يُحيِّيgreets اشتياقاًout of longing بعضُناsome of us بكthrough you بعضَناsome of us
يُحيِّي اشتياقاً بعضُنا بك بعضَنا
إذاwhenever قَبَّلَkisses الكاسَthe cup الرَّويَّةَbrimming شاربُa drinker
إذا قَبَّلَ الكاسَ الرَّويَّةَ شاربُ
In longing, we greet one another through you,
Some of us greet each other with longing
Whenever a drinker kisses the brimming cup.
When the drinker kisses the brimming cup
وعنديand I have لكfor you الرَّيحانُbasil زِينَwas adorned بَساطُهits carpet
وعندي لك الرَّيحانُ زِينَ بَساطُه
بِزَهْرٍwith blossoms كماas زانَتْadorned سماءًa sky كواكبُstars
بِزَهْرٍ كما زانَتْ سماءً كواكبُ
And I have basil for you, its carpet adorned
For you I have basil, its rug adorned
With blossoms, as stars adorn the sky,
With a flower, as the sky was adorned with stars
وذيْلٌand a train كماas انجرَّتْtrailed ذُيولُthe trains غَلائلٍof gowns
وذيْلٌ كما انجرَّتْ ذُيولُ غَلائلٍ
مُصَنْدَلَةٍsandalwood-scented تختالُstrut فيهاin them الكواعبُthe full-breasted maidens
مُصَنْدَلَةٍ تختالُ فيها الكواعبُ
And a train like the trailing trains of gowns,
A train, as the trains of dangling tresses trailed
Sandalwood-scented, in which full-breasted maidens strut.
Of a coquettish one with waving locks
سقاهwatered it دموعَthe tears الوَردِof roses ساقٍa waterer أسالَهmade it flow
سقاه دموعَ الوَردِ ساقٍ أسالَه
وشابَand blended لهfor it الكافورَcamphor بالمِسكِwith musk شائبُa mixer
وشابَ له الكافورَ بالمِسكِ شائبُ
A waterer watered it with rose-tears he made flow,
He quenched it with tears of roses, poured by a leg
And a mixer blended camphor with musk for it.
And aged it for him with camphor and musk
وقدand indeed أُطلِقَتwere loosed فيهwithin it الشمائلُthe north winds وانثنَتْand turned back
وقد أُطلِقَت فيه الشمائلُ وانثنَتْ
مقيّدةًfettered فيat جانَبِيْهِits two sides الجَنائبُthe south winds
مقيّدةً في جانَبِيْهِ الجَنائبُ
And the north winds have been loosed within it; turned back
In it the glances were set free and bent
And fettered at its two sides are the south winds.
Confined on both sides by the cheeks
وحافظةٌand a vessel holding ماءَthe water الحياةِof life لِفتيةٍfor young men
وحافظةٌ ماءَ الحياةِ لِفتيةٍ
حياتُهمُtheir life أنthat تُسْتَلَذَّbe savored المَشارِبُthe drinks
حياتُهمُ أن تُسْتَلَذَّ المَشارِبُ
And a vessel holding the water of life for young men,
And a keeper of the water of life for youths
Whose life lies in savoring drinks.
Whose life is that drafts be enjoyed
يسربُلهاclothes it أجفىthe coarsest اللِّباسِclothing وإنماyet only
يسربُلها أجفى اللِّباسِ وإنما
يَليقُis fitting بهاfor it أفوافُهits fine striped fabrics والسَّبائبُand lengths of fine cloth
يَليقُ بها أفوافُه والسَّبائبُ
The coarsest clothing robes it, yet only
Clothing it in the finest garb, though
Its fine striped fabrics and delicate cloths befit it,
Its puffs and trains best suit it
علىover جَسَدٍa body مثلِlike الزَّبَرْجَدِchrysolite لمhas not يَزَلْceased
على جَسَدٍ مثلِ الزَّبَرْجَدِ لم يَزَلْ
يُشاكِلُهresembles it فيin لَونِهِits hue ويٌناسِبُand matches
يُشاكِلُه في لَونِهِ ويٌناسِبُ
Over a body like chrysolite, which has never ceased
On a body like emerald that never ceased
To resemble it in hue and match it.
To match it in color and proportion
إذاwhen اسُتودِعَتْis entrusted with حُرَّpure اللُّجَينِsilver سبائكاًas ingots
إذا اسُتودِعَتْ حُرَّ اللُّجَينِ سبائكاً
يُصوَّبُis poured down منfrom أجسامِهاtheir bodies وهوwhile it is ذائبُmolten
يُصوَّبُ من أجسامِها وهو ذائبُ
When it is entrusted with pure silver in ingots,
When pure molten gold is entrusted
It is poured down from their bodies while molten.
He measures it and it melts away
Sol 6.1