ياO أسرعَswiftest الناسِpeople فيin حثّيurging me علىtoward الكاسِthe cup
يا أسرعَ الناسِ في حثّي على الكاسِ
وأرغبَand most eager الناسِpeople فيfor قربيnearness to me وإِيناسيand keeping me company
وأرغبَ الناسِ في قربي وإِيناسي
O swiftest of all in urging me to the cup,
O quickest of people to urge me to the goblet,
and keenest of all to be near me and keep me company,
And most eager of people for my company and intimacy,
لوif اطَّلَعْتُI saw علىinto ماwhat فيin ضميركyour heart مِنْof
لو اطَّلَعْتُ على ما في ضميرك مِنْ
شوقٍlonging لماI would not هبتُI feared أنْto أسعىI hasten علىon راسيmy head
شوقٍ لما هبتُ أنْ أسعى على راسي
if I saw what your heart held of
If I knew the yearning in your conscience
longing, I would not fear to run on my head,
For me, I would not hasten to please you.
حتىso that أُجاريكَI keep pace with you فيin ميدانِthe arena of لهوكَyour revelry ماas long as
حتى أُجاريكَ في ميدانِ لهوكَ ما
أطاقتِcould endure اللهوَrevelry فيin الميدانthe arena أفراسيmy steeds
أطاقتِ اللهوَ في الميدان أفراسي
to keep pace with you in the arena of your revelry, as long as
Until I race you in the field of your amusement
my steeds could endure revelry in the arena,
My steeds cannot race amusement in the field.
مُواصلاًcontinually drinking قهوةًwine يغدوbecomes مُواصِلُهاits constant drinker
مُواصلاً قهوةً يغدو مُواصِلُها
ريَّانَthirst-quenched منby طمعٍhope ظمآنَparched منby ياسdespair
ريَّانَ من طمعٍ ظمآنَ من ياس
continually drinking wine whose constant drinker becomes
Drinking coffee whose drinker at dawn
quenched by hope, parched by despair.
Is overflowing with greedy hope, thirsty with despair,
أعِزُّI am mighty عزَّthe might of كُلَيْبٍKulayb حينَwhen أشربُهاI drink it
أعِزُّ عزَّ كُلَيْبٍ حينَ أشربُها
وربّماand sometimes فتكتْit struck fatally بيat me فتكَthe deadly assault of جسَّاسJassas
وربّما فتكتْ بي فتكَ جسَّاس
I am mighty with Kulayb’s might when I drink it,
I cherish drinking it more than all of Kilab’s glory
yet sometimes it slays me as Jassas slew.
And sometimes it may slay me, a sudden slaying.
Sol 6.1