شَرِبتُI drank الراحَwine بِالراحِwith the palm
شَرِبتُ الراحَ بِالراحِ
وَقَدthough already كُنتُI had been لَهاwith respect to it تارِكabstaining
وَقَد كُنتُ لَها تارِك
I drank wine from my palm,
though I had forsaken it.
فَياso, O صاحِfriend نَهىrestrained الصاحthe sober man (continued)
فَيا صاحِ نَهى الصاح
يَّcompletes 'the sober man' جَهلٌignorance عَنكَfrom you مُدّارَكremediable
يَّ جَهلٌ عَنكَ مُدّارَك
So, friend, the sober man was restrained
by ignorance you can rid yourself of.
وَتُسقاهاand you are given it to drink لِدُنياكَfor your worldly life
وَتُسقاها لِدُنياكَ
وَتِلكَand that المومِسُthe harlot الفارِكwho hates her husband
وَتِلكَ المومِسُ الفارِك
And you are given it to drink for your worldly life,
and that is the husband-hating harlot.
تَرَجّىyou hope عِندَهاwith her وَصلاًunion
تَرَجّى عِندَها وَصلاً
رُوَيداًtake it slowly إِنَّهاindeed she عارِكmenstruating
رُوَيداً إِنَّها عارِك
You hope for union with her;
wait—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 faith with her first husband;
so leave the wife, or share her.
مَتّىwhen يُلحِقُنيwill make me catch up بِالرَكwith the caravan (continued)
مَتّى يُلحِقُني بِالرَك
بِcompletes 'caravan' هَذاthis الجَمَلُthe camel الآرِكgrazing on arak
بِ هَذا الجَمَلُ الآرِك
When will I be brought up with the caravan
by this arak-grazing camel?
أَلاbehold قَدalready ذَهَبَhave gone الناسُthe people
أَلا قَد ذَهَبَ الناسُ
وَنِضويand my worn-out mount رِزامٌunable to rise بارِكkneeling
وَنِضوي رِزامٌ بارِك
Ah, the people have already gone,
while my worn-out mount kneels, unable to rise.
Sol 6.1