بِنتُdaughter الكُرومِthe vineyards النادِيَهdewy
بِنتُ الكُرومِ النادِيَه
مِنهاof her تَغارُis jealous الجارِيَهthe maiden
مِنها تَغارُ الجارِيَه
Daughter of the dewy vineyards,
the maiden is jealous of her.
مِنعَهدِsince the time of أَدَمَAdam فيin الأَباthe ewers (first part)
مِنعَهدِ أَدَمَ في الأَبا
ريقِewers (completion) المِلاحِbeautiful الناقِيَهpure
ريقِ المِلاحِ الناقِيَه
Since Adam's time, in the ewers,
beautiful and pure.
لَمdid not تُفنِهاdestroy her الأَيّامُthe days بَلnay; rather
لَم تُفنِها الأَيّامُ بَل
وَكَذاand likewise اللَياليthe nights الماضِيَهpast
وَكَذا اللَيالي الماضِيَه
The days have not destroyed her; nay,
nor, likewise, have the nights gone by.
نُقِلَتshe was carried بِأَكوابٍin goblets مَحاbeauties (first part)
نُقِلَت بِأَكوابٍ مَحا
سِنَbeauties (completion) فيin الدَساكِرِthe country estates زاهِيَهradiant
سِنَ في الدَساكِرِ زاهِيَه
She was carried in beautiful goblets,
radiant in the country estates.
مَسفوكَةٌshed مَسفوحَةٌpoured out
مَسفوكَةٌ مَسفوحَةٌ
مِنهاfrom her الدِماءُthe blood القانِيَهdeep-crimson
مِنها الدِماءُ القانِيَه
Spilled and poured out
is the deep-crimson blood from her.
مِنfrom غَيرِother than حَملِbearing جَريرَةٍguilt
مِن غَيرِ حَملِ جَريرَةٍ
مَذبوحَةٌslaughtered فيin الآنِيَهthe vessels
مَذبوحَةٌ في الآنِيَه
Without bearing any guilt,
she is slaughtered in the vessels.
هاتِbring الصَبوحَthe morning wine لَعَلَّهُperhaps it
هاتِ الصَبوحَ لَعَلَّهُ
لَمdid not يُبقِleave مِنّيof me باقِيَهa remnant
لَم يُبقِ مِنّي باقِيَه
Bring the morning wine; perhaps it
has left no remnant of me.
هِيّاcome on اِسقِنيgive me drink فيin كَعبَةٍa Kaaba
هِيّا اِسقِني في كَعبَةٍ
بَيتِthe house of الإِلَهِGod ثَمانِيَهeight
بَيتِ الإِلَهِ ثَمانِيَه
Come, give me drink in a Kaaba—
the House of God—eight [goblets].
إِنَّindeed الرِضاcontentment كُلَّall الرِضاcontentment
إِنَّ الرِضا كُلَّ الرِضا
فيin عَبِّquaffing كَأسٍa cup هادِيَهguiding
في عَبِّ كَأسٍ هادِيَه
Indeed, contentment—all contentment—
lies in quaffing a guiding cup.
Sol 6.1