رُوَيدَكَtake your time قَدindeed غُرِرتَyou were deceived وَأَنتَand you are حُرٌّfree
رُوَيدَكَ قَد غُرِرتَ وَأَنتَ حُرٌّ
بِصاحِبِby a man of حيلَةٍguile يَعِظُhe admonishes النِساءَthe women
بِصاحِبِ حيلَةٍ يَعِظُ النِساءَ
Wait—you have been deceived, though you are free,
Slow down, you have been deceived though you are free,
by a man of guile who admonishes women.
By a scheming advisor who preaches to women.
يُحَرِّمُhe forbids فيكُمُamong you الصَهباءَthe tawny wine صُبحاًin the morning
يُحَرِّمُ فيكُمُ الصَهباءَ صُبحاً
وَيَشرَبُهاand he drinks it عَلىwith عَمَدٍdeliberate intent مَساءَin the evening
وَيَشرَبُها عَلى عَمَدٍ مَساءَ
He forbids you tawny wine in the morning,
He prohibits you the blond in the morning,
yet deliberately drinks it in the evening.
Yet he drinks it deliberately in the evening.
تَحَسّاهاhe sipped it فَمِنso, of مَزجٍmixed wine وَصِرفٍand unmixed wine
تَحَسّاها فَمِن مَزجٍ وَصِرفٍ
يَعُلُّhe drinks again كَأَنَّماas though وَرَدَhe came to الحِساءَthe waterholes
يَعُلُّ كَأَنَّما وَرَدَ الحِساءَ
He has sipped it, both mixed and neat;
You will recognize it from his mixing and pouring
he drinks again and again, as though he had reached the waterholes.
As if fresh milk has arrived.
يَقولُhe says لَكُمto you غَدَوتُI went out in the morning بِلاwithout كِساءٍa cloak
يَقولُ لَكُم غَدَوتُ بِلا كِساءٍ
وَفيand for لَذَّتِهاits pleasure رَهَنَhe pawned الكِساءَthe cloak
وَفي لَذَّتِها رَهَنَ الكِساءَ
He tells you, 'I went out in the morning without a cloak,'
He tells you "I woke up without a garment"
yet for its pleasure he pawned the cloak.
Yet for the pleasure of it he pawned his garment.
إِذاif فَعَلَhe does الفَتىthe young man ماعَنهُwhat; from it يَنهىhe forbids
إِذا فَعَلَ الفَتى ماعَنهُ يَنهى
فَمِنthen in جِهَتَينِtwo respects لاnot جِهَةٍone respect أَساءَhe did wrong
فَمِن جِهَتَينِ لا جِهَةٍ أَساءَ
If a young man does what he forbids,
When a young man does what he prohibits,
then in two respects, not one, he has done wrong.
He has done wrong in two ways, not one.
Sol 6.1