شَرِبتُI drank الراحَthe wine بِالراحِwith the palm
شَرِبتُ الراحَ بِالراحِ
وَقَدthough already كُنتُI had been لَهاof it تارِكa forsaker
وَقَد كُنتُ لَها تارِك
I drank wine from my palm,
though I had given it up.
فَياso, O صاحِfriend نَهىkept back الصاحthe sober man (word continues)
فَيا صاحِ نَهى الصاح
يَّending of 'the sober man' جَهلٌignorance عَنكَfrom you مُدّارَكremediable
يَّ جَهلٌ عَنكَ مُدّارَك
So, friend, the sober man was kept
from you by ignorance that can be remedied.
وَتُسقاهاand you are given it to drink لِدُنياكَfor your worldly life
وَتُسقاها لِدُنياكَ
وَتِلكَand that المومِسُthe harlot الفارِكthe husband-loathing one
وَتِلكَ المومِسُ الفارِك
And you are given it to drink for your world's sake—
that husband-loathing harlot.
تَرَجّىyou hope عِندَهاwith her وَصلاًunion
تَرَجّى عِندَها وَصلاً
رُوَيداًeasy now إِنَّهاindeed she عارِكmenstruating
رُوَيداً إِنَّها عارِك
You hope for union with her;
easy now—she is menstruating.
تَخونُshe betrays الأَوَّلَthe first [husband] العَهدَthe pledge
تَخونُ الأَوَّلَ العَهدَ
فَخَلِّso leave العِرسَthe wife أَوor شارِكshare
فَخَلِّ العِرسَ أَو شارِك
She breaks her pledge to the first husband;
so leave the wife, or share her.
مَتّىwhen يُلحِقُنيwill bring me to join بِالرَكwith the caravan (word continues)
مَتّى يُلحِقُني بِالرَك
بِending of 'caravan' هَذاthis الجَمَلُthe camel الآرِكbrowsing on arak
بِ هَذا الجَمَلُ الآرِك
When will I be brought to join the caravan
by this camel browsing on arak?
أَلاlo قَدalready ذَهَبَhave gone الناسُthe people
أَلا قَد ذَهَبَ الناسُ
وَنِضويwhile my worn-out mount رِزامٌtoo exhausted to rise بارِكkneeling
وَنِضوي رِزامٌ بارِك
Lo, the people have gone,
while my worn-out mount lies exhausted and kneeling.
Sol 6.1