لدَواعيto the calls of الهَوىpassion وَفَرطِand the excess of الخَلاعَةِwantonness
لدَواعي الهَوى وَفَرطِ الخَلاعَةِ
إِلفُa familiar companion سَمعٍlistening لاnot لِلوَقارِto decorum وَطاعَهand obedience
إِلفُ سَمعٍ لا لِلوَقارِ وَطاعَه
To the calls of passion and excessive wantonness,
For the urge of passion and excess of delirium
I am a devoted listener, not to decorum and obedience.
An ear accustomed not to dignity and obedience
سيَّماespecially وَالصَبوحُand the morning wine قَدhas رَفَعَraised الكاthe cup (first part)
سيَّما وَالصَبوحُ قَد رَفَعَ الكا
سَcup (completion) بِأَيديin the hands of السُقاةِthe cupbearers فَيناamong us شِراعَهits sail
سَ بِأَيدي السُقاةِ فَينا شِراعَه
Especially when morning wine has hoisted the cup's
Especially when dawn has raised the cup
Sail among us in the cupbearers' hands.
With the hands of water-bearers, so we raise its sail
فيon لَيالٍnights سودblack المَلابِسُgarments قَدhas أَتperfected (first part)
في لَيالٍ سود المَلابِسُ قَد أَت
قَنَperfected (completion) فيin نَسجِهاweaving them الشِتاءَwinter الصَناعَهcraftsmanship
قَنَ في نَسجِها الشِتاءَ الصَناعَه
On nights clad in black—
In black nights, clothes have been dyed
Winter has perfected the craft of weaving them.
Winter has woven its craftsmanship in their fabric
وَنَدامايَand my drinking companions فِتِيةٌyoung men يَطرَبdelights الحاthose present (first part)
وَنَدامايَ فِتِيةٌ يَطرَب الحا
ضِرَpresent (completion) مِنهُمfrom them فَكاهَةًwit وَبَراعَهand brilliance
ضِرَ مِنهُم فَكاهَةً وَبَراعَه
And my drinking companions are youths who delight
And my regrets are young men whom the present
Those present with their wit and brilliance.
Astonishes with its wit and skill
مَعشَرٌa company عارَكواhave wrestled with صُروفَthe vicissitudes of اللَياليthe nights
مَعشَرٌ عارَكوا صُروفَ اللَيالي
وَدَرَواand they learned أَنَّthat لَذَّةَthe pleasure of العُمرِlife ساعَهan hour
وَدَرَوا أَنَّ لَذَّةَ العُمرِ ساعَه
A company who have wrestled with the nights' vicissitudes,
A group who battled the turns of nights
And learned that life's pleasure is but an hour.
And knew that life's pleasure is an hour
ياO نَديمَيَّmy two drinking companions عَرِّجاturn aside, you two بيwith me جَميعاًtogether
يا نَديمَيَّ عَرِّجا بي جَميعاً
نَشرَبُwe drink الراحَwine كَالصَلاةِlike prayer جَماعَهin congregation
نَشرَبُ الراحَ كَالصَلاةِ جَماعَه
O my two drinking companions, turn aside with me together;
Oh my drinking companions, come altogether
Let us drink wine in congregation, as in prayer.
Let's drink wine as a collective prayer
خَمرَةٌa wine لَوif رَأىhe saw العَزيزُthe Aziz بِمِصرٍin Egypt
خَمرَةٌ لَو رَأى العَزيزُ بِمِصرٍ
لَونَهاits color فيin الكُؤسِthe cups أَرهَنpawned صاعَهhis grain measure
لَونَها في الكُؤسِ أَرهَن صاعَه
A wine—had the Aziz in Egypt seen
A wine which if the vizier of Egypt saw
Its color in the cups, he would have pawned his grain measure.
Its color in a cup, he would pawn his dish
وَغُلامُand a youth حُلوsweet الشَمائِلِmanners قَدhas أَلcast (first part)
وَغُلامُ حُلو الشَمائِلِ قَد أَل
قىcast (completion) عَلىupon خَدِّهِhis cheek المَدامُthe wine شَعاعَهits radiance
قى عَلى خَدِّهِ المَدامُ شَعاعَه
And a youth of charming manners—
And a sweet-faced lad who has shed
Wine has cast its radiance upon his cheek.
The wine's radiance on his cheek
يَتَثَنّىhe sways كَالخَيزرانَةِlike a bamboo reed بِالراwith wine (first part)
يَتَثَنّى كَالخَيزرانَةِ بِالرا
حِwine (completion) فَيُحييand so he enlivens بِمُقلَتِهِwith his eye الجَماعَهthe company
حِ فَيُحيي بِمُقلَتِهِ الجَماعَه
He sways like a bamboo reed with
He writhes like a twig in the wind
Wine, and enlivens the company with his gaze.
So he animates the group with his glances
أَيُّwhat شَيءٍthing أَلَذُّmore delightful مِنthan صَوتِthe voice of شادٍa singer
أَيُّ شَيءٍ أَلَذُّ مِن صَوتِ شادٍ
حَسَنِbeautiful الوَجهِof face لاnot أَمَلI tire of سَماعَهhearing him
حَسَنِ الوَجهِ لا أَمَل سَماعَه
What is more delightful than the voice of a singer
What thing is sweeter than the voice of a singer
Fair of face, whom I never tire of hearing?
Beautiful of face, endless to hear
لَمdid not يَزَلcease مُغرَماًenamored بِحُبِّكَwith love for you حَتّىuntil
لَم يَزَل مُغرَماً بِحُبِّكَ حَتّى
كَشَفَlifted الوَجدُlonging وَالغَرامand ardent love قِناعَهhis veil
كَشَفَ الوَجدُ وَالغَرام قِناعَه
He remained enamored of you until
He has not ceased to be enamored with your love until
Longing and ardent love lifted his veil.
Ardor and passion removed its mask
Sol 6.1