شَرِبَتshe drank مِنfrom شِربِa draught مُؤتَنَسِa convivial companion
شَرِبَت مِن شِربِ مُؤتَنَسِ
فَبِهاso within her مِنfrom بَعدُafterward مِنof قَبَسِa spark of fire
فَبِها مِن بَعدُ مِن قَبَسِ
She drank from a convivial companion’s draught.
So afterward there was a spark of fire within her.
أَنَديميO my drinking companion هاتِbring مِنهُfrom it لَناfor us
أَنَديمي هاتِ مِنهُ لَنا
غَلَساًbefore dawn وَأَدِرand pass it round لَدىduring الغَلَسِthe predawn darkness
غَلَساً وَأَدِر لَدى الغَلَسِ
O my drinking companion, bring us some of it
before dawn, and pass it round in the predawn gloom.
شَغَفٌpassion بِالدَنِّfor the wine-jar شَفَّwore down لَناfor us
شَغَفٌ بِالدَنِّ شَفَّ لَنا
جَلَداًendurance طِحناwe fell لِمُقتَبَسِfor a borrowed gleam
جَلَداً طِحنا لِمُقتَبَسِ
Passion for the wine-jar wore down our
endurance; we fell for a borrowed gleam,
حَسَنٍbeautiful مِنfrom مِهرَجانِMihrjan festival دُناًworlds (uncertain reading)
حَسَنٍ مِن مِهرَجانِ دُناً
لِبَنيهاfor her sons مِنهُfrom it مُلتَمَسِsought
لِبَنيها مِنهُ مُلتَمَسِ
beautiful, from a Mihrjan festival of worlds,
sought from it for her sons.
أَفَتاهاO her young man قُمrise لَهُfor it عَجِلاًin haste
أَفَتاها قُم لَهُ عَجِلاً
فَبِهِfor through it ماnot أَنتَyou ذوpossessing دَنَسِa stain
فَبِهِ ما أَنتَ ذو دَنَسِ
O her young man, rise for it in haste;
for through it you bear no stain.
بِعَراقٍin Iraq قيلَit was said مِنfrom فَدَحٍa crushing burden
بِعَراقٍ قيلَ مِن فَدَحٍ
وَسَناًdrowsiness مِنهُfrom it بِأَندَلُسِin al-Andalus
وَسَناً مِنهُ بِأَندَلُسِ
In Iraq it was said, from a crushing burden,
drowsiness from it in al-Andalus.
فَدَعيso abandon ياO نَفسُsoul مِنof حُزنٍsorrow
فَدَعي يا نَفسُ مِن حُزنٍ
لِفَتىًfor a youth مِنfrom عَذلِناour reproach نَجِسِdefiled
لِفَتىً مِن عَذلِنا نَجِسِ
So abandon sorrow, O soul,
for a youth defiled by our reproach.
وَسَليand ask ذاthe owner of الحانِthe tavern إِبنتَهُhis daughter
وَسَلي ذا الحانِ إِبنتَهُ
لِتَكونيso that you may be نَفسُsoul بِالنَفسِwith the soul
لِتَكوني نَفسُ بِالنَفسِ
And ask the tavern-keeper for his daughter,
so that you, O soul, may be with the soul.
تَصِفُdescribes الصَهباءَthe tawny wine فاتِنَةٌa bewitching woman
تَصِفُ الصَهباءَ فاتِنَةٌ
لِفَتىًto a youth بِالغَيرِwith another لَمnot يُقَسِbe compared
لِفَتىً بِالغَيرِ لَم يُقَسِ
A bewitching woman describes the tawny wine
to a youth never compared with another.
فَلَهاso to her أَركَعI bow ياO اِبنَson of هانيHani إِذَنthen
فَلَها أَركَع يا اِبنَ هاني إِذَن
وَلَهاand to her أَسجُدُI prostrate myself مِدلَهاlove-bewildered (uncertain vocalization) وَمِسِand touch
وَلَها أَسجُدُ مِدلَها وَمِسِ
So to her I bow, O Ibn Hani, then;
and before her I prostrate myself, love-bewildered; and touch her.
Sol 6.1