كُلَّماwhenever غَنّىsang بَنانٌBanān
كُلَّما غَنّى بَنانٌ
اِسمَعيlisten (feminine command) أَوor خَبِّريناtell us (feminine command)
اِسمَعي أَو خَبِّرينا
Whenever Banān sang
Whenever Banan sang,
“Listen, or tell us,”
Listen or tell us,
أَنشَدَتshe recited فَضلٌFaḍl أَلاlo! حُيbe greeted (first part)
أَنشَدَت فَضلٌ أَلا حُي
ييتِbe greeted (completion; feminine addressee) عَنّاfrom us ياO مَديناMadīnā
ييتِ عَنّا يا مَدينا
Faḍl recited, “Hail
Fadl recited, isn't it good
to you from us, O Madīnā!”
That you came to us, oh city
عارَضَتshe matched مَعنىًa meaning بِمَعنىًwith a meaning
عارَضَت مَعنىً بِمَعنىً
وَالنَدامىand the drinking companions غافِلوناoblivious
وَالنَدامى غافِلونا
She matched one meaning with another,
It confronted meaning with meaning
while the drinking companions were oblivious.
While the remorseful were neglecting us
أَحسَنَتshe did well إِذsince لَمdid not تُجاوبanswer
أَحسَنَت إِذ لَم تُجاوب
هُمthem دِيارُthe dwellings of الظاعِنيناthose who had departed
هُم دِيارُ الظاعِنينا
She did well, since no reply came
It did well when it did not respond
to them from the dwellings of those who had departed.
They are the home of those who blame us
لَوif أَجابَتهُمthey had answered them لَصِرناwe would have become
لَو أَجابَتهُم لَصِرنا
آيَةًa sign لِلسّائِليناfor those who ask
آيَةً لِلسّائِلينا
Had they answered them, we would have become
If it had answered them we would have become
a sign for those who ask.
A sign for those who ask us
وَاِستَعادَand requested again الصَوتَthe song مَولاmaster
وَاِستَعادَ الصَوتَ مَولا
هاher وَحَثَّand urged on الشارِبيناthe drinkers
ها وَحَثَّ الشارِبينا
And her master asked for the song again
And the Master regained his voice
and urged the drinkers on.
Come on and urged us to drink
قُلتُI said لِلمَولىto the master وَقَدwhile already داcoursed (first part)
قُلتُ لِلمَولى وَقَد دا
رَتcoursed (completion) حُمَيّاintoxicating heat الكَأسِthe cup فيناthrough us
رَت حُمَيّا الكَأسِ فينا
I said to the master, as
I said to the Master when
the cup’s intoxicating heat coursed through us:
The wine cup turned around between us
رُبَّmany a صَوتٍsong حَسَنٍbeautiful ينmakes grow (first part)
رُبَّ صَوتٍ حَسَنٍ ين
بِتُmakes grow (completion) فيin الرَأسِthe head قُروناhorns
بِتُ في الرَأسِ قُرونا
“Many a beautiful song makes
Many a good voice grows
horns grow upon the head.”
Horns in the head
Sol 6.1