ماnot سَبىtook captive عَقليmy mind المدامthe wine الرَحيقُpure
ما سَبى عَقلي المدام الرَحيقُ
بَلrather جُفونٌeyelids نَشوانُهاone intoxicated by them لاnot يفيقُsobers up
بَل جُفونٌ نَشوانُها لا يفيقُ
It was not pure wine that took my mind captive,
But eyelids—whoever is drunk on them never sobers.
حينَwhen غُصنُthe bough الشَبابِof youth غَضٌّtender وَريقٌleafy
حينَ غُصنُ الشَبابِ غَضٌّ وَريقٌ
وَمَزاجُand the temperament الشَبابِof youth غَضٌّtender وَريقُleafy
وَمَزاجُ الشَبابِ غَضٌّ وَريقُ
When youth’s bough was tender and leafy,
And youth’s temperament was tender and leafy.
ثُمَّthen بانَdeparted الصباyouth وَعَفَّand grew chaste التَصابيyouthful dalliance
ثُمَّ بانَ الصبا وَعَفَّ التَصابي
وَتَجافىand withdrew الهَوىlove وَخَفَّand subsided الحَريقُthe blaze
وَتَجافى الهَوى وَخَفَّ الحَريقُ
Then youth departed, and youthful dalliance grew chaste,
And love withdrew, and the blaze subsided.
Sol 6.1