أَناI فيin البُستانِthe garden وَحديby myself
أَنا في البُستانِ وَحدي
فيin رِياضٍgardens سُندُسِيَّهof fine silk
في رِياضٍ سُندُسِيَّه
I am alone in the garden,
I'm alone in the garden
Amid silken gardens.
In rose gardens
لَيسَthere is no ليfor me فيهِin it أَنيسٌcompanion
لَيسَ لي فيهِ أَنيسٌ
غَيرَexcept كُتبٍbooks أَدَبِيَّهliterary
غَيرَ كُتبٍ أَدَبِيَّه
I have no companion there
I have no companion here
Except books of literature.
Except for literary books
وَإِذاand when دارَتwent round كُؤوسيmy cups
وَإِذا دارَت كُؤوسي
فَهيَthen they مِنّيfrom me وَإِلَيَّهand to me
فَهيَ مِنّي وَإِلَيَّه
And when my cups go round,
And when my cups go around
They pass from me and back to me.
They're from me and back to me
فَتَفَضَّلso kindly come ياO حَبيبيmy beloved
فَتَفَضَّل يا حَبيبي
نَغتَنِمlet us make the most of هَذيthis العَشِيَّهthe evening
نَغتَنِم هَذي العَشِيَّه
So do come, my beloved;
So please my darling
Let us make the most of this evening.
Let's enjoy this evening
ماwhat تَرىyou think بِاللَهِby God ماhow أَحlovely (first part of أحسن)
ما تَرى بِاللَهِ ما أَح
سَنَlovely (completion of أحسن) هَذيthis الذَهَبِيَّهthe golden one
سَنَ هَذي الذَهَبِيَّه
What do you think, by God? How
By God, how wonderful
lovely this golden one is!
Is this golden one
لَمdid not تَغِبyou stay away عَنfrom مِثلِthe like of هَذاthis الthe (article beginning اليوم)
لَم تَغِب عَن مِثلِ هَذا ال
يَومِday (completion of اليوم) إِلّاexcept لِبَلِيَّهbecause of a misfortune
يَومِ إِلّا لِبَلِيَّه
You have never missed such a
The likes of this day has never been lost
day except through misfortune.
Except for some misfortune
مَنwho تُرىI wonder غَيَّرَchanged ماwhat أَعI know (first part of أعهد)
مَن تُرى غَيَّرَ ما أَع
هَدُI know (completion of أعهد) مِنof تِلكَthat السَجِيَّهthe disposition
هَدُ مِن تِلكَ السَجِيَّه
Who, I wonder, has changed what I
I wonder who changed what I had pledged
know of that disposition?
Of that strong oath
أَيُّهاO you المُعرِضُthe one turning away عَنّيfrom me
أَيُّها المُعرِضُ عَنّي
لَكَyou have وَاللَهِand by God قَضِيَّهa claim
لَكَ وَاللَهِ قَضِيَّه
O you who turn away from me,
Oh you who have turned away from me
By God, you have a claim.
By God, you have your judgement
كُلُّeverything ماthat يُرضيكَpleases you ياO مَوmy lord (first part of مولاي)
كُلُّ ما يُرضيكَ يا مَو
لايَmy lord (completion of مولاي) عِنديwith me وَعَلَيَّهand incumbent upon me
لايَ عِندي وَعَلَيَّه
Everything that pleases you, my
Whatever pleases you, my master
lord, I have—and am bound to provide.
Is upon me and up to me
Sol 6.1