قُمْrise بناwith us قبلَbefore غُرَّةِthe first gleam of الإصباحِdawn
قُمْ بنا قبلَ غُرَّةِ الإصباحِ
وقيامِand the rising of السُّقاةِthe cupbearers بالأقداحِwith the goblets
وقيامِ السُّقاةِ بالأقداحِ
Rise with us before dawn's first gleam,
Rise with me before the break of dawn
and before the cupbearers rise with their goblets.
And the water-carriers with their jugs
نتمشَّىwe stroll إلىtoward النَّعيمِdelight الذيwhich فيin
نتمشَّى إلى النَّعيمِ الذي في
هit صَلاحُwell-being الأجسادِthe bodies والأرواحِand the souls
ه صَلاحُ الأجسادِ والأرواحِ
Let us stroll to the delight in which
Let us walk to the bliss wherein
bodies and souls find well-being:
Is health of bodies and souls
بيتُa house ريفٍplenty ترودُroams عَيْنُكَyour eye فيهin it
بيتُ ريفٍ ترودُ عَيْنُكَ فيه
بينbetween بيضِwhite الطُّلىthe necks وبِيضِand white الفِقَاحِthe blossoms
بين بيضِ الطُّلى وبِيضِ الفِقَاحِ
a house of plenty, where your eye roams
A rural abode your eyes therein
between white necks and white blossoms.
Roam amidst white hillocks and meadows
وتُلاقيand you encounter الجسومَthe bodies فيin خِلَعٍrobes منfrom
وتُلاقي الجسومَ في خِلَعٍ من
هit رِقَاقٍthin علىupon الجُسومِthe bodies مِلاحِlovely
ه رِقَاقٍ على الجُسومِ مِلاحِ
And you meet bodies in robes bestowed by
You meet bodies dressed in silks
it—thin and lovely upon their bodies:
Of fine fabric on shapely bodies
منof سراويلِtrousers سُندُسٍfine silk تملأfill العَيthe eye (beginning)
من سراويلِ سُندُسٍ تملأ العَي
نَeye (completion) بَهاءًsplendor ومنand of غُلالَةِa thin tunic داحِwater
نَ بَهاءً ومن غُلالَةِ داحِ
trousers of fine silk that fill the
With pants of silk that fill the eye
eye with splendor, and a tunic of water.
With splendor and cloaks of black
وإذاand if كانَis مِئزَرُthe loincloth of الكَفَلِthe rump النَّهfull and rounded (beginning)
وإذا كانَ مِئزَرُ الكَفَلِ النَّه
دِfull and rounded (completion) عدوّاًan enemy لطرْفِكto your gaze الطَّماحِeagerly roving
دِ عدوّاً لطرْفِك الطَّماحِ
And if the loincloth of the full, rounded rump
And if the waist wrap of spun wool
is a foe to your eager gaze,
Is a foe to your roving eye
فهنيئاًthen enjoy لكfor you الصُّدورُthe chests وماand whatever فيin
فهنيئاً لك الصُّدورُ وما في
هنَّthem منof ظَاهرِvisible الجَمالِbeauty المُباحِpermitted
هنَّ من ظَاهرِ الجَمالِ المُباحِ
then delight in the chests and whatever
Then blessings upon you, breasts and
visible, permitted beauty they contain;
Their overt beauty allowed
والخدودُand the cheeks التيwhich نُقِلْنَwere shifted منfrom الوَرthe rose (beginning)
والخدودُ التي نُقِلْنَ من الوَر
دِrose (completion) إلىto عُصْفُريَّةِthe safflower tint of التُّفَّاحِapples
دِ إلى عُصْفُريَّةِ التُّفَّاحِ
and the cheeks, shifted from the rose
And cheeks transported from roses
to the safflower tint of apples;
To the yellowness of apples
ومجالُand the span of النِّطاقِthe girdle حينwhen تُجيلyou turn الthe
ومجالُ النِّطاقِ حين تُجيل ال
طَرْفَgaze فيin جَنَّةٍa garden ومَجرىand the course of الوُشاحِthe sash
طَرْفَ في جَنَّةٍ ومَجرى الوُشاحِ
and the girdle's span, as you turn your
And expanse of the waist when you sway
gaze through a garden, and the sash's course.
Your glance in a garden and stream of passion
وإذاand if ماemphatic particle خَلاis empty فحسبُكَthen enough for you ماwhat فيin
وإذا ما خَلا فحسبُكَ ما في
جُدْرِهits walls منof غَرائبِmarvels الأشباحِthe figures
جُدْرِه من غَرائبِ الأشباحِ
And if it stands empty, enough for you are
And if the wall is empty, you have
the marvelous figures on its walls:
Its wonders and specters
منof قيانٍsinging girls برزْنَcame into view ليسَthere is not علىupon الأبthe eyes (beginning)
من قيانٍ برزْنَ ليسَ على الأب
صارِeyes (completion) فيin نهْبِplundering حبِّهاtheir love منany جُناحِsin
صارِ في نهْبِ حبِّها من جُناحِ
singing girls revealed—the eyes incur no
Of wild animals presented, no wings
sin in plundering their love;
Could evade their loving claws
وظباءand gazelles لاقتmet كلابthe hounds of سلوقSaluq
وظباء لاقت كلاب سلوق
فانثنتthen turned back وهيwhile they were دامياتbleeding الجراحfrom their wounds
فانثنت وهي داميات الجراح
and gazelles that met the hounds of Saluq,
And gazelles that met biting hounds
then turned back with bleeding wounds;
So they turned back, bloodied
وكُماةٍand armored warriors تَهُزُّbrandish بيضَwhite سيوفٍswords
وكُماةٍ تَهُزُّ بيضَ سيوفٍ
غيرَnot مَرهوبَةfeared وسُمرَand brown رِماحِspears
غيرَ مَرهوبَة وسُمرَ رِماحِ
and armored warriors brandishing white swords,
And turtles stirring the eggs of swords
not to be feared, and brown spears.
Fearless with reddened spears
فإذاthen when ماemphatic particle صَقَلْتَyou have polished جِسمَكyour body فيهin it
فإذا ما صَقَلْتَ جِسمَك فيه
بأكفِّwith the palms of النَّعيمِdelight صَقْلَthe polishing of الصِّفاحِbroad sword-blades
بأكفِّ النَّعيمِ صَقْلَ الصِّفاحِ
Then, once you have polished your body there
So when you polish your body therein
with delight's palms, as sword-blades are polished,
With hands of bliss, smooth like glass
مِلْتَyou turn منfrom رَبْعِهِits abode إلىtoward رَغَدِthe ease of العَيlife (beginning)
مِلْتَ من رَبْعِهِ إلى رَغَدِ العَي
شِlife (completion) غُدُوَّاًmorning مُواصَلاًcontinuously joined برَواحwith evening
شِ غُدُوَّاً مُواصَلاً برَواح
you turn from its precincts to the ease of
You are sated from morn to easy life
life—morning joined unbroken to evening—
Continually breathing spirits
تتروَّىyou drink your fill منof الصَّبوحِthe morning wine وَتَفْتَضْand you deflower (beginning)
تتروَّى من الصَّبوحِ وَتَفْتَضْ
ضُdeflower (completion) نَسيمَthe breeze of الرِّياضِthe gardens قبلَbefore الصَّباحِdawn
ضُ نَسيمَ الرِّياضِ قبلَ الصَّباحِ
drinking your fill of morning wine, and deflowering
You enjoy the dawn and inhale
the gardens' breeze before dawn.
The breeze of meadows before dawn
وأحقُّand most worthy الأيّامِof days بالقَصْفِof revelry يومٌa day
وأحقُّ الأيّامِ بالقَصْفِ يومٌ
جَنَّبَتْhas driven away مُزنَهits rainclouds جَنوبُthe southerly الرِّياحِwinds
جَنَّبَتْ مُزنَه جَنوبُ الرِّياحِ
And the day most worthy of revelry is a day
And most deserving of festivity a day
whose rainclouds the south wind has driven away.
That hot winds avoided its zenith
Sol 6.1