صَاحِO friend هَاتِbring العُقارَthe wine حَمْراءَred كالنَّاlike the fi-
صَاحِ هَاتِ العُقارَ حَمْراءَ كالنَّا
رِ-re (completing 'fire') وَدَعْنيand spare me مِمَّاfrom what يَقُولُsays العَذُولُthe reproacher
رِ وَدَعْني مِمَّا يَقُولُ العَذُولُ
O friend, bring the wine, red as fi-
O companion, bring the red wine like fire
re, and spare me what the reproacher says.
And leave me be from what the censurers say
مَاnot تَرىyou see اللَّيْلَthe night كَيْفَhow قَدْalready غَلَبَhas overcome الصُّبْthe morn-
مَا تَرى اللَّيْلَ كَيْفَ قَدْ غَلَبَ الصُّبْ
حَ-ing (completing 'morning') وَقَدْand already أَقْبَلَhas arrived النَّسِيمُthe breeze العَلِيلُgentle
حَ وَقَدْ أَقْبَلَ النَّسِيمُ العَلِيلُ
Do you not see the night—how it has overcome the morn-
Don't you see how night has overcome dawn
ing, while the gentle breeze has arrived?
And the languid breeze has begun to blow
وَكأَنَّand as though النُّجُومَthe stars وَالبَدْرَand the full moon أَزْهاblos-
وَكأَنَّ النُّجُومَ وَالبَدْرَ أَزْها
رُ-soms (completing 'blossoms') رِياضٍgardens فيin وَسْطِهاtheir midst قِنْدِيلُa lamp
رُ رِياضٍ في وَسْطِها قِنْدِيلُ
And the stars and the full moon seem like blos-
It's as if the stars and moon are flowers
soms in gardens, with a lamp in their midst.
In a garden with a lamp in its midst
Sol 6.1