مِنَfrom الصَهباءِthe tawny wine بِالنَشرِwith fragrance
مِنَ الصَهباءِ بِالنَشرِ
وَمِنand from طَيِّthe folds of البِلىdecay نَشريmy renewal
وَمِن طَيِّ البِلى نَشري
From tawny wine comes fragrance,
and from decay’s folds, my renewal.
وَمِنand from راووقِهاits filter يَذهَbegins “vanishes”
وَمِن راووقِها يَذهَ
بُcompletes “vanishes” ماwhat بِالسَمعِin the hearing مِنof وَقَرِheaviness
بُ ما بِالسَمعِ مِن وَقَرِ
And from its filter vanishes
the heaviness that burdens hearing.
وَمِنهاand through it يَنظُرُsees الأَكمَbegins “the blind man”
وَمِنها يَنظُرُ الأَكمَ
هُcompletes “the blind man” فيin اللَيلِthe night ضُحىthe brightness of الفَجرِdawn
هُ في اللَيلِ ضُحى الفَجرِ
Through it, the blind man sees
in the night the brightness of dawn.
وَإِنand if مَرَّpasses بِهاby it المَضروbegins “the afflicted man”
وَإِن مَرَّ بِها المَضرو
رُcompletes “the afflicted man” تُنجيهِit saves him مِنَfrom الضَرِّharm
رُ تُنجيهِ مِنَ الضَرِّ
And if the afflicted man passes by it,
it saves him from harm.
وَقَدand indeed طالَhas grown long بِهاsince it عَهديmy separation
وَقَد طالَ بِها عَهدي
وَلَمand has not يَنفَكَّceased مِنfrom فِكريmy thoughts
وَلَم يَنفَكَّ مِن فِكري
Long have I been parted from it,
yet it has never left my thoughts.
وَلَنand I shall never أَنسىforget وَهَلand who يَنسىforgets
وَلَن أَنسى وَهَل يَنسى
وَفيهِand in it تَمَّwas fulfilled ليfor me أَمريmy affair
وَفيهِ تَمَّ لي أَمري
I shall never forget—and who could forget—
when in it my affairs came to fulfillment:
زَمانيmy days بِحِمىwithin the protected precinct of القَصرِthe palace
زَماني بِحِمى القَصرِ
فَسَفِيّاًso may it be watered لَحمىfor the precinct of القَصرِthe palace
فَسَفِيّاً لَحمى القَصرِ
my days within the palace precinct.
So may the palace precinct be watered,
وَحَيّاand may it greet الزاهِرَthe shining one الزارهِرَthe radiant one
وَحَيّا الزاهِرَ الزارهِرَ
عَنّيon my behalf وابلُthe downpour of القَطرِrain
عَنّي وابلُ القَطرِ
and may the downpour greet the shining, radiant one
on my behalf.
فَكَمand how many مِنof مِنَّةٍfavors جادَhe bestowed
فَكَم مِن مِنَّةٍ جادَ
بِهاwith them المَحبوبُthe beloved فيamid السَكَرِthe wine
بِها المَحبوبُ في السَكَرِ
How many favors the beloved bestowed
there in the midst of wine!
وَكَمand how often قَبِلتُI kissed شَمسَthe sun of الراbegins “wine”
وَكَم قَبِلتُ شَمسَ الرا
حِcompletes “wine” فيهِthere مِنfrom يَدِthe hand of البَدرِthe full moon
حِ فيهِ مِن يَدِ البَدرِ
And how often I kissed the sun of
wine there, from the hand of the full moon.
تَرىyou see الشُكرَthe gratitude لَهاto her مِنِّيَfrom me
تَرى الشُكرَ لَها مِنِّيَ
بِالصَمتِthrough silence عَنِabout الشُكرِgratitude
بِالصَمتِ عَنِ الشُكرِ
You will see my gratitude to her
in my silence about gratitude.
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