كَشَفَunveiled الصَّباحُthe dawn قِناعَهُits veil فتألَّقاso it shone
كَشَفَ الصَّباحُ قِناعَهُ فتألَّقا
وسَطاand assailed علىupon اللَّيلِthe night البَهيمِpitch-dark فأشرَقاso it grew radiant
وسَطا على اللَّيلِ البَهيمِ فأشرَقا
Dawn lifted its veil and shone.
And assailed the pitch-dark night and grew radiant.
وعَلاand rose فنُشِّرَso was revived بالصَّباحِwith the dawn مُوَشَّحٌa mantled figure
وعَلا فنُشِّرَ بالصَّباحِ مُوَشَّحٌ
بالوَشْيِin brocade تُوِّجَwas crowned بالعَقيقِwith agate وطُوِّقاand was collared
بالوَشْيِ تُوِّجَ بالعَقيقِ وطُوِّقا
It rose, and with dawn a mantled figure was roused,
Clad in brocade, crowned and collared with agate;
مُرْخٍletting hang فُضولَthe trailing ends التَّاجِof the crown فيin لَبَّاتِهhis upper chest
مُرْخٍ فُضولَ التَّاجِ في لَبَّاتِه
ومُشَمِّرٌand tucking up وَشْياًbrocade عليهupon him مُنَمَّقاfinely patterned
ومُشَمِّرٌ وَشْياً عليه مُنَمَّقا
Letting the crown's trailing ends hang upon his breast,
And tucking up the finely patterned brocade upon him.
فاشرَبْso drink علىto طيبِthe sweetness الزَّمانِof the time وحُسْنِهand its beauty
فاشرَبْ على طيبِ الزَّمانِ وحُسْنِه
كأساًa cup تَزيدُكَheightens in you لوعةًheartache وتَشوُّقاand yearning
كأساً تَزيدُكَ لوعةً وتَشوُّقا
So drink to the sweetness and beauty of the time
A cup that heightens your heartache and yearning.
يُضحْيbecomes السرورُjoy بهاthrough it مَليكاًa sovereign مُطلَقاًunfettered
يُضحْي السرورُ بها مَليكاً مُطلَقاً
والهَمُّand care فيin يَدِهاits hand أسيراًa captive مُوثَقاbound fast
والهَمُّ في يَدِها أسيراً مُوثَقا
Through it, joy becomes an unfettered sovereign,
And care, in its hand, is a captive bound fast.
أَهدَتْit offered إليكto you المِسْكَmusk منfrom أنفاسِهاits breaths
أَهدَتْ إليك المِسْكَ من أنفاسِها
طُرُقاًpaths تَروقُdelight الطَّرْفَthe eye حُسْناًin beauty رَيِّقاpure
طُرُقاً تَروقُ الطَّرْفَ حُسْناً رَيِّقا
It offered you musk from its breaths,
Along paths that delight the eye with pristine beauty.
وحَدائِقٍand gardens ضَرَبَتْerected ضُروبُthe varieties جَمالِهاof their beauty
وحَدائِقٍ ضَرَبَتْ ضُروبُ جَمالِها
سوراًa wall عليكaround you منof اللَّذاذَةِdelight مُحدِقاencircling
سوراً عليك من اللَّذاذَةِ مُحدِقا
And gardens whose varied beauties have raised
An encircling wall of delight around you.
ومُدامَةٍand wine رَقَّتْgrew delicate فخِلْتُso I imagined حَبابَهاits bubbles
ومُدامَةٍ رَقَّتْ فخِلْتُ حَبابَها
دَمْعاًtears علىupon وَرْدِthe roses الخُدودِof cheeks تَرقرَقاshimmered
دَمْعاً على وَرْدِ الخُدودِ تَرقرَقا
And wine so fine that I thought its bubbles
Were tears shimmering upon the roses of cheeks.
ورَقيقِand tender ألحاظِglances الجُفونِof the eyelids إذاwhen رَناhe gazed
ورَقيقِ ألحاظِ الجُفونِ إذا رَنا
منعَforbade الجَوَىlove's anguish فيin القلبِthe heart أنto يترَفَّقاbe gentle
منعَ الجَوَى في القلبِ أن يترَفَّقا
And one whose eyelids cast tender glances—when he gazed,
He would not let love's anguish in the heart grow gentle.
وأغَرَّand a radiant one يُكبرُهreveres him النَّديمُthe drinking companion جَلالةًfor his majesty
وأغَرَّ يُكبرُه النَّديمُ جَلالةً
حتَّىso that يَغُضَّhe lowers لهbefore him الجفونَthe eyelids ويُطرِقاand bows his head
حتَّى يَغُضَّ له الجفونَ ويُطرِقا
And a radiant one, whom his drinking companion reveres for his majesty,
So that he lowers his eyelids before him and bows his head.
مَلِكٌa king إذاwhen لاحَتْappeared مَحاسِنُthe beauties وَجْهِهof his face
مَلِكٌ إذا لاحَتْ مَحاسِنُ وَجْهِه
فيin الغربِthe west خِلْناwe imagined الغربَthe west منهbecause of him مَشرِقاan east
في الغربِ خِلْنا الغربَ منه مَشرِقا
A king—when the beauties of his face appear
In the west, we would think the west an east because of him.
أَعليُّO Ali آثَرْتَyou preferred العُلىhigh honors فتجمَّعَتْso they gathered
أَعليُّ آثَرْتَ العُلى فتجمَّعَتْ
وَأَهَنْتَand held cheap مالَكَyour wealth بالنَّدىthrough generosity فتَفَرَّقاso it scattered
وَأَهَنْتَ مالَكَ بالنَّدى فتَفَرَّقا
O Ali, you preferred high honors, so they gathered around you;
And held your wealth cheap through generosity, so it scattered.
فاخضِبْso stain يمينكَyour right hand بالمُدامِwith wine فطالَماfor often
فاخضِبْ يمينكَ بالمُدامِ فطالَما
خَضَبَتْstained أنامِلُهاits fingertips السِّنانَthe spearhead الأزْرَقاblue
خَضَبَتْ أنامِلُها السِّنانَ الأزْرَقا
So stain your right hand with wine, for often
Its fingertips have stained the blue spearhead.
وَكِلِand entrust الهُمومَthe cares إلىto الحَسودِthe envious man فحسبُهfor it suffices him
وَكِلِ الهُمومَ إلى الحَسودِ فحسبُه
أنto يَقطَعَpass اللَّيلَthe night التَّمامَentire تأرُّقاin sleeplessness
أن يَقطَعَ اللَّيلَ التَّمامَ تأرُّقا
And entrust your cares to the envious man; it is enough for him
To pass the entire night sleepless.
فَضْلُthe excellence الفتىof the young man يُغريincites الحسودَthe envious man بِسَبِّهto revile him
فَضْلُ الفتى يُغري الحسودَ بِسَبِّه
فالعُودُfor agarwood لولاwere it not for طيبُهits fragrance ماnot أُحْرِقاwould be burned
فالعُودُ لولا طيبُه ما أُحْرِقا
A young man's excellence incites the envious man to revile him;
For agarwood would not be burned were it not for its fragrance.
Sol 6.1