وَافيhas arrived الرَّبِيعَspring فَسِرْso go forth إلىtoward السَرَّاءِjoy
وَافي الرَّبِيعَ فَسِرْ إلى السَرَّاءِ
وَاسْقِand give drink to النَّدِيمَthe drinking companion سُلافَةَthe choicest essence of الصَّهْبَاءِthe tawny wine
وَاسْقِ النَّدِيمَ سُلافَةَ الصَّهْبَاءِ
Spring has arrived; set forth toward joy.
And give your drinking companion the choicest tawny wine.
هَاتِbring المُشَعْشَعَةَthe radiant wine الَّتيwhich أَنْوَارُهَاits lights
هَاتِ المُشَعْشَعَةَ الَّتي أَنْوَارُهَا
تَمْحُوerase ظَلامَthe darkness of اللَّيْلَةِthe night الظَّلْمَاءِpitch-black
تَمْحُو ظَلامَ اللَّيْلَةِ الظَّلْمَاءِ
Bring the radiant wine whose lights
erase the darkness of the pitch-black night.
رَاحاًwine تَرُوحgoes forth بِجِسْمin a body of نَارٍfire لَابِسٍwearing
رَاحاً تَرُوح بِجِسْم نَارٍ لَابِسٍ
فِيin رَاحَةِthe palm of السَّاقِيthe cupbearer قَمِيصَa shirt of هَواءِair
فِي رَاحَةِ السَّاقِي قَمِيصَ هَواءِ
Wine that moves in a body of fire, wearing
in the cupbearer's palm a shirt of air.
وَدَعِand put aside الهُمُومَthe cares إِذَاwhen هَمَمْتَyou resolve بِوَصْلِهَاupon union with it
وَدَعِ الهُمُومَ إِذَا هَمَمْتَ بِوَصْلِهَا
عَذْرَاءَa virgin مِنْfrom يَدِthe hand of غَادَةٍa graceful maiden عَذْرَاءِvirgin
عَذْرَاءَ مِنْ يَدِ غَادَةٍ عَذْرَاءِ
And leave cares aside when you resolve to embrace it:
a virgin, from the hand of a graceful virgin maiden.
فِيin حَيْثُa place where قَيْنَاتُthe songstresses of الغُصُونِthe boughs سَواجِعٌcooing
فِي حَيْثُ قَيْنَاتُ الغُصُونِ سَواجِعٌ
فَغِنَاؤُهُنَّso their singing لَنَاfor us بِغَيْرِwithout غِنَاءِsinging
فَغِنَاؤُهُنَّ لَنَا بِغَيْرِ غِنَاءِ
Where the songstresses of the boughs are cooing,
their song is ours, without human singing.
وَعَرَائِسُand the brides of الأَشْجَارِthe trees تُجْلَىare unveiled فِيin حُلىًornaments
وَعَرَائِسُ الأَشْجَارِ تُجْلَى فِي حُلىً
صِيغَتْwere fashioned مِنَfrom البَيْضَاءِsilver (the white metal) والصَّفْرَاءِand gold (the yellow metal)
صِيغَتْ مِنَ البَيْضَاءِ والصَّفْرَاءِ
And the tree-brides are unveiled in ornaments
fashioned from silver and gold.
وَغَلائِلُand the gauzy robes of الأَوْرَاقِthe leaves فَوْقَover قُدُودِهَاtheir slender forms
وَغَلائِلُ الأَوْرَاقِ فَوْقَ قُدُودِهَا
تَنْقَدُّsplit apart عِنْدَat تَطَرُّبِthe rapturous singing of الوَرْقَاءِthe grey dove
تَنْقَدُّ عِنْدَ تَطَرُّبِ الوَرْقَاءِ
And the gauzy robes of leaves over their slender forms
are rent when the grey dove sings in rapture.
وَالأَرْضُand the earth يَضْحَكُlaughs ثَغْرُهَاits mouth عَجَباًin wonder إِذاwhen
وَالأَرْضُ يَضْحَكُ ثَغْرُهَا عَجَباً إِذا
مَزَجَmingles الغَمَامُthe clouds تَبَسُّماًsmiling بِبُكَاءِwith weeping
مَزَجَ الغَمَامُ تَبَسُّماً بِبُكَاءِ
And the earth's mouth laughs in wonder when
the clouds mingle smiling with weeping.
وَالعَيْشُand life غَضٌّfresh والزَّمَانُand time مُسَاعِدٌfavorable
وَالعَيْشُ غَضٌّ والزَّمَانُ مُسَاعِدٌ
والشَّمْلُand the gathering مُشْتَمِلٌencompassing عَلَىupon السَّرَّاءِjoy
والشَّمْلُ مُشْتَمِلٌ عَلَى السَّرَّاءِ
And life is fresh, and time is on our side,
and our gathering is full of joy.
Sol 6.1