ لَها شِماسُ
And a clear wine, gentle on the head,
Yet restive in the soul.
كَأَنَّas though يَدَthe hand of النَديمِthe drinking companion تُديرُpasses round مِنهاsome of it
كَأَنَّ يَدَ النَديمِ تُديرُ مِنها
شُعاعاًa ray of light لاnot يُحيطُencompasses عَلَيهِaround it كاسُa cup
شُعاعاً لا يُحيطُ عَلَيهِ كاسُ
As though the drinking companion's hand passed round some of it—
A ray of light no cup can contain.
مُعَتَّقَةٌaged wine إِذاwhen مُزِجِتit is mixed أَضاءَتit shines
مُعَتَّقَةٌ إِذا مُزِجِت أَضاءَت
فَأَمكَنَso it became possible for قابِساًa fire-seeker مِنهاfrom it اِقتِباسُtaking a flame
فَأَمكَنَ قابِساً مِنها اِقتِباسُ
An aged wine that shines when mixed,
So a fire-seeker can take a flame from it.
تُخالُit is mistaken for بِعَينِin the eye of شارِبِهاits drinker نُعاساًdrowsiness
تُخالُ بِعَينِ شارِبِها نُعاساً
وَلَيسَand there is no سِوىother than المَدامِthe wine بِهِin him نُعاسُdrowsiness
وَلَيسَ سِوى المَدامِ بِهِ نُعاسُ
It is mistaken for drowsiness in its drinker's eye,
Yet his only drowsiness is wine.
سَماhe rose فَوقَabove الرِجالmen فَلَيسَso he does not يَخفىgo unseen
سَما فَوقَ الرِجال فَلَيسَ يَخفى
وَهَلand is there فيat مَطلَعِthe rising of الشَمسِthe sun اِلتِباسُany ambiguity
وَهَل في مَطلَعِ الشَمسِ اِلتِباسُ
He rose above men, so he cannot be hidden;
And is there any mistaking the sun at its rising?
Sol 6.1