فصُبحُso the dawn الوصلِunion وَضَّاحٌradiant
فصُبحُ الوصلِ وَضَّاحٌ
وليلُand the night الهَجْرِseparation ديْجورُpitch-dark
وليلُ الهَجْرِ ديْجورُ
So the dawn of union is radiant,
And the night of separation is pitch-dark.
حسَوْاthey sipped كأسthe cup الهوىpassionate love صِرْفاًundiluted
حسَوْا كأس الهوى صِرْفاً
وشِرْبُand drinking الصِّرْفِundiluted wine تغريرُcourting danger
وشِرْبُ الصِّرْفِ تغريرُ
They sipped love’s cup undiluted,
And drinking it undiluted is courting danger.
فأضْحىso became الطَّربُthe joyous one المُسْروthe delighted (word continues)
فأضْحى الطَّربُ المُسْرو
رُcompletes المُسْرور: 'the delighted' منهاby it وهوwhile he was مخْمورُintoxicated
رُ منها وهو مخْمورُ
So the joyous one became delighted
By it, while he was drunk.
أرىI see الدُّنْياthe world حُظوظاًshares of fortune
أرى الدُّنْيا حُظوظاً
قُسِّمتْwere apportioned والحَظُّand one's lot تقْديرُdecree
قُسِّمتْ والحَظُّ تقْديرُ
I see the world as shares of fortune,
Apportioned—and each lot is ordained:
فمَرْزوقٌso one provided for ومحْرومٌand one deprived
فمَرْزوقٌ ومحْرومٌ
ومأجورٌand one rewarded ومَوزورُand one burdened with sin
ومأجورٌ ومَوزورُ
So some are provided for, and some deprived,
And some rewarded, and some burdened with sin.
Sol 6.1