ياO مجلَسgathering واللذَّاتand delights والطَّربِand mirth
يا مجلَس واللذَّات والطَّربِ
لاnot زلتyou cease فيin العزِّglory مغموراًimmersed مدىthroughout الحُقُبِthe ages
لا زلت في العزِّ مغموراً مدى الحُقُبِ
O gathering of delights and mirth,
O gathering of pleasures and joy,
May you ever be immersed in glory throughout the ages.
You have remained immersed in dignity throughout the ages,
وأسْعدَand may He gladden اللهُGod بالإقبالِwith good fortune سَّيدناour lord
وأسْعدَ اللهُ بالإقبالِ سَّيدنا
تاجcrown المفاخِرglories والعُلياand eminence أَباAbu (father of) العربِal-Arab (the Arabs)
تاج المفاخِر والعُليا أَبا العربِ
And may God gladden our lord with good fortune,
And may God bless our master with good fortune,
The crown of glories and eminence, Abu al-Arab.
The crown of glories and nobilities, father of the Arabs,
هذيthis غَداةmorning سُرورٍjoy طَلْقَةٍradiant صَلُحتْproved good
هذي غَداة سُرورٍ طَلْقَةٍ صَلُحتْ
فيهَاin it باكَرتِcame early الصَّهبآءُthe tawny wine باللَّعبِwith revelry
فيهَا باكَرتِ الصَّهبآءُ باللَّعبِ
This is a radiant morning of joy, a goodly one;
This is a morning of delight and serenity,
In it, tawny wine has come early amid revelry.
In which the gray-haired morning played cheerfully,
فَهاتِهاso bring it ياO أباAbu (father of) إِسحاقَIshaq صَافِيةًclear
فَهاتِها يا أبا إِسحاقَ صَافِيةً
حَمرآءَred تلمَعُgleams فيin الإبريقِthe ewer كالذّهبِlike gold
حَمرآءَ تلمَعُ في الإبريقِ كالذّهبِ
So bring it, O Abu Ishaq, clear and pure,
Bring it pure, O Abu Ishaq,
Red, gleaming in the ewer like gold.
Red, gleaming in the jug like gold,
وياand O حَمامةُHamama (dove) غَنيَّsing ليfor me علىover قَدَgoblet (word fragment) حيmy (word ending)
ويا حَمامةُ غَنيَّ لي على قَدَ حي
صَوْتاًa song يُنَفِّسَّrelieves عنّيfrom me غُمَّةًgloom الكربِanguish
صَوْتاً يُنَفِّسَّ عنّي غُمَّةً الكربِ
And O Hamama, sing for me over my goblet
And O melodious dove, sing to me in cadence,
A song that lifts from me the gloom of anguish.
A voice that relieves my worries and sorrows,
وياand O أَباAbu (father of) العَرَبِal-Arab (the Arabs) إسلمbe safe وابقand remain فيin نعممٍblessings
ويا أَبا العَرَبِ إسلم وابق في نعممٍ
مَحروسةٍprotected منfrom صُروفِvicissitudes الدَّهرِtime والنُوَبِand calamities
مَحروسةٍ من صُروفِ الدَّهرِ والنُوَبِ
And O Abu al-Arab, be safe and remain amid blessings,
O father of the Arabs, submit and remain in prosperity,
Protected from time’s vicissitudes and calamities.
Protected from the vicissitudes of fate and misfortunes,
ودامَand may it endure ليfor me ولإخْوانيand for my brothers رِضاكَyour favor فَماfor ... not
ودامَ لي ولإخْواني رِضاكَ فَما
نَبغيwe seek سِواكother than you وهذاand this مُنتَهىthe utmost طلبيِmy wish
نَبغي سِواك وهذا مُنتَهى طلبيِ
And may your favor endure for me and my brothers, for we do not
May your pleasure with me and my brothers last,
Seek anyone but you, and this is my utmost wish.
For we desire none but you, and that is the extent of my request,
ياO سيَّدَlord النَّاسَthe people طُرَّاall وابنَand son سيَّدهمtheir lord
يا سيَّدَ النَّاسَ طُرَّا وابنَ سيَّدهم
شَمسِsun العَتيكِal-Atik ملوكِkings العُجمthe non-Arabs والعربِand the Arabs
شَمسِ العَتيكِ ملوكِ العُجم والعربِ
O lord of all people, and son of their lord,
O master of people, exalted and son of their master,
The sun of al-Atik, kings of non-Arabs and Arabs.
Sun of the throne, king of the non-Arabs and Arabs,
يهنيَكmay it delight you شربُdrinking كميتِdark-red الَّلونthe color صافيةٍclear
يهنيَك شربُ كميتِ الَّلون صافيةٍ
ترىyou see لهاbelonging to it فيin أكفِّpalms القَومthe company كاللّهَبِlike flame
ترى لها في أكفِّ القَوم كاللّهَبِ
May you enjoy drinking clear, dark-red wine,
May you enjoy drinking cups of wine purely,
Whose flame-like glow you see in the company’s palms.
Which you see aflame in the palms like fire,
فيamong فتيةٍyoung men كنجومِlike stars الليلthe night قدindeed أَلفواthey have united
في فتيةٍ كنجومِ الليل قد أَلفوا
حالينِtwo qualities منof كرمnobility الأخلاقِcharacter والحَسَبِand ancestral honor
حالينِ من كرم الأخلاقِ والحَسَبِ
Among young men like the stars of night, who have united
Among youths like the stars of the night brought together,
Two qualities: noble character and ancestral honor.
Adorned with generosity of character and lineage,
تَنازعواthey passed around بينهمamong themselves صِرفاًunmixed wine مُرَوَّقةًclarified
تَنازعوا بينهم صِرفاً مُرَوَّقةً
مَمزوجَةmixed بلُعابِwith the saliva of البِرِّkindness والأدبِand refinement
مَمزوجَة بلُعابِ البِرِّ والأدبِ
They passed unmixed, clarified wine among themselves,
Vying over an excellent vintage,
Mingled with the saliva of kindness and refinement.
Mixed with the saliva of righteousness and morals
Sol 6.1