لاNay وَالرَبيعُby the spring النَضيرُverdant
لا وَالرَبيعُ النَضيرُ
وَزَهرِهِand its blossoms المُستَنيرُradiant
وَزَهرِهِ المُستَنيرُ
Nay, by the verdant spring,
No, by the blossoming spring,
and its radiant blossoms—
With its radiant flowers,
مِنof نَرجِسٍnarcissi وَأَقاحٍand daisies
مِن نَرجِسٍ وَأَقاحٍ
قَدalready أَقبَلَتhave come forth فيin جَريرِcord; probably 'silk' here
قَد أَقبَلَت في جَريرِ
narcissi and daisies
Of narcissi and poppies,
that have come forth in [silk?];
That have come in torrents,
وَياسَمينand jasmine كَلَونِlike the complexion of الthe
وَياسَمين كَلَونِ ال
مُتَيَّمِlove-stricken one المَهجورِthe forsaken
مُتَيَّمِ المَهجورِ
and jasmine, like the complexion of the
And jasmine the color of
love-stricken, forsaken one;
The forsaken lover's tears,
وَسَوسَنٍand irises كَنُجومٍlike stars
وَسَوسَنٍ كَنُجومٍ
أَشرَقنَthey shone فيin دَيجورِdeep darkness
أَشرَقنَ في دَيجورِ
and irises, like stars
And lilies like the stars
that shone in deep darkness;
That shone in the darkness,
وَطيبِand fragrance نَسرِvulture; probably 'wafting' here نَسيمِbreeze of الthe
وَطيبِ نَسرِ نَسيمِ ال
بِنَفسَجِviolet المَمطورِrain-drenched
بِنَفسَجِ المَمطورِ
and the fragrance [wafted?] by the breeze of the
And the fragrance of the breeze,
rain-drenched violet;
With violet's gentle rain,
وَالآسُand the myrtle مينَةَunclear; perhaps 'likeness' عِذارٍcheek-down
وَالآسُ مينَةَ عِذارٍ
بِخَدِّon the cheek of ظَبيٍa gazelle غَديرِfaithless
بِخَدِّ ظَبيٍ غَديرِ
and myrtle, a [likeness?] of cheek-down
And the jujube, coy maiden,
on the cheek of a faithless gazelle;
With the cheek of smooth skin,
وَالطَيرُand the birds بَينَbetween هَديلٍcooing
وَالطَيرُ بَينَ هَديلٍ
مُرَّجَعٍtrilled وَهَديرِand rumbling calls
مُرَّجَعٍ وَهَديرِ
and the birds, between cooing
And the birds in their warbling,
in trills and deep, rumbling calls;
Twitters and chirping,
وَالغُصنُand the bough مَيّالُswaying عَطفٍside
وَالغُصنُ مَيّالُ عَطفٍ
كَشارِبٍlike a drinker مَخمورِintoxicated
كَشارِبٍ مَخمورِ
and the bough, swaying from side to side,
And the branches swaying with
like an intoxicated drinker;
Tenderness like one drunk,
وَالوَردُand the rose قَدalready جازَpassed حَقّاًtruly
وَالوَردُ قَد جازَ حَقّاً
فيin جَيشِهِits army المَنصورِvictorious
في جَيشِهِ المَنصورِ
and the rose has truly passed
And the roses triumphing
through its victorious army;
In their victorious army,
وَالماءُand the water أَزرقَblue صافٍclear
وَالماءُ أَزرقَ صافٍ
مُرَقرَقٍrippling بِجَريرِwith a cord; probably 'with a murmur'
مُرَقرَقٍ بِجَريرِ
and the water, blue and clear,
And the blue water, crystal clear,
rippling with a [murmur?];
Rippling with murmuring,
وَالراحُand the wine مِنfrom عَهدِthe age of كِسرىKisra
وَالراحُ مِن عَهدِ كِسرى
تُجلىis unveiled بِكَفِّin the palm of مُديرِa cupbearer
تُجلى بِكَفِّ مُديرِ
and wine from the age of Kisra,
And the wind from the days of Chosroes
unveiled in a cupbearer's palm—
Blowing with directing palms,
لِأُذهِبَنَّI shall surely spend حَياتيmy life
لِأُذهِبَنَّ حَياتي
ماthe span بَينَbetween بَمٍّa bass string وَزيرِand a treble string
ما بَينَ بَمٍّ وَزيرِ
I shall surely spend my life
I'll spend my life between wine
between the bass and treble strings,
And music and song,
وَأُخلِصَنَّand I shall surely free عِذاريmy bridle
وَأُخلِصَنَّ عِذاري
عَلىfor اِرتِشافِsipping الخُمورِthe wines
عَلى اِرتِشافِ الخُمورِ
and surely let my bridle loose
And devote my passion
to sip wines.
To the sipping of wine,
أَناI النَديمُthe drinking companion الَّذيwho بيthrough me
أَنا النَديمُ الَّذي بي
يَتِمُّbecomes complete كُلُّevery سُرورِjoy
يَتِمُّ كُلُّ سُرورِ
I am the drinking companion through whom
I am the boon companion in whom
every joy is made complete.
Every joy is fulfilled,
الهَمُّsorrow عِندَat مَغيبيmy absence
الهَمُّ عِندَ مَغيبي
وَالبِشرُand cheerfulness عِندَat حُضوريmy presence
وَالبِشرُ عِندَ حُضوري
Sorrow comes with my absence,
Cares disappear at my absence,
and cheer with my presence.
And joy comes with my presence,
يَحظىenjoys بِنَيلِwith the attainment of الأَمانيthe wishes
يَحظى بِنَيلِ الأَماني
مُنادِميmy drinking companion وَسَميريand my nighttime companion
مُنادِمي وَسَميري
He enjoys the fulfillment of wishes—
Bestowing wishes and hopes
my drinking partner and nighttime companion.
On my friends and companions,
لاnot طامِعاًcoveting فيfor قَليلٍa little
لا طامِعاً في قَليلٍ
مِنهُfrom him وَلاnor فيfor كَثيرِmuch
مِنهُ وَلا في كَثيرِ
I covet neither a little
Seeking neither mean nor great
from him, nor a great deal.
Gain from them,
إِنif صَحَّis available ليto me خُبزُbread of بُرٍّwheat
إِن صَحَّ لي خُبزُ بُرٍّ
أَولاor not فَخُبزُthen bread of شَعيرِbarley
أَولا فَخُبزُ شَعيرِ
If wheat bread is available to me,
If I have wholesome bread,
if not, then barley bread.
Or bread of barley even,
سِيّانِalike بَينَbetween غَنِيٍّa rich person
سِيّانِ بَينَ غَنِيٍّ
عِنديto me وَبَينَand between فَقيرِa poor person
عِندي وَبَينَ فَقيرِ
The rich are no different
It's all the same to me
to me from the poor,
Rich man or pauper,
وَبَينَand between مُنحَطِّlow قَدرٍrank
وَبَينَ مُنحَطِّ قَدرٍ
وَبَينَand between صَدرٍa dignitary كَبيرِgreat
وَبَينَ صَدرٍ كَبيرِ
nor one of low rank
One downtrodden of fortune,
from a great dignitary,
Or a leader great,
فيin سُؤدَدٍnobility وَوَقارٍand dignity
في سُؤدَدٍ وَوَقارٍ
وَرَفعِand the elevation of مَجدٍglory خَطيرِillustrious
وَرَفعِ مَجدٍ خَطيرِ
in nobility and dignity
In generosity and dignity,
and in the height of illustrious glory.
And lofty splendid glory,
حَتّىuntil تَرانيyou see me فَقيراًpoor
حَتّى تَراني فَقيراً
مُلَفَفاًwrapped فيin حَصيرِa woven mat
مُلَفَفاً في حَصيرِ
Until you see me poor,
Until you see me in poverty
wrapped in a woven mat.
Wrapped in a mat,
تَجارُبُexperiences الناسِpeople أَضحَتhave become
تَجارُبُ الناسِ أَضحَت
لَدَيَّwith me فيin دُستورِa register
لَدَيَّ في دُستورِ
My experiences with people are now
Men's vicissitudes have become
set down in a register I keep:
My constitution and law,
أَخوone given to التَمَسُّكِholding fast مِنهُمُamong them
أَخو التَمَسُّكِ مِنهُمُ
بِحالةٍto a condition فيin غُرورِdelusion
بِحالةٍ في غُرورِ
whoever among them clings
The brother of tenacity and holding
to a condition is deluded.
To a state in pride.
Sol 6.1