هَلُمَّcome فَقدْfor indeed بَرَدَتْhas cooled راحُناour wine
هَلُمَّ فَقدْ بَرَدَتْ راحُنا
وأَشفَتْand have drawn near علىto الشُّرْبِdrinking أقداحُناour goblets
وأَشفَتْ على الشُّرْبِ أقداحُنا
Come, for our wine has cooled,
Come, for our cups have cooled
And our goblets are poised for drinking.
And are ready for drinking
وعُلِّلَand were refreshed منwith مائِهits water وَرْدُناour roses
وعُلِّلَ من مائِه وَرْدُنا
وغُيِّرَand were transformed بالمِسكِwith musk تُفَّاحُناour apples
وغُيِّرَ بالمِسكِ تُفَّاحُنا
And our roses have been refreshed with its water,
Our roses are scented with musk
And our apples have been transformed by musk.
And our apples perfumed with water
وقدand indeed رَدَّsent back غِلمانُناour serving boys شُقرَناour chestnut steeds
وقد رَدَّ غِلمانُنا شُقرَنا
وقادَand led لناto us الدُّهْمَthe black steeds مَلاَّحُناour boatman
وقادَ لنا الدُّهْمَ مَلاَّحُنا
And our serving boys have sent back our chestnut steeds,
Our fair boys have returned to us blonde
And our boatman has led the black steeds to us.
And our sadness has led us to revelry
فنحنُso we بملُتَطِمٍon a wave-clashing sea زَاخِرٍsurging
فنحنُ بملُتَطِمٍ زَاخِرٍ
مُغَرَّرَةٍimperiled فيهin it أشباحُناour bodies
مُغَرَّرَةٍ فيه أشباحُنا
So we are on a surging sea of clashing waves,
We are in a tumultuous sea
Our bodies imperiled there.
Where our spirits float
نَدامَىdrinking companions تَراجَعَhave withdrawn عُذَّالُناour reproachers
نَدامَى تَراجَعَ عُذَّالُنا
عَنِfrom العَذْلِreproach وارتدَّand have turned back نُصَّاحُناour advisers
عَنِ العَذْلِ وارتدَّ نُصَّاحُنا
We are drinking companions; our reproachers have withdrawn
Regretful, for our jesters have turned
From reproach, and our advisers have turned back.
From wit to moralizing
ثِقالٌweighty لدَىin الوَزْنِthe weighing أحلامُناour minds
ثِقالٌ لدَى الوَزْنِ أحلامُنا
خِفافٌlight لَدىin القَصْفِrevelry أرواحُناour spirits
خِفافٌ لَدى القَصْفِ أرواحُنا
Our minds are weighty in the balance,
Our dreams seem heavy when weighed
Our spirits are light in revelry.
Yet our souls seem light when judged
تُخَضَّبُare dyed بالكأسِby the cup أَيمانُناour right hands
تُخَضَّبُ بالكأسِ أَيمانُنا
وتُصبَغُand are stained بالدَّمِwith blood أرماحُناour spears
وتُصبَغُ بالدَّمِ أرماحُنا
Our right hands are dyed by the cup,
Our oaths are dyed red with wine
And our spears are stained with blood.
And our spears stained with blood
كأنَّاas though we were بنوsons of هاشمٍHashim صَولةًin onslaught
كأنَّا بنو هاشمٍ صَولةً
إذاwhen نَفَتِhave driven away الهَمَّcare أفراحُناour joys
إذا نَفَتِ الهَمَّ أفراحُنا
We are like the sons of Hashim in our onslaught,
We are like glorious Hashimite warriors
When our joys drive care away:
When cares turn to joys
فيُعطيso bestows الرَّغائبَbounties منصورُناour Mansur
فيُعطي الرَّغائبَ منصورُنا
ويُدميand makes bleed التَّرائبَthe breastbones سَفَّاحُناour Saffah
ويُدمي التَّرائبَ سَفَّاحُنا
So our Mansur bestows bounties,
Our chief grants all requests
And our Saffah makes breastbones bleed.
While our swords spill blood
ووَجهُكَand your face ياحَمْدُO Hamd إنif أظلَمَتْgrow dark
ووَجهُكَ ياحَمْدُ إن أظلَمَتْ
صُروفُvicissitudes الحَوادثِof events مِصباحُناour lamp
صُروفُ الحَوادثِ مِصباحُنا
And your face, O Hamd, if darkness falls,
O Hamd, if the turns of fate
Is our lamp amid fate's vicissitudes.
Darken our torch
فإنْfor if تَنْأَyou keep your distance ساءكَwill vex you هَجَّاؤُناour satirist
فإنْ تَنْأَ ساءكَ هَجَّاؤُنا
وإنْand if تَدْنُyou draw near سَرَّكَwill delight you مَدَّاحُناour panegyrist
وإنْ تَدْنُ سَرَّكَ مَدَّاحُنا
For if you keep your distance, our satirist will vex you,
Those who reviled will praise you
And if you draw near, our panegyrist will delight you.
And flatterers draw near
Sol 6.1