ياO لَيلَتيmy night بِالقَصرِat the palace مِنof بِطياسِBityas
يا لَيلَتي بِالقَصرِ مِن بِطياسِ
وَمُعَرَّسيand my night's lodging بِالقَصرِat the palace بَلnay إِعراسيmy wedding night
وَمُعَرَّسي بِالقَصرِ بَل إِعراسي
O my night at the palace of Bityas!
O my night at the palace with comfort
And my night's lodging at the palace—nay, my wedding night!
And my resting at the palace, or rather my vigilance
باتَتcontinued all night تُبَرِّدُcooling مِنsome of جَوايَmy inward burning وَغُلَّتيand my burning thirst
باتَت تُبَرِّدُ مِن جَوايَ وَغُلَّتي
أَنفاسُthe breaths of ظَبيٍa gazelle طَيِّبِsweet الأَنفاسِbreaths
أَنفاسُ ظَبيٍ طَيِّبِ الأَنفاسِ
All night they cooled my inward fire and burning thirst—
The breaths of the delicate fragrance gazelle
the breaths of a sweet-breathed gazelle.
Cooled my fervor and worries as I spent the night awake
يَدنوhe draws near إِلَيَّto me بَريقِهِwith his saliva وَبِراحِهِand with his wine
يَدنو إِلَيَّ بَريقِهِ وَبِراحِهِ
فَيَعُلُّنيthen he gives me more drink بِالكاسِwith the cup بَعدَafter الكاسِthe cup
فَيَعُلُّني بِالكاسِ بَعدَ الكاسِ
He draws near to me with his saliva and his wine,
It comes near to me with its splendor and breeze
then plies me with cup after cup.
Elevating me with cup after cup
هَيَفُslenderness الجَوانِحِthe ribs مِنهُof him هاضَbroke جَوانِحيmy ribs
هَيَفُ الجَوانِحِ مِنهُ هاضَ جَوانِحي
وَنُعاسُand the drowsiness of مُقلَتِهِhis eye أَطارَdrove away نُعاسيmy drowsiness
وَنُعاسُ مُقلَتِهِ أَطارَ نُعاسي
The slenderness of his ribs broke my own ribs,
The liveliness of its soul set my soul aflutter
and his eye's drowsiness drove away my own.
And the sleepiness of its eyelids chased away my sleepiness
بِأَبيmay my father ransom him أَبوAbu (father of) الحَسَنِal-Hasan الَّذيwho حَسُنَتwere gracious لَناto us
بِأَبي أَبو الحَسَنِ الَّذي حَسُنَت لَنا
أَخلاقُهُhis character فَحَكىand so he resembled أَباAbu (father of) العَبّاسِal-Abbas
أَخلاقُهُ فَحَكى أَبا العَبّاسِ
May my father ransom Abu al-Hasan, so gracious to us
By the father of Abu al-Hasan, whose good morals
in character that he resembled Abu al-Abbas.
He related, the father of al-‘Abbas
مُستَقبِلٌwelcoming نُقِلَتwere changed بِهِthrough him أَيّامُناour days
مُستَقبِلٌ نُقِلَت بِهِ أَيّامُنا
عَنaway from وَحشَةٍloneliness مِنهاof them إِلىto إيناسِcompanionship
عَن وَحشَةٍ مِنها إِلى إيناسِ
A welcoming man, through whom our days were turned
A forthcoming time, our days were transferred
from their loneliness to companionship.
From its wilderness to intimacy
أَضحىhe became يُؤَمَّلُis looked to لِلجَليلِfor great deeds وَتُرتَجىand are hoped for
أَضحى يُؤَمَّلُ لِلجَليلِ وَتُرتَجى
حَرَكاتُهُhis actions لِسِياسَةِfor governing السُوّاسِthe governors
حَرَكاتُهُ لِسِياسَةِ السُوّاسِ
He is now looked to for great deeds, and hopes are placed
He has come to be hoped for by the eminent, and his actions
in his actions to govern the governors.
Are expected for the judiciousness of the advisors
إِنif كانَhe is رَأساًa leader فيin الكِتابَةِthe scribal art مِدرَهاًan eloquent spokesman
إِن كانَ رَأساً في الكِتابَةِ مِدرَهاً
فَأَبوهُthen his father مِنهاof it فيin مَحَلِّthe position of الراسِthe head
فَأَبوهُ مِنها في مَحَلِّ الراسِ
If he is a leader in the scribal art, an eloquent spokesman,
If he is ahead in writing, his father
then his father holds in it the place of the head.
Was at the pinnacle of the summit
قَصدُmeasured in الوَقارِdignity وَفيهِand in him فَرطُan abundance of بَشاشَةٍcheerfulness
قَصدُ الوَقارِ وَفيهِ فَرطُ بَشاشَةٍ
بِالأُنسِwith friendliness تَبسُطُbrightens أَوجُهَthe faces of الجُلّاسِthe seated companions
بِالأُنسِ تَبسُطُ أَوجُهَ الجُلّاسِ
Measured in dignity, yet brimming with cheerfulness,
He sought dignity, yet was excessive in cheerfulness
which, with friendliness, brightens his companions' faces.
With familiarity, brightening the faces of boon companions
رَدَّhe repelled الخُطوبَcalamities وَقَدand already أَتَينَthey came عَوابِساًscowling
رَدَّ الخُطوبَ وَقَد أَتَينَ عَوابِساً
وَأَلانَand he softened مِنsome of كَبِدِthe liver of الزَمانِTime القاسيthe cruel
وَأَلانَ مِن كَبِدِ الزَمانِ القاسي
He repelled calamities when they came scowling,
He turned away ceremonies, even when they came morose
and softened the liver of cruel Time.
And softened the harshness of the cruel times
Sol 6.1