قمrise فاسقنيthen give me a drink والظلامُand the darkness منهزمُretreating
قم فاسقني والظلامُ منهزمُ
والصبحُand the dawn بادٍappearing كأنهas though it were عَلَمُa banner
والصبحُ بادٍ كأنه عَلَمُ
Rise, then give me a drink, as darkness retreats.
Rise and give me drink; defeated is the dark,
And dawn appears as though it were a banner.
And dawn is blowing, like a banner unfurled,
والطيرُand the birds قدalready طرَّبَتْwarbled فأفصحتِthen clearly voiced الthe
والطيرُ قد طرَّبَتْ فأفصحتِ ال
ألحانَmelodies طُرّاًevery one وكلهاand all of them عجمwithout articulate speech
ألحانَ طُرّاً وكلها عجم
And the birds have warbled, clearly voicing the
The birds are warbling, chanting clear and loud
melodies, every one, though none of the birds can speak.
Melodious lays in tongues diverse and strange.
وَمَيَّلَتand tilted رأسهاher head الثرياthe Pleiades لإسراto whisper (word continues)
وَمَيَّلَت رأسها الثريا لإسرا
رٍcompletion of the preceding word, 'whisper' إلىto الغَرْبِthe west وهيwhile she تحتشمis bashful
رٍ إلى الغَرْبِ وهي تحتشم
And the Pleiades has tilted her head to whisper
The Pleiades inclined their heads in yearning
to the west, while she is bashful.
Toward the west, abashed in modesty,
فيin الشرقِthe east كاسٌa cup وفيand in مغاربهاits western reaches
في الشرقِ كاسٌ وفي مغاربها
قُرْطٌan earring وفيand in أوْسَطِthe middle of السماthe sky قدَمa foot
قُرْطٌ وفي أوْسَطِ السما قدَم
In the east, a cup; and in its western reaches,
A goblet in the east, an earring in the west,
an earring; and in the middle of the sky, a foot.
And halfway up the sky a foot appeared.
Sol 6.1