كَبوَةُa stumble الهمِّcare بينbetween كاسٍa goblet وكُوبِand a cup
كَبوَةُ الهمِّ بين كاسٍ وكُوبِ
واغتباطِand delight المُحِبِّthe lover والمَحبوبِand the beloved
واغتباطِ المُحِبِّ والمَحبوبِ
Care's stumble between goblet and cup,
The burden of worries between a cup and a goblet,
and the delight of lover and beloved—
And the delight of the lover and the beloved,
هوit is يَوميmy day منof اللَّذاذَةِpleasure يُجليreveals
هو يَومي من اللَّذاذَةِ يُجلي
فِعلَthe action يومِthe day الكَريهةِbattle المَرهوبِdreaded
فِعلَ يومِ الكَريهةِ المَرهوبِ
such is my day of pleasure, revealing
It clears my days with pleasure,
the deeds of the dreaded day of battle.
Unlike the fearsome day of horrors.
حبَّذاhow fine أسهُمٌarrows تُفوِّقُهاnock them الأَthe glances (first part)
حبَّذا أسهُمٌ تُفوِّقُها الأَ
حاظُglances (continuation) لاnot تُتَّقىare warded off بغيرِwith anything other than القُلوبِhearts
حاظُ لا تُتَّقى بغيرِ القُلوبِ
How fine the arrows nocked by
Arrows that surpass sights,
glances, warded off with hearts alone,
That cannot be warded off except by hearts,
بينَamid خيلٍsteeds منof المُدامةِwine قَرَّبْbrought near
بينَ خيلٍ من المُدامةِ قَرَّبْ
نَthey (feminine plural ending) إليَّto me السرورَjoy بالتقريبِat a canter
نَ إليَّ السرورَ بالتقريبِ
amid steeds of wine that brought
Among horses of wine brought close to me,
joy near to me at a canter,
Bringing joy through nearing.
ودِنانٍand wine jars أُقِمْنَthey were set upright صفّاًin a rank كماjust as قاstood (first part)
ودِنانٍ أُقِمْنَ صفّاً كما قا
مَstood (continuation) غَداةَon the morning of اللِّقاءِbattle رَجْلُfoot soldiers حُروبِwars
مَ غَداةَ اللِّقاءِ رَجْلُ حُروبِ
and wine jars drawn up in a rank, as
And cups lined up in rows, as if
war's foot soldiers stood on the morning of battle,
The legs of battles stood the morning of meeting.
وبواطٍand wine bowls كأنَّهنَّas though they were وِهادٌhollows
وبواطٍ كأنَّهنَّ وِهادٌ
أتَرعَتهاfilled them to the brim سِجالُbucketfuls غيثٍrain سكوبِpouring
أتَرعَتها سِجالُ غيثٍ سكوبِ
and wine bowls like hollows
And carpets as if they were lush meadows
filled to the brim by bucketfuls of pouring rain!
Grazed by pouring rain from bursting clouds.
فكأنَّso it is as though الكؤوسَthe cups فيهاwithin them جُنوحاًtilting
فكأنَّ الكؤوسَ فيها جُنوحاً
أنجمُstars اللَّيلِof night صُوبَتْwere inclined للمَغيبِtoward setting
أنجمُ اللَّيلِ صُوبَتْ للمَغيبِ
So the cups, tilting within them, seem like
So the cups seem to have in them inclinations,
the stars of night inclined toward their setting.
Like stars of night tilting toward setting.
نحنُwe أبناءُchildren هذهthis الكأسِthe cup لاnot نعْwe turn aside (first part)
نحنُ أبناءُ هذه الكأسِ لا نعْ
دِلُturn aside (continuation) عنfrom شُربِهاdrinking it إلىto مَشروبِa drink
دِلُ عن شُربِها إلى مَشروبِ
We are children of this cup; we do not
We are sons of this cup, we do not
turn from drinking it to another drink.
Turn aside from drinking it to any other drink.
أدَّبتْناschooled us الأيامُthe days حينَwhen أرَتْناthey showed us
أدَّبتْنا الأيامُ حينَ أرَتْنا
بطْشَthe assault أحداثِهاtheir calamities بكلِّupon every أديبِman of letters
بطْشَ أحداثِها بكلِّ أديبِ
The days schooled us when they showed us
Days educated us when they showed us
their calamities' assault on every man of letters.
The tyranny of events against every cultivated person.
وَعَلِمْناand we learned أنَّاthat we نَصِيبُthe share المَناياdeath
وَعَلِمْنا أنَّا نَصِيبُ المَنايا
فأخذناso we took منfrom الهوىlove بنصيبِwith a share
فأخذنا من الهوى بنصيبِ
And we learned that we are death's share,
And we learned that we are allotted by death,
so we took a share of love.
So we took from love our share.
Sol 6.1