ياO أَخاbrother of الفَضلِvirtue وَالنَدىand generosity ياO أَباfather of (Abu) الal- (the)
يا أَخا الفَضلِ وَالنَدى يا أَبا ال
عَبّاسِʿAbbās زَينَadornment of الكُهولِthe middle-aged men وَالشُبّانِand the young men
عَبّاسِ زَينَ الكُهولِ وَالشُبّانِ
O brother of virtue and generosity, O Abu al-
ʿAbbās, adornment of the middle-aged and the young!
أَنتَyou فَردٌpeerless فُتُوَّةًin chivalry وَفَتاءًand youthfulness
أَنتَ فَردٌ فُتُوَّةً وَفَتاءً
لَيسَare not كُلُّall الفِتيانِthe young men بِالفِتيانِtrue gallants
لَيسَ كُلُّ الفِتيانِ بِالفِتيانِ
You are peerless in chivalry and youthful vigor;
not all young men are true gallants.
ماwhat لَناfor us بَعدَafter أُنسِهِhis companionship وَوِدادٍand affection
ما لَنا بَعدَ أُنسِهِ وَوِدادٍ
وَتَصافٍand mutual goodwill فيin السِرِّsecrecy وَالإِعلانِand openness
وَتَصافٍ في السِرِّ وَالإِعلانِ
What has become of us after his companionship and affection,
and mutual goodwill in private and in public?
قَدindeed تَناسَيتَناyou have deliberately forgotten us فَقَدso indeed أَصبَحَhas become الوَصthe bond (first part)
قَد تَناسَيتَنا فَقَد أَصبَحَ الوَص
لُcompletion of 'the bond' أَسيراًa captive فيin قَبضَةِthe grip of الهِجرانِestrangement
لُ أَسيراً في قَبضَةِ الهِجرانِ
You have deliberately forgotten us; our bond has now become
a captive in estrangement's grip.
وَخَرَجناand we have left مِنfrom بابِthe gate of ذِكراكَyour memory فَالذِكso memory (first part)
وَخَرَجنا مِن بابِ ذِكراكَ فَالذِك
رىcompletion of 'memory' تَشَكّىcomplains of شَماتَةَthe gloating of النِسيانِoblivion
رى تَشَكّى شَماتَةَ النِسيانِ
And we have left the gate of your memory; memory
laments oblivion's gloating.
عِشlive سَعيداًhappily وَإِشرَبand drink هَنيئاًwith pleasure وَلاand never تَعlack (first part)
عِش سَعيداً وَإِشرَب هَنيئاً وَلا تَع
دَمcompletion of 'lack' سَراةًdistinguished men مِنfrom among عِليَةِthe noblest of الإِخوانِthe friends
دَم سَراةً مِن عِليَةِ الإِخوانِ
Live happily and drink with pleasure—and may you never lack
distinguished men among the noblest of friends—
مِنof مُدامٍwine كَأَنَّهاas though it were ذَوبُmelted substance of تِبرٍraw gold
مِن مُدامٍ كَأَنَّها ذَوبُ تِبرٍ
مائِعٍliquid أَوor مُجاجَةُjuice of الزَعفَرانِsaffron
مائِعٍ أَو مُجاجَةُ الزَعفَرانِ
of wine as though it were melted raw gold,
liquid, or the juice of saffron,
تَتَوَقّىwards off الهُمومَcares عَنfrom أَنفُسِthe souls of الشَرthe drinkers (first part)
تَتَوَقّى الهُمومَ عَن أَنفُسِ الشَر
بِcompletion of 'drinkers' وَتُحيِيand revives مُمَوَّتاتِdead الأَمانيhopes
بِ وَتُحيِي مُمَوَّتاتِ الأَماني
which wards off cares from the drinkers' souls
and brings dead hopes back to life,
فيin جِنانٍgardens حاكَwove الخَريفُautumn لَهاfor them الوَشthe brocade (first part)
في جِنانٍ حاكَ الخَريفُ لَها الوَش
يَcompletion of 'brocade' فَصارَتso they became فيin الحُسنِbeauty مِثلَlike الجِنانِthe gardens of Paradise
يَ فَصارَت في الحُسنِ مِثلَ الجِنانِ
in gardens for which autumn has woven brocade,
so they have become, in beauty, like the gardens of Paradise.
مَنزِلٌa dwelling كانَwas بَينَamid دِجلَةَthe Tigris فيهِin it
مَنزِلٌ كانَ بَينَ دِجلَةَ فيهِ
لَكَfor you صَحنٌa courtyard تَرعىgraze بِهِin it العَينانِboth eyes
لَكَ صَحنٌ تَرعى بِهِ العَينانِ
A dwelling stood amid the Tigris; within it
you had a courtyard where both eyes grazed.
أَيُّwhat كَفٍّa hand بَنانُهاits fingers تَمطُرُrain down الإِحساbounty (first part)
أَيُّ كَفٍّ بَنانُها تَمطُرُ الإِحسا
نَcompletion of 'bounty' وَبلاًin torrents حَلَّتhas alighted بِدارِat the house of بَنانِBanān
نَ وَبلاً حَلَّت بِدارِ بَنانِ
What a hand, whose fingers rain down bounty
in torrents, has alighted at Banān's house!
لَمdid not يَعِبهُmar it إِلّاexcept حُضورُthe presence of الهَدادِيِّal-Hadādī
لَم يَعِبهُ إِلّا حُضورُ الهَدادِيِّ
عَلَيهِupon him لَعائِنُthe curses of الرَحمَنِthe All-Merciful
عَلَيهِ لَعائِنُ الرَحمَنِ
Nothing marred it but al-Hadādī's presence;
may the All-Merciful's curses be upon him!
كَيفَhow أَدنَيتَهُyou brought him near وَوَجهُand the face of الهَدادِيِّal-Hadādī
كَيفَ أَدنَيتَهُ وَوَجهُ الهَدادِيِّ
يَهُدُّshatters السُرورَjoy عِندَat العِيانِthe sight
يَهُدُّ السُرورَ عِندَ العِيانِ
How did you bring him near, when al-Hadādī's face
shatters joy at the sight of it?
وَأَحاديثُهُand his tales المُكَرَّرَةُrepeated الغَثَّinsipid (first part)
وَأَحاديثُهُ المُكَرَّرَةُ الغَثَّ
ةُcompletion of 'insipid' تُمسيbecome سَحائِبَclouds of الغَثَيانِnausea
ةُ تُمسي سَحائِبَ الغَثَيانِ
And his repeated, insipid tales
become clouds of nausea.
كُنتَyou used to تَشكوcomplain of حُرَّthe heat of المَكانِthe place فَلَمّاbut when
كُنتَ تَشكو حُرَّ المَكانِ فَلَمّا
حَلَّhe settled فيهِin it شَكَوتَyou complained of بَرَدthe cold of المَكانِthe place
حَلَّ فيهِ شَكَوتَ بَرَد المَكانِ
You used to complain of the place's heat; but when
he settled there, you complained of the place's cold.
Sol 6.1