وَعَريقَةِand deep-rooted الأَنسابِlineages وَالشِيَمِand character traits
وَعَريقَةِ الأَنسابِ وَالشِيَمِ
مَوجودَةٌexistent وَالخَلقُwhile creation فيin العَدَمِnonexistence
مَوجودَةٌ وَالخَلقُ في العَدَمِ
And a wine of ancient lineage and noble character,
existing while creation was still in nothingness.
قَدُمَتshe became ancient فَلاso not تُعزىshe is ascribed إِلىto حَدَثٍa recent origin
قَدُمَت فَلا تُعزى إِلى حَدَثٍ
إِلّاexcept إِذاwhen عُزِيَتshe was ascribed إِلىto الهَرَمِold age
إِلّا إِذا عُزِيَت إِلى الهَرَمِ
So ancient, she can be traced to no recent origin,
unless she is traced to old age itself.
هَلis ...? آدَمُAdam الكَرمِthe grapevine المُوَلِّدِthat begets فيin الدُنthe world (first part of الدنيا)
هَل آدَمُ الكَرمِ المُوَلِّدِ في الدُن
يا(completes الدنيا: world) وَحَوّاand Eve الخَمرِof wine فيin القِدَمِantiquity
يا وَحَوّا الخَمرِ في القِدَمِ
Is she the Adam of the vine that begets in this
world, and the Eve of wine in antiquity?
كَمُلَتwere perfected فَضائِلُهاher virtues وَقَصَّرَand fell short عَنof
كَمُلَت فَضائِلُها وَقَصَّرَ عَن
أَوصافِهاher qualities الإِغراقُhyperbole فيin الكَلَمِwords
أَوصافِها الإِغراقُ في الكَلَمِ
Her virtues were complete; inadequate to
describe her was even the most extravagant speech.
ظَهَرَتshe appeared وَنورُwhile the light الشَمسِof the sun فيin فَلَكٍa celestial sphere
ظَهَرَت وَنورُ الشَمسِ في فَلَكٍ
مِنfrom قَبلُbefore خَلقِthe creation الصُبحِof dawn وَالظُلَمِand darkness
مِن قَبلُ خَلقِ الصُبحِ وَالظُلَمِ
She appeared, with the sun's light in a celestial sphere,
before the creation of dawn and darkness.
فَاِنهَلَّso gushed forth جَوهَرُهاher essence بِمُنسَكِبٍin a flowing stream
فَاِنهَلَّ جَوهَرُها بِمُنسَكِبٍ
لَمnot يُعتَصَرwas pressed out بيدٍby a hand وَلاnor قَدَمِa foot
لَم يُعتَصَر بيدٍ وَلا قَدَمِ
So her essence gushed forth in a stream,
not pressed by hand or foot.
وَاِشتُقَّand was derived مَعنىthe meaning اِسمِof the name السَلافِsulāf (pure, first-run wine) لَهاfor her
وَاِشتُقَّ مَعنى اِسمِ السَلافِ لَها
مِنfrom كَونِهاher existence فيamong سالِفِthe bygone الأُمَمِpeoples
مِن كَونِها في سالِفِ الأُمَمِ
And the meaning of her name, sulāf, was derived
from her existence among the peoples of old.
فَكَأَنَّهاso she is like فيin صَفوهاher purity خُلُقيmy character
فَكَأَنَّها في صَفوها خُلُقي
وَكَأَنَّهاand she is like فيin عِتقِهاher antiquity كَرَميmy generosity
وَكَأَنَّها في عِتقِها كَرَمي
So in her purity she is like my character,
and in her antiquity, like my generosity.
Sol 6.1