عَلِّلانيyou two, cheer me وعلِّلاand you two, cheer صاحبيّmy two companions
عَلِّلاني وعلِّلا صاحبيّ
وآسقيانيand you two, give me drink منَfrom المُروّقِthe clarified wine ريّاto my fill
وآسقياني منَ المُروّقِ ريّا
Cheer me, and cheer my two companions,
Entertain me and my companion,
And give me my fill of clarified wine.
And serve us the choicest wine.
إِنَّindeed فيناamong us القيانthe singing girls يَعزِفنَthey play music بالدُwith the tambourine (word begins)
إِنَّ فينا القيان يَعزِفنَ بالدُ
فِtambourine (word ends) لفتيانناfor our young men وعيشاًand a life رخيّاcomfortable
فِ لفتياننا وعيشاً رخيّا
Indeed, among us are singing girls who play the tambourine
For in us is a lute that plays
For our young men, and a life of ease.
A joyful tune for our youth.
يتبارَينthey vie with one another فيin النَعيمluxury ويصُببنَand they pour
يتبارَين في النَعيم ويصُببنَ
خِلالَamong القرونِthe braids مِسكاًmusk ذكيّاstrongly fragrant
خِلالَ القرونِ مِسكاً ذكيّا
They vie in luxury and pour
They revel in bliss and pour
Fragrant musk among their braids.
Throughout the ages, fragrant musk.
إِنماonly هُمهنّtheir concern أَنto يَتحلَّينadorn themselves سُnecklaces (word begins)
إِنما هُمهنّ أَن يَتحلَّين سُ
موطاًnecklaces (word ends) وسُنبلاًand spike-shaped ornaments فارسياًPersian
موطاً وسُنبلاً فارسياً
Their only concern is to adorn themselves with necklaces
Their only care is to adorn themselves
And Persian spike-shaped ornaments,
With fine robes and Persian locks.
منof سموطstrands المرجانcoral فُصِّلَinterspersed بالشّذwith gold beads (word begins)
من سموط المرجان فُصِّلَ بالشّذ
رِgold beads (word ends) فأَحسِنso how splendid بحليِهنَّis their jewelry حُليّاas adornment
رِ فأَحسِن بحليِهنَّ حُليّا
Of coral strands interspersed with gold beads—
Coral beads were strung with pearls
How splendid their ornaments are!
And graced their necks beautifully.
وفتىًand a young man يضربُstrikes الكتيبةَthe battalion بالسَيفِwith the sword
وفتىً يضربُ الكتيبةَ بالسَيفِ
اذاwhen كانتِhave become السيوفُthe swords عِصياsticks
اذا كانتِ السيوفُ عِصيا
And a young man who strikes the battalion with a sword
And a knight who wields his sword
When swords have become mere sticks.
When swords refuse to comply.
إِنناindeed, we لاnot نُسَرُّfind joy فيin غيرِother than نجدٍNajd
إِننا لا نُسَرُّ في غيرِ نجدٍ
إِنَّindeed فيناamong us بهاthere, in it فتىًa young man خزرجيّاof Khazraj
إِنَّ فينا بها فتىً خزرجيّا
Indeed, we find no joy anywhere but Najd;
We only rejoice in Nejd,
Indeed, there among us is a Khazraji youth.
For it has a valiant Khazrajite,
يدفعُwards off الضَيمَhumiliation والظُلامةَand injustice عنهfrom him
يدفعُ الضَيمَ والظُلامةَ عنه
فَتَجافيso keep away عنهfrom him لناfor our sake يامَنيّاYemeni
فَتَجافي عنه لنا يامَنيّا
He wards off humiliation and injustice from himself;
Who averts harm and darkness,
So keep away from him for our sake, Yemeni.
So turn away from him, O protector!
أَبلغِtell الحارثَal-Harith بنson of ظالمِZalim الرعْـthe coward (word begins)
أَبلغِ الحارثَ بن ظالمِ الرعْـ
ـديدِcoward (word ends) والناذرand the maker of النُذورvows عَلِيَّاAli
ـديدِ والناذر النُذور عَلِيَّا
Tell al-Harith ibn Zalim, the coward,
Inform Al-Harith ibn Zalim Ar-Ru’di
And Ali, the maker of vows:
And the fulfiller of vows, Ali,
إنماonly تَقْتلُyou kill النيامthe sleepers ولاand not تَقْـyou kill (word begins)
إنما تَقْتلُ النيام ولا تَقْـ
ـتُلُkill (word ends) يُقظانَone awake ذاpossessing سلاحٍweapons كمِيّاan armored warrior
ـتُلُ يُقظانَ ذا سلاحٍ كمِيّا
You kill only sleepers, but never
That you only kill the sleeping,
An alert, armed warrior.
Not the alert with ample weapons.
ومعيand with me شِكَّتيmy battle gear معابلُbroad arrowheads كالجمرِlike embers
ومعي شِكَّتي معابلُ كالجمرِ
وأعددتand I have prepared صارماًa keen blade مَشرفيّاMashrafi
وأعددت صارماً مَشرفيّا
With me is my battle gear: broad arrowheads like embers,
My complaint is like embers
And I have readied a keen Mashrafi blade.
And I have readied a sharpened sword.
لوif هَبطتَyou descended into البلادَthe land انسيَتُكَI would make you forget
لو هَبطتَ البلادَ انسيَتُكَ
القتلَkilling كماas يُنسيءpostpones النَسيءthe intercalator النَسِيّاthe deferred month
القتلَ كما يُنسيء النَسيء النَسِيّا
If you descended into the land, I would make you forget
If you descend on the land, you will forget
Killing, as the intercalator postpones the deferred month.
Killing as the postponer postpones.
Sol 6.1