سَقْياًmay rain bless للذَّاتِfor pleasures وَطِيبٍand delight
سَقْياً للذَّاتِ وَطِيبٍ
بَيْنَbetween الشَّبَابِyouth إلَىto الْمَشِيبِgray hair
بَيْنَ الشَّبَابِ إلَى الْمَشِيبِ
May rain bless pleasures and delight,
from youth to gray hair,
ولنَظْرَةٍand for a glance مَهْتُوكَةٍunveiled
ولنَظْرَةٍ مَهْتُوكَةٍ
تَدْنِيdraws near الْبَرِيءَthe innocent مِنَto المُرِيبِthe suspect
تَدْنِي الْبَرِيءَ مِنَ المُرِيبِ
and an unveiled glance
that draws the innocent near the suspect,
معْقُولَةٍtethered بِيَدِby the hand of الْهَوَىpassion
معْقُولَةٍ بِيَدِ الْهَوَى
مَرْبُوبَةٍnurtured بِيَدِby the hand of الرَّبِيبِthe fosterling
مَرْبُوبَةٍ بِيَدِ الرَّبِيبِ
tethered by passion's hand,
nurtured by the fosterling's hand;
إذْwhen غَالَبَتْwrestled with كَفِّيmy hand الزمانَtime
إذْ غَالَبَتْ كَفِّي الزمانَ
وإِذْand when شَربْتُI drank عَلَىin defiance of الرَّقِيبِthe watcher
وإِذْ شَربْتُ عَلَى الرَّقِيبِ
when my hand wrestled with time,
and when I drank in defiance of the watcher,
بِخُيُولwith steeds لَهْوٍof revelry أَرْسِلَتْlet fall
بِخُيُول لَهْوٍ أَرْسِلَتْ
سَحّاًin torrents بِهِover him ذَيْلَthe train of الْغُيُوبِthe unseen
سَحّاً بِهِ ذَيْلَ الْغُيُوبِ
with steeds of revelry that let fall
the unseen's train in torrents over him.
رَكَضَتْthey galloped بِناwith us وَشِعارُهاand their watchword
رَكَضَتْ بِنا وَشِعارُها
لاَno حُكْمَauthority إلاَّexcept للْحَبِيبِfor the beloved
لاَ حُكْمَ إلاَّ للْحَبِيبِ
They galloped with us, their watchword:
No authority but the beloved's.
شَوْقٌa longing يُعَرِّمُruns riot فِيin الْحُضُوpres- (part of presence)
شَوْقٌ يُعَرِّمُ فِي الْحُضُو
رِ-ence (completes presence) فَكَيْفَso how يَفْعَلُdoes it act فِيin المَغِيبِabsence
رِ فَكَيْفَ يَفْعَلُ فِي المَغِيبِ
A longing that runs riot in pres-
ence—how, then, does it act in absence?
Sol 6.1