اشْرَبْdrink غَبُوقاًan evening draught فالْغَرْبُfor the west قَدْalready نَوَّرْhas lit up
اشْرَبْ غَبُوقاً فالْغَرْبُ قَدْ نَوَّرْ
وَجاءَand came وَالِيthe ruler of الظَّلامِdarkness فِيwith عَسْكَرْan army
وَجاءَ وَالِي الظَّلامِ فِي عَسْكَرْ
Drink an evening draught, for the west has lit up,
and the ruler of darkness has come with an army.
وَلَّىwithdrew نَهارُthe day of الْمَصِيفِsummer مُشْتَمِلاًcloaked
وَلَّى نَهارُ الْمَصِيفِ مُشْتَمِلاً
غَضَّاًfresh وَجاءَand came الظَّلامُthe darkness يَسْتَبْشِرْrejoicing
غَضَّاً وَجاءَ الظَّلامُ يَسْتَبْشِرْ
The summer day withdrew, cloaked
in freshness, and darkness came rejoicing.
فَبادِرِso hasten to seize العَيْشَlife's pleasures عِنْدَat فُرْضَتِهِits opportunity
فَبادِرِ العَيْشَ عِنْدَ فُرْضَتِهِ
أنَّthat زَمَانَthe time of السُّرُورِjoy مَسْتَقْصَرْdeemed too short
أنَّ زَمَانَ السُّرُورِ مَسْتَقْصَرْ
So seize life's pleasures when the chance arises,
for the time of joy seems all too short.
قُولاsay, you two لَمْكْتُومَto Maktum أَوْلنِيbestow on me حَسَناًa kindness
قُولا لَمْكْتُومَ أَوْلنِي حَسَناً
مِنْكَfrom you وَماand whatever تُولِهِyou bestow it فَلَنْthen will not يُكْفَرْgo unacknowledged
مِنْكَ وَما تُولِهِ فَلَنْ يُكْفَرْ
Say, you two, to Maktum: “Grant me a kindness
from you; whatever you bestow will not go unacknowledged.”
أَيُّwhat عَذُولٍreproacher يَرَاكَsees you كالْغُصْنِlike the bough الthe
أَيُّ عَذُولٍ يَرَاكَ كالْغُصْنِ ال
نَّاعِمِsupple تَمْشِيyou walk بِالرَّاحِwith wine لاnot يَعْذرْexcuse
نَّاعِمِ تَمْشِي بِالرَّاحِ لا يَعْذرْ
What reproacher, seeing you like a bough,
so supple, walking with wine, would not excuse me?
Sol 6.1