أسعيدُO Sa‘id هلwould ...? لكَfor you فيin زيارةِvisiting مَنزلٍa house
أسعيدُ هل لكَ في زيارةِ مَنزلٍ
تُثْنِيpraise عليهupon it جَوانحُhearts الزُّوَّارِthe visitors
تُثْنِي عليه جَوانحُ الزُّوَّارِ
O Sa‘id, would you care to visit a house
Praised by the hearts of its visitors?
رَحْبٍspacious تُلاقيmeet الجُدْرَthe walls منهof it ينابعٌsprings
رَحْبٍ تُلاقي الجُدْرَ منه ينابعٌ
وتَرىand you see السَّماءَthe sky عليهabove it كالأقمارِlike moons
وتَرى السَّماءَ عليه كالأقمارِ
A spacious place, whose springs meet its walls,
And you see the sky above it like moons.
ينضوsheds الحَيِيُّthe bashful الوجهِof face ثوبَthe robe حيائِهhis modesty
ينضو الحَيِيُّ الوجهِ ثوبَ حيائِه
فيهwithin it فيخطِرُthen he struts كالحُسامِlike a sharp sword العاريbare
فيه فيخطِرُ كالحُسامِ العاري
The bashful-faced man sheds his robe of modesty
Within it, then struts like a naked sword,
متقلِّباًmoving about فيin نَعمَةٍcomfort فَضفاضَةٍample
متقلِّباً في نَعمَةٍ فَضفاضَةٍ
جُعلَتْwas made لهfor him عِوَضاًa substitute منfor الأطمارِrags
جُعلَتْ له عِوَضاً من الأطمارِ
Luxuriating in lavish comfort,
Granted him in place of rags.
ماnot عاينَbeheld البادونَthe desert dwellers يوماًever فضلَهits excellence
ما عاينَ البادونَ يوماً فضلَه
إلاexcept وأحفَظَهُمْand it enraged them علىagainst الحُضَّارِthe townsfolk
إلا وأحفَظَهُمْ على الحُضَّارِ
No desert dwellers ever beheld its excellence
Without its rousing their anger against the townsfolk.
ولربَّماand often استمتعْتَyou enjoyed فيهwithin it بنُزهَةٍwith a delightful sight
ولربَّما استمتعْتَ فيه بنُزهَةٍ
لولاهbut for it لمnot تَبرُزْemerge منfrom الأستارِthe curtains
لولاه لم تَبرُزْ من الأستارِ
And often you have enjoyed within it a delight
That, but for it, would never have emerged from behind curtains.
وتَرىand you see علىupon جُدرانِهits walls ُهُمَchampions (text uncertain) الوَغىbattle
وتَرى على جُدرانِه ُهُمَ الوَغى
يَخطِرْنَthey strut ما(emphatic particle) بينَamong القَناthe spears الخطَّارِswaying
يَخطِرْنَ ما بينَ القَنا الخطَّارِ
And on its walls you see the champions of battle,
Strutting amid the swaying spears.
سُلَّتْwere drawn سيوفُهُمُtheir swords بغَيرِwithout بوارقٍflashes
سُلَّتْ سيوفُهُمُ بغَيرِ بوارقٍ
وجَرَتْand ran جيادُهُمُtheir steeds بغيرِwithout غُبارِdust
وجَرَتْ جيادُهُمُ بغيرِ غُبارِ
Their swords were drawn without a flash,
And their steeds ran without dust.
زَحفانِtwo armies لمdid not يَحْظَgain العزيزُthe mighty man برُتبَةٍa rank
زَحفانِ لم يَحْظَ العزيزُ برُتبَةٍ
فيهمamong them ولاnor آبَreturned الذّليلُthe lowly man بعارِin disgrace
فيهم ولا آبَ الذّليلُ بعارِ
Two armies: no mighty man gained a rank
Among them, nor did the lowly return in disgrace.
ومنعَّمِينَand pampered men عنfrom القِتَالِthe fighting بِمَعزلٍat a remove
ومنعَّمِينَ عن القِتَالِ بِمَعزلٍ
لبِسواthey donned السُّعودَgood fortune بغَفْلَةِduring the heedlessness of الأقدارِthe fates
لبِسوا السُّعودَ بغَفْلَةِ الأقدارِ
And pampered men, far removed from battle,
Clad in good fortune while the fates were heedless.
هذاthis one يناولُهhands him النديمُthe drinking companion تحيَّةًa greeting
هذا يناولُه النديمُ تحيَّةً
حسُنَتwas gracious وذاand that one يَحظَىis favored بكأسِwith a cup عُقارِof wine
حسُنَت وذا يَحظَى بكأسِ عُقارِ
To this one the drinking companion offers a greeting,
A gracious one; that one enjoys a cup of wine.
عيشٌa life لهمfor them بَعُدَتْis distant حقيقتُهits reality وإنand though
عيشٌ لهم بَعُدَتْ حقيقتُه وإن
قَرُبَتْhave drawn near محاسنُهits beauties منto الأبصارِthe eyes
قَرُبَتْ محاسنُه من الأبصارِ
Theirs is a life whose reality is distant, though
Its beauties lie close before the eyes.
حتىuntil إذاwhen نَعِمَتْfound ease بهin it أجسامُناour bodies
حتى إذا نَعِمَتْ به أجسامُنا
وقَضَتْand fulfilled بهthrough it وطَراًa desire منamong الأوطارِdesires
وقَضَتْ به وطَراً من الأوطارِ
Until, when our bodies had found ease in it
And fulfilled through it one of their desires,
مِلْناwe turned إلىto حُسْنِthe beauty الصَّبوحِthe morning draught وطيبِهand its pleasure
مِلْنا إلى حُسْنِ الصَّبوحِ وطيبِه
إنَّindeed الصَّبوحَthe morning draught مَطيَّةُthe mount الأحرارِnoble men
إنَّ الصَّبوحَ مَطيَّةُ الأحرارِ
We turned to the charm and pleasure of the morning draught.
Indeed, the morning draught is the mount of noble men.
وأحقُّand most worthy يومٍa day بالمُدامِof wine وشربِهاand drinking it
وأحقُّ يومٍ بالمُدامِ وشربِها
يومٌa day حباكَbestowed on you بديِمَةٍwith a steady rain مِدرارِabundantly pouring
يومٌ حباكَ بديِمَةٍ مِدرارِ
And the day most worthy of wine and drinking it
Is a day that grants you steady, abundant rain.
Sol 6.1