تَخَيَّلُهُyou imagine it ساطِعاًshining وَهْجُهُits blaze
تَخَيَّلُهُ ساطِعاً وَهْجُهُ
فَتَأبىso you refuse الدُّنوَّdrawing near إِلىto وَهْجِهِits blaze
فَتَأبى الدُّنوَّ إِلى وَهْجِهِ
You picture it with its blaze shining,
so you refuse to draw near its blaze.
وَساقٍand a cupbearer إِذاwhen هَمَّintends نَدْمانُناour drinking companion
وَساقٍ إِذا هَمَّ نَدْمانُنا
بأنْto يُزْجِيَpass along الكأسَthe cup لمْdoes not يُزْجِهِsend him away
بأنْ يُزْجِيَ الكأسَ لمْ يُزْجِهِ
And a cupbearer whom, when our drinking companion intends
to pass the cup along, he does not send away:
كَلُعبَةِlike a figurine عاجٍivory علىupon فرشهِhis couch
كَلُعبَةِ عاجٍ على فرشهِ
وليثِand a lion عَرينٍa lair علىupon سَرْجِهِhis saddle
وليثِ عَرينٍ على سَرْجِهِ
like an ivory figurine upon his couch,
and a lion of the lair upon his saddle;
لطيفِslender المُمَنْطَقِthe girdled waist مُهْتَزّهِhis swaying part
لطيفِ المُمَنْطَقِ مُهْتَزّهِ
ثَقيلِheavy المُؤَزّرِthe loincloth-covered part مُرْتَجّهِhis quivering part
ثَقيلِ المُؤَزّرِ مُرْتَجّهِ
slender and swaying at his girdled waist,
heavy and quivering at his loincloth-clad hips.
وَعِشْand live عَيْشاًa life جَديداًnew كُلَّevery يَوْمٍday
وَعِشْ عَيْشاً جَديداً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ
قَريرَcontented العَيْنِthe eye بالعُمْرِwith the lifespan المَديدِlong
قَريرَ العَيْنِ بالعُمْرِ المَديدِ
And live a new life every day,
with eyes at peace in a long life.
فَكَمْfor many a مِنْof مُستَفادٍa source of benefit منهُfrom him عِلْماًknowledge
فَكَمْ مِنْ مُستَفادٍ منهُ عِلْماً
يمدُّholds out إِليكَto you كَفَّthe hand المُستَفيدِthe beneficiary
يمدُّ إِليكَ كَفَّ المُستَفيدِ
For many a man from whom knowledge is gained
holds out to you the hand of one seeking benefit.
Sol 6.1