هاتِهاbring it فيin نسائمbreezes الأسْحارِthe predawn hours
هاتِها في نسائم الأسْحارِ
حينwhen تَشْدُوsing علىupon الغصونِthe boughs القَماريthe turtledoves
حين تَشْدُو على الغصونِ القَماري
Bring it in the breezes before dawn,
Bring it in the dawn breezes
When the turtledoves sing upon the boughs,
When the bulbuls sing on the vine branches
مُزّةtart الطّعْمthe taste وهيyet it is أحلىsweeter منthan الشَّهْدِhoney
مُزّة الطّعْم وهي أحلى من الشَّهْدِ
وأذكىand more fragrant منthan الكِباءincense wood القَماريّQamari (an aromatic-wood variety)
وأذكى من الكِباء القَماريّ
Tart to the taste, yet sweeter than honey,
The delicious taste is sweeter than honey
And more fragrant than Qamari incense.
And livelier than fermented date wine
والتيand that which حُرِّمَتْwas forbidden عليكto you معalong with المَيgam- (first part of 'gambling')
والتي حُرِّمَتْ عليك مع المَي
سِر-bling (completes 'gambling') دَعْleave شُرْبهاdrinking it لأهلto the people of القِمارgambling
سِر دَعْ شُرْبها لأهل القِمار
And that which was forbidden to you along with gam-
That which has been forbidden to you with wine
bling—leave its drinking to gamblers.
Leave off its drinking to the drunkards
فطُلوعُfor the rising الشُّموسِof the suns عمّاin قليلٍa short while
فطُلوعُ الشُّموسِ عمّا قليلٍ
سوفَwill يُنسيكَmake you forget غَيْبَةَthe absence الأقمارِof the moons
سوفَ يُنسيكَ غَيْبَةَ الأقمارِ
For the rising of the suns, before long,
For the rising of suns after a little while
Will make you forget the absence of the moons.
Will make you forget the setting of moons
Sol 6.1