ماwhat دواءُremedy for العُقارِwine غَيرُother than العُقَارِwine
ما دواءُ العُقارِ غَيرُ العُقَارِ
لعليلٍfor a sufferer يُدْعَىcalled عليلَsick with الخُمَارِa hangover
لعليلٍ يُدْعَى عليلَ الخُمَارِ
What cure for wine is there but wine,
For a sufferer said to be sick with a hangover?
فاشربِso drink البكرَvirgin wine منfrom يدِthe hand of البكرِthe virgin واعلمْand know
فاشربِ البكرَ من يدِ البكرِ واعلمْ
أَنَّthat خيرَthe best of الهوىlove هوىlove of الأَبكارmaidens
أَنَّ خيرَ الهوى هوى الأَبكار
So drink virgin wine from a virgin's hand, and know
That the best love is love of maidens.
وَاصطبِحْهاand drink it in the morning علىupon ميادينِfields of خيرwallflower (first part)
وَاصطبِحْها على ميادينِ خير
يٍّwallflower (ending) ووردٍand roses ونرجسٍand narcissi وَبَهارand oxeye daisies
يٍّ ووردٍ ونرجسٍ وَبَهار
And drink it in the morning amid fields of wallflowers,
And roses, narcissi, and oxeye daisies,
وشقيقٍand anemones كأنهas though they were وَجَناتٌcheeks
وشقيقٍ كأنه وَجَناتٌ
قدhas كساهاclothed them الحياءُmodesty ثوبَa robe of الوقارdignity
قد كساها الحياءُ ثوبَ الوقار
And anemones, as though they were cheeks
That modesty has clothed in a robe of dignity.
جَمَعَتْcombined زُرْقَةَthe blueness of البنفسجviolets معْwith خضgreenness (first part)
جَمَعَتْ زُرْقَةَ البنفسج معْ خض
رةِgreenness (ending) آسٍmyrtle مَعْwith حُمرةِthe redness of الجلّنارpomegranate blossoms
رةِ آسٍ مَعْ حُمرةِ الجلّنار
The violet's blue has been joined with the green
Of myrtle and the red of pomegranate blossoms
نَوْرُblossoms of رَوْضٍa garden لكنَّbut فيin حُسْنِthe beauty of أخلاcharacter (first part)
نَوْرُ رَوْضٍ لكنَّ في حُسْنِ أخلا
قِكyour character (ending) شُغْلاًa distraction عنfrom سائرall the other الأنوارblossoms
قِك شُغْلاً عن سائر الأنوار
In garden flowers; yet the beauty of your character
Draws one away from all other blossoms.
ماnot أُباليI care واللهby God ماas long as مُدَّis prolonged فيin عمlifetime (first part)
ما أُبالي والله ما مُدَّ في عم
رِكyour lifetime (ending) ألاّthat ... not يُمَدَّbe prolonged فيin الأَعمارlifetimes
رِك ألاّ يُمَدَّ في الأَعمار
I care not, by God, so long as your life is prolonged,
If other lives are not prolonged.
Sol 6.1