يومُa day رَذاذٍdrizzle مُمسَّكُmusk-scented الحُجُبِthe veils
يومُ رَذاذٍ مُمسَّكُ الحُجُبِ
يَضحَكُlaughs فيهin it السُّرورُjoy منfrom كَثَبِclose at hand
يَضحَكُ فيه السُّرورُ من كَثَبِ
A day of drizzle, its veils scented with musk;
A day of misty spray, curtains drawn closed
Joy laughs in it, close at hand.
In it, happiness laughs from the thickets
ومَجلِسٌand a gathering أُسبِلَتْwere lowered ستائرُهits curtains
ومَجلِسٌ أُسبِلَتْ ستائرُه
علىover شُموسِsuns البَهاءِsplendor والحَسَبِand noble lineage
على شُموسِ البَهاءِ والحَسَبِ
And a gathering whose curtains have been lowered
And a gathering whose curtains are lowered
Over suns of splendor and noble lineage.
Upon the suns of splendor and pedigree
وقدand indeed جرَتْhave run خيلُsteeds راحِناour wine خَبَباًat a trot
وقد جرَتْ خيلُ راحِنا خَبَباً
فيin جَرْيِهاtheir running أوor همَمْنَthey intended بالخَبَبِto trot
في جَرْيِها أو همَمْنَ بالخَبَبِ
And our wine’s steeds have run at a trot
Our steeds have trotted gently
In their running—or have been minded to trot.
In their gait, or they yearned for the thickets
والتهَبَتand has blazed up نَارُنَاour fire فمنظرُهاso its sight
والتهَبَت نَارُنَا فمنظرُها
يُغْنيكَis enough for you عنin place of كلِّevery منظرٍsight عَجَبِwondrous
يُغْنيكَ عن كلِّ منظرٍ عَجَبِ
And our fire has blazed up, so its sight
Our fire blazed, its sight
Leaves you needing no other wondrous sight.
Suffices you from any wondrous sight
إذاwhen ارتمَتْit flings out بالشَّرارِwith sparks واطَّرَدَتْand stream
إذا ارتمَتْ بالشَّرارِ واطَّرَدَتْ
علىover ذُراهاits crests مَطاردُlances اللَّهَبِflame
على ذُراها مَطاردُ اللَّهَبِ
When it flings out sparks, and stream
When it showers sparks and chases after them
Over its crests the lances of flame,
Upon its embers, the flames leap
رأيتَyou see ياقوتةًa ruby مشبَّكةًlatticed
رأيتَ ياقوتةً مشبَّكةً
تَطِيرُfly عنهاaway from it قُراضَةُfilings الذَّهَبِgold
تَطِيرُ عنها قُراضَةُ الذَّهَبِ
You see a latticed ruby,
You see a jeweled lattice
From which fly filings of gold.
From which the gold finches take flight
طافتcircled بهاaround it الكاسthe cup وهيand it was مترعةbrimming
طافت بها الكاس وهي مترعة
مبيضّةwhitened العارضينthe two cheeks بالحببwith bubbles
مبيضّة العارضين بالحبب
The cup circled it, filled to the brim,
It circled the goblet, intoxicated
Its two cheeks whitened with bubbles.
Dazzling the cheeks with love
فسِرْso go إلىto المجلسِthe gathering الذيwhich ابتسمَتْsmiled
فسِرْ إلى المجلسِ الذي ابتسمَتْ
فيهin it رياضُgardens الجَمالِbeauty والأدَبِand refinement
فيه رياضُ الجَمالِ والأدَبِ
So go to the gathering where smile
Journey to the gathering where have smiled
The gardens of beauty and refinement.
The gardens of beauty and refinement
Sol 6.1