وَسَاقِيةٍand a cupbearer بَيْضَاءَwhite غابتbecame hidden عَنِfrom الحِسّthe senses
وَسَاقِيةٍ بَيْضَاءَ غابت عَنِ الحِسّ
سِوَىexcept for سَاعِدٍa forearm عَرَّتْهُshe bared it فِيin حَضرَةِthe gathering of الأُنْسِconviviality
سِوَى سَاعِدٍ عَرَّتْهُ فِي حَضرَةِ الأُنْسِ
And a white cupbearer, hidden from the senses,
A white pitcher hid from sense
Save for a forearm she bared in convivial company.
Save for an arm bared in the presence of intimacy
تَوَلَّدَwas born مِنْfrom أعلاَهُits upper end فِيin جَوّthe air طَالِعٍrising
تَوَلَّدَ مِنْ أعلاَهُ فِي جَوّ طَالِعٍ
عُبَابٌa surge يَفِيضُoverflows الكَأسُthe cup منهfrom it عَلَىonto الكَأسِthe cup
عُبَابٌ يَفِيضُ الكَأسُ منه عَلَى الكَأسِ
From its upper end, rising in the air, was born
From its top was born in the air of a rising star
A surge, from which cup overflows upon cup,
Vapors from which a cup overflows into a cup
بِمَاwith that which لَوif حَمَىbarred ذاthis المَلِكَthe king عَنْهُfrom it معاندan adversary
بِمَا لَو حَمَى ذا المَلِكَ عَنْهُ معاند
دَعاhe called for أخذَهُtaking it منْهُfrom him بِمَملَكَةِfor the kingdom of الفُرْسِthe Persians
دَعا أخذَهُ منْهُ بِمَملَكَةِ الفُرْسِ
With that which, if a foe barred this king from it,
With a draught, were it protected from this king, hostile,
He would seek to obtain from him for the kingdom of Persia.
He would claim it from him for a kingdom of steeds
أمَثِّلُهُI liken it لَوif كَانَwere فِيهِin it أصَابِعfingers
أمَثِّلُهُ لَو كَانَ فِيهِ أصَابِع
عِنَاجَbinding cord سِوَارَيْtwo bracelets مِعصَمٍa wrist منof أخيthe brother of الشَّمسِthe sun
عِنَاجَ سِوَارَيْ مِعصَمٍ من أخي الشَّمسِ
I would liken it, if it had fingers,
I would liken it, had it fingers
To the binding cord of two bracelets on the wrist of the sun’s brother.
To bracelets on the wrists of my brother, the sun
وَقِيلَand it was said لَهُto it أعلاَكَyour upper end لِلأرضِtoward the earth مَائِلٌinclining
وَقِيلَ لَهُ أعلاَكَ لِلأرضِ مَائِلٌ
لِمَاذاwhy فَقَالَso it said الحُبُّlove فِيfor صّاحِبِthe master of الكُرْسِيthe throne
لِمَاذا فَقَالَ الحُبُّ فِي صّاحِبِ الكُرْسِي
And it was asked, “Your upper end inclines toward the earth—
And it was said to it, your top leans down to earth
Why?” It said, “Love for the master of the throne.
So why, and it said, love in the companion of the throne
أفَضْتُI poured forth لهfor him طَورَينِtwice بِالسَّعدِfor good fortune دَعوَتيmy prayer
أفَضْتُ له طَورَينِ بِالسَّعدِ دَعوَتي
يَمِيناًan oath هماboth of them فيat مَجمَعِthe meeting of الجِنسِkind بِالجِنسِwith kind
يَمِيناً هما في مَجمَعِ الجِنسِ بِالجِنسِ
Twice I poured forth for him my prayer for good fortune;
I poured forth twice with good luck my invitation
I swear: both are where kind meets kind.”
The two of them being in the race of kind to kind
كَمَاas قِيلَit was said فَضْلُthe surplus of الدُّرّpearls فيon الأرضِthe ground ضائِعٌwasted
كَمَا قِيلَ فَضْلُ الدُّرّ في الأرضِ ضائِعٌ
فقالso it said مُجِيباًin reply لاَno وَلِلأرْضand for the earth مِنْfrom كَأسِa cup
فقال مُجِيباً لاَ وَلِلأرْض مِنْ كَأسِ
As it was said, “The surplus pearls are wasted on the ground,”
As it was said, pearls scattered on earth are wasted
It answered, “No; the earth too has a share from a cup.”
So it replied, no, and the earth has no cup
Sol 6.1