قُلوبٌhearts شَجَتهُنَّhave grieved them الخُدودُthe cheeks المَلائِحُlovely
قُلوبٌ شَجَتهُنَّ الخُدودُ المَلائِحُ
وَساقٍand a cupbearer بَداappeared كَالصُبحِlike dawn وَاللَيلُwhile the night جانِحُdrawing on
وَساقٍ بَدا كَالصُبحِ وَاللَيلُ جانِحُ
Hearts that lovely cheeks have wounded,
And a cupbearer who appeared like dawn as night drew on,
يُديرُhe passes round كُؤوساًcups مِنof عُقارٍwine كَأَنَّهاas though they were
يُديرُ كُؤوساً مِن عُقارٍ كَأَنَّها
مِنَof النورِlight فيin أَيديthe hands of السُقاةِthe cupbearers مَصابِحُlamps
مِنَ النورِ في أَيدي السُقاةِ مَصابِحُ
Passing round cups of wine, as though they were
Lamps of light in the cupbearers’ hands.
فَلِلراحِso for wine ماwhat تَجريflows عَلَيهِover it دِماؤُهُمtheir blood
فَلِلراحِ ما تَجري عَلَيهِ دِماؤُهُم
وَلِلشَوقِand for longing ماwhat ضُمَّتwere drawn together عَلَيهِaround it الجَوانِحُthe ribs
وَلِلشَوقِ ما ضُمَّت عَلَيهِ الجَوانِحُ
So wine claims all through which their blood flows,
And longing claims what their ribs enclose.
وَنُدمانُand boon companions صِدقٍsincerity فيin جِوارِthe company of خَليفَةٍa caliph
وَنُدمانُ صِدقٍ في جِوارِ خَليفَةٍ
غَداcame to be بَينَbetween كَفَّيهِhis two hands النَدىbounty وَالصَفائِحُand sword-blades
غَدا بَينَ كَفَّيهِ النَدى وَالصَفائِحُ
And true boon companions in a caliph’s company,
Whose hands now hold bounty and sword-blades.
Sol 6.1