عاطِنيhand me كَأسَa cup of الشَمولthe wine
عاطِني كَأسَ الشَمول
وَأَعِدand repeat ذِكرَthe mention of الحلولthe arrival
وَأَعِد ذِكرَ الحلول
Hand me a cup of wine,
And speak again of the arrival.
عَلِّلانيyou two, soothe me وَاِسقيانيand you two, give me to drink
عَلِّلاني وَاِسقياني
عَلىto أَلحانِthe melodies of القيانthe singing girls
عَلى أَلحانِ القيان
You two, soothe me and give me to drink,
To the melodies of the singing girls,
خَمرَةًwine مِنfrom دارِthe house of يانيYani
خَمرَةً مِن دارِ ياني
عَرفُهاits fragrance يَشفيheals العَليلthe ailing person
عَرفُها يَشفي العَليل
Wine from Yani's house,
Its fragrance heals the ailing.
وَأديراهاand you two, pass it around مُداماaged wine
وَأديراها مُداما
ضَوؤُهاits glow يَشفيheals النَدامىthe drinking companions
ضَوؤُها يَشفي النَدامى
And you two, pass it round, that aged wine,
Its glow heals the drinking companions.
عُتِّقَتit was aged عاماًa year فَعاماthen a year
عُتِّقَت عاماً فَعاما
صُنعَthe handiwork of جيلٍa generation بَعدَafter جيلa generation
صُنعَ جيلٍ بَعدَ جيل
It was aged year after year,
The handiwork of generation after generation.
عَلَّهاperhaps it تَشفيwill heal فُؤاديmy heart
عَلَّها تَشفي فُؤادي
مِنof هَوىlove for مَنthe one who هيَshe is مُراديmy desire
مِن هَوى مَن هيَ مُرادي
Perhaps it will heal my heart
Of love for her who is my desire,
الَّتيwho حازَتshe took possession of مَقاديmy reins
الَّتي حازَت مَقادي
رَبَّةِthe lady of الوَجهِthe face الجَميلbeautiful
رَبَّةِ الوَجهِ الجَميل
Who has taken hold of my reins,
The lady of the beautiful face.
مِنamong بَناتِthe daughters of الرومِthe Romans عَذراa maiden
مِن بَناتِ الرومِ عَذرا
أَعرَبَتshe proclaimed عَنconcerning مُلكِthe sovereignty of كِسرىKisra
أَعرَبَت عَن مُلكِ كِسرى
A maiden among the daughters of the Romans,
She proclaimed Kisra's sovereignty.
يَسلُبُsteals الأَلبابَminds قَسراby force
يَسلُبُ الأَلبابَ قَسرا
طَرفُهاher gaze الماضيkeen الصَقيلpolished
طَرفُها الماضي الصَقيل
It steals minds by force—
Her keen, polished gaze.
أَحسَنُthe fairest of الناسِpeople مُحَيّاin countenance
أَحسَنُ الناسِ مُحَيّا
أَملَحُthe loveliest of العالَمِthe world رَيّاin fragrance
أَملَحُ العالَمِ رَيّا
The fairest of all people in countenance,
The world's loveliest in fragrance.
حُبّهاlove for her جارَacted cruelly عَلَيّاagainst me
حُبّها جارَ عَلَيّا
دُلَّنيguide me كَيفَhow السَبيلthe way
دُلَّني كَيفَ السَبيل
Love for her has been cruel to me;
Guide me—how shall I find the way?
كَمhow often ثَنَيتُI turned القَلبَthe heart عَنهاaway from her
كَم ثَنَيتُ القَلبَ عَنها
قالَit said ليto me لاno بُدَّescape مِنهاfrom her
قالَ لي لا بُدَّ مِنها
How often I turned my heart away from her,
It said to me, 'There is no doing without her.'
غِرَّةٌan innocent girl غَراءُradiant بَلهاguileless
غِرَّةٌ غَراءُ بَلها
لَيسَnot تَدريshe knows ماwhat أَقولI say
لَيسَ تَدري ما أَقول
An innocent, radiant, guileless girl,
She does not understand what I say.
هَلis there مُعينٌa helper أَوor عَذيرُone who excuses
هَل مُعينٌ أَو عَذيرُ
أَوor مُجيرٌa protector أَوor نَصيرُa champion
أَو مُجيرٌ أَو نَصيرُ
Is there a helper, or one to excuse me,
Or a protector, or a champion?
فَأَناfor I am اليَومَtoday أَسيرa captive
فَأَنا اليَومَ أَسير
فيin رِضاthe favor of الوَجهِthe face الجَميلbeautiful
في رِضا الوَجهِ الجَميل
For today I am a captive
To the favor of that beautiful face.
رَبَّةَlady of التاجِthe crown المُعَلّىexalted
رَبَّةَ التاجِ المُعَلّى
هَلwill تَجودُyou bestow generously بِالوَصلِwith union أَمor لاnot
هَل تَجودُ بِالوَصلِ أَم لا
Lady of the exalted crown,
Will you grant union, or not?
إِنَّindeed صَبريmy patience قَدalready تَوَلّىhas departed
إِنَّ صَبري قَد تَوَلّى
وَلَكِand for you العُمرُlife الطَويلlong
وَلَكِ العُمرُ الطَويل
My patience has indeed departed,
And may your life be long.
كَمhow often شُفيناwe were healed وَاِجتَمَعناand we came together
كَم شُفينا وَاِجتَمَعنا
بِكُمُwith you حسّاphysically وَمَعنىand in spirit
بِكُمُ حسّا وَمَعنى
How often we were healed and came together
With you, in body and in spirit.
عَنfrom سِواكُمanyone other than you ماnot نَزَعناwe withdrew
عَن سِواكُم ما نَزَعنا
وَعَلَيكُمُand toward you لاnot نَحولwe change
وَعَلَيكُمُ لا نَحول
We have not withdrawn from anyone other than you,
And toward you we remain unchanged.
وَاِصطَبَحناand we drank in the morning وَاِغتَبَقناand we drank in the evening
وَاِصطَبَحنا وَاِغتَبَقنا
وَاِرتَشَفناand we sipped وَاِنتَشَقناand we inhaled
وَاِرتَشَفنا وَاِنتَشَقنا
And we drank in the morning and in the evening,
And we sipped and inhaled the fragrance,
وَاِلتأمناand we came together وَاِعتَنضقناand we embraced (apparent misspelling)
وَاِلتأمنا وَاِعتَنضقنا
وَاِشتَفىand was quenched مِنّاfrom us الغَليلthe burning thirst
وَاِشتَفى مِنّا الغَليل
And we came together and embraced,
And our burning thirst was quenched.
Sol 6.1