اِسقِنيGive me to drink الخَندَريسَaged wine تُسبىcarried off captive عَروساas a bride
اِسقِني الخَندَريسَ تُسبى عَروسا
بِسَناهاwith its radiance الساقيthe cupbearer يَسُرُّgladdens النُفوساsouls
بِسَناها الساقي يَسُرُّ النُفوسا
Pour me aged wine, carried off as a bride;
with its radiance the cupbearer gladdens souls.
سُقتَyou led بِالساقِwith the leg ساقِياًa cupbearer وَبِوَسناand with your drowsy—
سُقتَ بِالساقِ ساقِياً وَبِوَسنا
نِكَ—gaze (completes preceding word) لِلحَسرَةِto anguish الأُسودَthe lions الشوساthe fierce ones
نِكَ لِلحَسرَةِ الأُسودَ الشوسا
With your leg you led a cupbearer, and with your drowsy
gaze you drove the fierce lions to anguish.
حَسبُناenough for us حَسوُناour sipping السُلافَpure wine شَموساheadstrong
حَسبُنا حَسوُنا السُلافَ شَموسا
بِكُؤوسٍfrom cups يُحسَبنَare deemed حُسناًin beauty شُموساsuns
بِكُؤوسٍ يُحسَبنَ حُسناً شُموسا
It is enough for us to sip the pure, headstrong wine
from cups deemed suns for their beauty.
عيسُهاits pale camels عَرَّسَتhalted to rest بِساحَةِin the courtyard of عيسىIsa
عيسُها عَرَّسَت بِساحَةِ عيسى
وَسَقَتand steeped بِالسِّمامِin poison موسىthe razor of موساMusa
وَسَقَت بِالسِّمامِ موسى موسا
Its pale camels halted to rest in Isa's courtyard,
and steeped Musa's razor in poison.
لاdo not تُسَوِّفkeep waiting بِالكَأسِfor the cup ناساًpeople كِياساًdiscerning
لا تُسَوِّف بِالكَأسِ ناساً كِياساً
سَبَلواthey offered freely الكيسَthe purse فَاِستَباحواand so made free with الكُؤوساthe cups
سَبَلوا الكيسَ فَاِستَباحوا الكُؤوسا
Do not keep discerning folk waiting for the cup;
they offered their purse freely and made free with the cups.
سَلسَبيلاًSalsabil, a sweet-flowing drink لِحَسوِهاto sip it سَلseek سَبيلاًa way
سَلسَبيلاً لِحَسوِها سَل سَبيلاً
فَسِواهاfor anything besides it لِلنَفسِto the soul لَيسَis not أَنيساa companion
فَسِواها لِلنَفسِ لَيسَ أَنيسا
Salsabil—seek a way to sip it,
for nothing else is a companion to the soul.
أَلبَسَتهاclothed it السُقاةُthe cupbearers سِربالَa robe of حُسنٍbeauty
أَلبَسَتها السُقاةُ سِربالَ حُسنٍ
وَسَقَتهاand served it شَمامِساًto deacons وَقُسوساand priests
وَسَقَتها شَمامِساً وَقُسوسا
The cupbearers clothed it in a robe of beauty,
and served it to deacons and priests.
دَوَّسوهاthey trod it وَقَدَّسوهاand sanctified it وَسَمّواand called
دَوَّسوها وَقَدَّسوها وَسَمّوا
سَفَهاًfoolishly مُستَحِلّهاwhoever deems it lawful قِدّيساa saint
سَفَهاً مُستَحِلّها قِدّيسا
They trod it, sanctified it, and called
whoever deemed it lawful a saint, in their folly.
فَاِسقِنيso give me to drink سَلسَلاًsmooth-flowing wine تَسُلُّdraws out رَسيسَlingering traces of الthe (continues on next line)
فَاِسقِني سَلسَلاً تَسُلُّ رَسيسَ ال
سُقمِsickness سَلّاًcompletely drawing out وَتَسلُبُand strips away النّاموساrespectability
سُقمِ سَلّاً وَتَسلُبُ النّاموسا
So pour me smooth-flowing wine that draws out the lingering traces of
sickness completely, and strips away respectability.
سَقِّنيgive me to drink إسفَنطاًspiced wine تُسارِقُstealthily steals بِالسِرِّin secret
سَقِّني إسفَنطاً تُسارِقُ بِالسِرِّ
لِسانَthe tongue of الرَئيسِthe master جالينُوساGalen
لِسانَ الرَئيسِ جالينُوسا
Give me spiced wine that steals, in secret,
the tongue of the master Galen.
فَنَسيمُfor the breeze of السُلافِpure wine يَسريtravels by night سُحَيراًjust before dawn
فَنَسيمُ السُلافِ يَسري سُحَيراً
بِسُعودٍwith good fortune فَيَستَفِرُّand so puts to flight النُحوساill fortunes
بِسُعودٍ فَيَستَفِرُّ النُحوسا
For the breeze of pure wine drifts just before dawn,
with good fortune, putting ill fortune to flight.
سَيِّديmy lord سامنيbade me مُسامَرَةَnight conversation with النَّرthe nar- (narcissus begins)
سَيِّدي سامني مُسامَرَةَ النَّر
جِسِ-cissus (completes preceding word) وَالآسِand the myrtle فَاِستَحَثَّand so urged onward رَئيساa chief
جِسِ وَالآسِ فَاِستَحَثَّ رَئيسا
My lord bade me converse by night with the nar-
cissus and the myrtle, and urged a chief to hurry.
وَسَعىand he hurried بِالطاساتِwith the bowls أَحسَنَthe finest ساعٍserver
وَسَعى بِالطاساتِ أَحسَنَ ساعٍ
وَسَقامُand the sickness of الأَجسامِbodies بِالكَأسِby the cup يوسىis healed
وَسَقامُ الأَجسامِ بِالكَأسِ يوسى
And he hurried with the bowls, the finest of servers;
and bodily sickness is healed by the cup.
سَطَواتُthe onslaughts of السُلطانِthe sultan سَلَّتunsheathed سُيوفاًswords
سَطَواتُ السُلطانِ سَلَّت سُيوفاً
ساطِياتٍstriking fiercely فَأَسخَطَتand so enraged إِبليساIblis
ساطِياتٍ فَأَسخَطَت إِبليسا
The sultan's onslaughts unsheathed swords
that struck fiercely, and so enraged Iblis.
سَلَبَتناthey deprived us of حَسوَsipping السُلافَةِpure wine سِرّاًin secret
سَلَبَتنا حَسوَ السُلافَةِ سِرّاً
فَسَرىso went by night يَسلُبُseizing النَفيسُthe precious one النَفيساthe precious
فَسَرى يَسلُبُ النَفيسُ النَفيسا
They deprived us of sipping pure wine in secret;
so the precious one went by night, seizing the precious.
حُبِسَwas imprisoned المِسكُthe musk بِالمُسوكِin skins سَحيقاًground fine
حُبِسَ المِسكُ بِالمُسوكِ سَحيقاً
فَعَسىso perhaps السُؤلُthe plea يُرسِلُwill release المَحبوساthe prisoner
فَعَسى السُؤلُ يُرسِلُ المَحبوسا
Musk was imprisoned in skins, ground fine;
so may the plea set the prisoner free.
Sol 6.1