هَفاwas stirred طَرَباًwith delight فيin أوانِthe season of الطَّرَبْdelight
هَفا طَرَباً في أوانِ الطَّرَبْ
فَأَنْخَبَthen filled أقداحَهhis goblets بالنُّخَبْwith choice wines
فَأَنْخَبَ أقداحَه بالنُّخَبْ
He stirred with delight in the season of delight,
Then filled his goblets with choice wines.
وغنَّىand sang ارتياحاًwith delight إلىat عارضٍa raincloud
وغنَّى ارتياحاً إلى عارضٍ
يغنّيsings وعَبرتُهand its tears تَنسَكِبْpour down
يغنّي وعَبرتُه تَنسَكِبْ
And sang, delighted by a raincloud
That sings while its tears pour down.
غيومٌclouds تُمَسِّكُperfume with musk أُفقَthe horizon of السَّماthe sky
غيومٌ تُمَسِّكُ أُفقَ السَّما
وبَرقٌand lightning يُكتِّبُهاinscribes them بالذَّهَبin gold
وبَرقٌ يُكتِّبُها بالذَّهَب
Clouds perfume the sky’s horizon with musk,
And lightning inscribes them in gold.
وخضراءُand a green meadow تَنثُرُscatters فيهاin it الصَّباthe east wind
وخضراءُ تَنثُرُ فيها الصَّبا
فريدَpearls ندىًof dew ماnot لَهin them منany ثُقَبholes
فريدَ ندىً ما لَه من ثُقَب
And a green meadow where the east wind scatters
Pearls of dew, with no holes in them.
فأنوارُهاso its blossoms مثلُlike نظمِstrings of الحِلَىjewels
فأنوارُها مثلُ نظمِ الحِلَى
وأنهارُهاand its rivers مثلُlike بِيضِgleaming القُضُبsharp swords
وأنهارُها مثلُ بِيضِ القُضُب
So its blossoms are like strings of jewels,
And its rivers are like gleaming swords.
شَهِدْتُI was present بهاin it فيamong نَدامَىdrinking companions سلَواceased caring
شَهِدْتُ بها في نَدامَى سلَوا
عنabout الجِدِّserious pursuits واستهترواand became absorbed باللَّعِبin play
عن الجِدِّ واستهتروا باللَّعِب
I was there among drinking companions who turned away
From serious pursuits and gave themselves up to play.
وأغناهمُand spared them the need عنfor بديعِexquisite السًّماعsinging
وأغناهمُ عن بديعِ السًّماع
بدائعُthe marvels of ماwhat ضُمِّنَتْهُwere made to contain it الكُتُبthe books
بدائعُ ما ضُمِّنَتْهُ الكُتُب
And they were spared the need for exquisite singing
By the marvels that the books contained.
وأحسنُand the loveliest شيءٍthing رَبيعُthe springtime of الحَياrain
وأحسنُ شيءٍ رَبيعُ الحَيا
أُضيفَwas added إليهto it ربيعُthe springtime of الأدَبliterature
أُضيفَ إليه ربيعُ الأدَب
And loveliest of all is the springtime of rain,
With the springtime of letters added to it.
Sol 6.1