سارِحاتٌroaming maidens ماfirst part of 'frolicking' رِحاتٌcompletion of 'frolicking'
سارِحاتٌ ما رِحاتٌ
حورُbright-eyed maidens عَينٌwide-eyed تَحتَbeneath فَيِّهits shade
حورُ عَينٌ تَحتَ فَيِّه
Roaming, frolicking maidens,
wide-eyed houris beneath its shade;
آنِساتٌpleasant companions ماfirst part of 'swaying' ئِساتٌcompletion of 'swaying'
آنِساتٌ ما ئِساتٌ
ناعِساتٌdrowsy maidens فيin حُلِيِّهits finery
ناعِساتٌ في حُلِيِّه
companionable, swaying maidens,
drowsy in its finery.
زَرنَباًzarnab, an aromatic herb ذَرَّتscattered نَسيمٌa breeze
زَرنَباً ذَرَّت نَسيمٌ
لِلقُبولِof the east wind عَلىover نَدِيِّهits gathering-place
لِلقُبولِ عَلى نَدِيِّه
A breeze scattered zarnab,
an east-wind breeze, over its gathering-place.
رَونَقُsplendor الرَدىdeath الغَواديthose going out in the morning
رَونَقُ الرَدى الغَوادي
وَالرَوائِحُand those returning in the evening فيin طَرِيِّهِits freshness
وَالرَوائِحُ في طَرِيِّهِ
Death's splendor—the morning wanderers
and the evening ones, in its freshness.
لَيتَwould that شِعريmy knowing هَلwhether نَعيمٌbliss
لَيتَ شِعري هَل نَعيمٌ
طابَgrew sweet عَيشيmy life فيin هَنِيَّهits delight
طابَ عَيشي في هَنِيَّه
Would that I knew—is there bliss
in whose delight my life has grown sweet?
حَبَّذاhow lovely إِسفَنطُisfant, a kind of wine تِرياfirst part of 'antidote'
حَبَّذا إِسفَنطُ تِريا
قُcompletion of 'antidote' فُؤادٍa heart بابِكَيِّهBabakian wine
قُ فُؤادٍ بابِكَيِّه
How lovely the isfant wine, an antidote
for the heart—Babakian wine!
ياO رُضاباًsaliva مِنfrom مَليحٍa handsome one
يا رُضاباً مِن مَليحٍ
فاتِنِenchanting الدُنياthe world بِرِيِّهwith his refreshing draught
فاتِنِ الدُنيا بِرِيِّه
O saliva from a handsome beloved,
who enchants the world with his refreshing draught;
أَنتَyou عِنديin my view خَيرَbetter مِنهُthan him
أَنتَ عِندي خَيرَ مِنهُ
روحيmy soul دُبّيcreep, a feminine command مِنfrom ذَكِيَّهits fragrant essence
روحي دُبّي مِن ذَكِيَّه
you are better to me than he.
My soul, creep forth from its fragrant essence.
إِنَّنيindeed I فيat مِهرَجانٍa festival
إِنَّني في مِهرَجانٍ
بَلrather نَزيفٌintoxicated مِنfrom شَهِيِّهits delicious wine
بَل نَزيفٌ مِن شَهِيِّه
I am indeed at a festival,
rather, intoxicated by its delicious wine.
رَوحُsolace غادٍone setting out in the morning فيin ضُحاهُhis forenoon
رَوحُ غادٍ في ضُحاهُ
رَوحُsolace رائِحُone returning in the evening فيin عَشيِّهhis evening
رَوحُ رائِحُ في عَشيِّه
A morning-goer's solace in his forenoon,
an evening-returner's solace in his evening.
Sol 6.1