فديتُكَmay I be your ransom قدindeed تنبَّهناwe have awakened لدهرٍto a time
فديتُكَ قد تنبَّهنا لدهرٍ
عُيونُeyes صروفهِof its vicissitudes عنَّاaway from us نِيامُasleep
عُيونُ صروفهِ عنَّا نِيامُ
May I be your ransom! We have awakened to a time
whose vicissitudes' eyes sleep, oblivious to us.
وجادَand was generous لناto us الزمانُtime بجمعِwith a reunion of شملٍa company
وجادَ لنا الزمانُ بجمعِ شملٍ
تألَّفَcame together بعدَafter ماthe fact that انقطعَhad snapped النِظامُthe binding thread
تألَّفَ بعدَ ما انقطعَ النِظامُ
And time has graciously granted us a reunited company,
drawn together after its binding thread had snapped.
مُدامٌwine تُشبهُresembles التفاحَapples ذوباًin molten form
مُدامٌ تُشبهُ التفاحَ ذوباً
وتُفاحٌand apples كماas though جَمدَcongealed المُدُامُthe wine
وتُفاحٌ كما جَمدَ المُدُامُ
Wine resembling apples melted down,
and apples as though the wine had congealed.
ومنand from نسجِthe weaving of الربيعِspring محبَّراتٌrichly patterned fabrics
ومن نسجِ الربيعِ محبَّراتٌ
تأنَّقَtook exquisite care فيover حواشيهاtheir borders الغَمامُthe clouds
تأنَّقَ في حواشيها الغَمامُ
And richly patterned fabrics from spring's weaving,
on whose borders the clouds have lavished their art.
وأصواتand the sounds of المثالثِthe third lute strings والمثانيand the second lute strings
وأصوات المثالثِ والمثاني
كماas سجَعتْcooed علىupon الأيكِthe groves الحمامُthe doves
كما سجَعتْ على الأيكِ الحمامُ
And the sounds of third and second lute strings,
like the cooing of doves in the groves.
وريّانُand one brimming with الصِبّاyouth للحُسْنِfor beauty فيهِin him
وريّانُ الصِبّا للحُسْنِ فيهِ
بدائعُwonders لاnot يُحيطُtakes full account بهاof them الكلامُwords
بدائعُ لا يُحيطُ بها الكلامُ
And one brimming with youth, whose beauty holds
wonders that words cannot encompass.
لهhe has منfrom فتلِthe twisting of صدغيهِhis two temple-locks نجادٌa sword-belt
له من فتلِ صدغيهِ نجادٌ
ومنand from ألحاظِthe glances of عينيهِhis two eyes حُسَامُa keen sword
ومن ألحاظِ عينيهِ حُسَامُ
From his twisted temple-locks he has a sword-belt,
and from the glances of his eyes, a keen sword.
ومجلسُناand our gathering علىdespite ماwhat فيهin it يُرمَىis faulted
ومجلسُنا على ما فيه يُرمَى
بنُقصانٍfor incompleteness وأنتَand you لهfor it تَمامُcompletion
بنُقصانٍ وأنتَ له تَمامُ
And our gathering, for all it holds, is faulted
for incompleteness, and you are what makes it whole.
ولاand do not تعتلَّmake excuses بالأشغالِby citing duties واحضرْand come
ولا تعتلَّ بالأشغالِ واحضرْ
علىin عَجَلٍhaste وإِلّاand if not فالسلامُthen farewell
على عَجَلٍ وإِلّا فالسلامُ
And do not use your duties as an excuse; come
in haste—or else, farewell!
Sol 6.1