وَجهُface هَذاthis الدَهرِage باسِمsmiling
وَجهُ هَذا الدَهرِ باسِم
وَبَشيرُand a herald بِالتَهانيof felicitations
وَبَشيرُ بِالتَهاني
The face of this age is smiling,
And heralds joyful tidings.
فَأَدِرهاso pass it around ياO نَديمdrinking companion
فَأَدِرها يا نَديم
خَمرَةًwine تُبريthat heals الكَليمthe wounded one
خَمرَةً تُبري الكَليم
So pass it round, O drinking companion,
Wine that heals the wounded,
بَينَamong غِزلانgazelles الصَريمthe sand dunes
بَينَ غِزلان الصَريم
وَالأَغانيand songs وَالغَوانيand beautiful women
وَالأَغاني وَالغَواني
Among the gazelles of the dunes,
And songs and beautiful women.
وَاِجلand unveil ليfor me رَيّاًRayya وَريمand Rim
وَاِجل لي رَيّاً وَريم
فَهُماfor those two نَيلُthe fulfillment الأَمانيof wishes
فَهُما نَيلُ الأَماني
And unveil for me Rayya and Rim,
For they are wishes fulfilled.
حَولَaround رَوضٍa garden وَغَديرand a pool
حَولَ رَوضٍ وَغَدير
وَرَشاand a fawn أَحوىdark-lipped غَريرguileless
وَرَشا أَحوى غَرير
Around a garden and a pool,
And a dark-lipped, guileless fawn
يُخجِلُputs to shame البَدرَthe full moon المُنيرthe shining
يُخجِلُ البَدرَ المُنير
ياO لَهُto him مِنof غُصنِa bough بانِmoringa
يا لَهُ مِن غُصنِ بانِ
Who puts the shining full moon to shame—
What a bough of moringa he is!
صاغَهُfashioned him المَولىthe Lord القَديرthe Almighty
صاغَهُ المَولى القَدير
وَبِهِand through him رَبّيmy Lord بَلانيَhas tried me
وَبِهِ رَبّي بَلانيَ
The almighty Lord fashioned him,
And through him my Lord has tried me.
إِنif تَبَدّىhe appears أَوor رَناgazes
إِن تَبَدّى أَو رَنا
بَهَرَdazzles العَينَthe eye سَنىradiance
بَهَرَ العَينَ سَنى
If he appears or casts a glance,
He dazzles the eye with radiance.
ريقُهُhis saliva عَذبُsweet الجَنىthe gathered fruit
ريقُهُ عَذبُ الجَنى
ماwhat عَلَيهِupon him لَوif سَقانيhe gave me drink
ما عَلَيهِ لَو سَقاني
His saliva is sweet as fruit;
What harm would it do him to give me
رَشفَةًa sip تُبريthat heals الضَنىwasting sickness
رَشفَةً تُبري الضَنى
وَتُداويand heals خَفَقانيmy palpitations
وَتُداوي خَفَقاني
A sip to cure my wasting sickness
And calm my heart's fluttering?
ياO فَريدَpeerless one العَصرِof the age ياO مَنyou who
يا فَريدَ العَصرِ يا مَن
جُمِعَتare gathered فيهِin him المَحاسِنbeauties
جُمِعَت فيهِ المَحاسِن
O peerless one of the age, O you
In whom all beauties are gathered,
جَيشُarmy صَبريmy patience فيكَwhere you are concerned خائِنtreacherous
جَيشُ صَبري فيكَ خائِن
لِتَلافيto my ruin قَدindeed رَمانيhas cast me
لِتَلافي قَد رَماني
My army of patience betrays me for you;
It has cast me into ruin.
كُلَّall ماthat قُدِّرَis decreed كائِنwill come to pass
كُلَّ ما قُدِّرَ كائِن
لِشُجاعٍfor a brave man أَوor جَبانِa coward
لِشُجاعٍ أَو جَبانِ
Whatever is decreed will come to pass,
For the brave man or the coward.
ياO عَذوليmy reproacher لاdo not تَلُمblame
يا عَذولي لا تَلُم
هَكَذاthus خَطَّwrote القَلَمthe pen
هَكَذا خَطَّ القَلَم
O my reproacher, do not blame me.
Thus has the pen written.
ذاعَbecame known ماwhat كانَhad been اِنكَتَمconcealed
ذاعَ ما كانَ اِنكَتَم
فاِمضِso go وَارُكنيand leave me نُعانيI suffer
فاِمضِ وَارُكني نُعاني
What was concealed has become known.
Go, then, and leave me to suffer.
أَناI فيto العُذلِreproach أَصَمdeaf
أَنا في العُذلِ أَصَم
خَلِّنيleave me أَلهوamuse myself بِشانيwith my own affairs
خَلِّني أَلهو بِشاني
I am deaf to reproach;
Let me amuse myself in my own way.
رُقَّhave pity لِلصَبِّon the ardent lover الكَئيبsorrowful
رُقَّ لِلصَبِّ الكَئيب
ياO أَخاbrother of الظَبيِthe gazelle الرَبيبthe hand-reared
يا أَخا الظَبيِ الرَبيب
Have pity on the sorrowful lover,
O brother of the hand-reared gazelle.
لاdo not تَبِعنيsell me ياO حَبيبbeloved
لا تَبِعني يا حَبيب
ظُلماًunjustly فيin سوقِthe market الهَوانِof humiliation
ظُلماً في سوقِ الهَوانِ
Do not sell me, O beloved,
Unjustly in the market of humiliation.
أَنتَyou دائيmy malady وَالطَبيبand the physician
أَنتَ دائي وَالطَبيب
وَالرَدىand death نُصبَbefore عِيانيmy sight
وَالرَدى نُصبَ عِياني
You are my malady and the physician,
And death is before my eyes.
وَتلافَand make amends for ماwhat مَضىhas passed
وَتلافَ ما مَضى
بِالحَنانِwith tenderness وَالرِضىand goodwill
بِالحَنانِ وَالرِضى
And make amends for what has passed
With tenderness and goodwill.
وَاِطفِand extinguish نيرانَthe fires الغَضاsaxaul wood
وَاِطفِ نيرانَ الغَضا
بِالتَلاقيthrough meeting وَالتَدانيand drawing near
بِالتَلاقي وَالتَداني
And quench the fires of saxaul wood
Through meeting and drawing close.
وَاِشفِand heal قَلباًa heart مَرِضاsick
وَاِشفِ قَلباً مَرِضا
قَبلَbefore أَنthat يُصبِحَit becomes فانيperishing
قَبلَ أَن يُصبِحَ فاني
And heal a sickened heart
Before it perishes.
زُرvisit مُحِبّاًa lover دَنِفاsick with longing
زُر مُحِبّاً دَنِفا
شَفَّهُhas wasted him طولُthe length الجَفاof estrangement
شَفَّهُ طولُ الجَفا
Visit a lover sick with longing,
Whom long estrangement has wasted.
أولِهِgrant him مِنكَfrom you الصَفاsincere affection
أولِهِ مِنكَ الصَفا
وَوِصالاًand union مِنكَfrom you دانيnear at hand
وَوِصالاً مِنكَ داني
Grant him your sincere affection,
And union with you, close at hand.
وَأَدِرهاand pass it around قَرقَفاwine
وَأَدِرها قَرقَفا
مِنfrom رُضابٍsaliva وَأَوانيand goblets
مِن رُضابٍ وَأَواني
And pass the wine around,
From saliva and from goblets.
وَاِجلُand unveil راحيmy wine وَأرِحنيand give me ease
وَاِجلُ راحي وَأرِحني
بِعُقارٍwith wine وَمَغانيand songs
بِعُقارٍ وَمَغاني
And unveil my wine, and grant me ease
With wine and songs.
وَاِسقِنيand give me drink وَاِشرَبand drink وَغَنّand sing
وَاِسقِني وَاِشرَب وَغَنّ
ولدىand during شربيmy drinking تَرانيyou will see me
ولدى شربي تَراني
And give me drink, and drink, and sing;
And as I drink, you will see me.
Sol 6.1