لوif كلevery غانيةٍbeautiful woman تعطىwere given لشهمto a gallant man علىrose high (apparently علا)
لو كل غانيةٍ تعطى لشهم على
لماتwould die منwhoever باتspent the night يهواهاloving her وماand did not وصلاattain
لمات من بات يهواها وما وصلا
If every beauty were given to a gallant of high rank,
whoever spent the night loving her would die without winning her.
فدعso disregard مقالةa saying مغبونٍof a disappointed man قدalready ارتجلاimprovised
فدع مقالة مغبونٍ قد ارتجلا
ليتwould that الملاحthe fair women وليتand would that الراحthe wine قدindeed جعلاwere both placed
ليت الملاح وليت الراح قد جعلا
So disregard the saying a disappointed man improvised:
“Would that fair women, and would that wine, were both placed
فيon جبهةthe brow الليثof the lion أوor فيin قبةthe vault الفلكِof heaven
في جبهة الليث أو في قبة الفلكِ
on the lion’s brow or in the vault of heaven!”
فهذهfor this منيةٌa wish جأتcame بلاwithout سندٍfoundation
فهذه منيةٌ جأت بلا سندٍ
وليسand does not يرضىapprove بهاof it صبٌan ardent lover وذوand one possessing رشدsound judgment
وليس يرضى بها صبٌ وذو رشد
For this is a wish that came without foundation,
and neither an ardent lover nor a man of sound judgment approves of it.
ماnot خصصwas reserved الحسنbeauty والصهباءand tawny wine فيfor أحدٍany one person
ما خصص الحسن والصهباء في أحدٍ
كيso that لاnot يقبلmight kiss ذاone possessed of حسنٍbeauty سوىexcept أسدِa lion
كي لا يقبل ذا حسنٍ سوى أسدِ
Beauty and tawny wine were not reserved for any one man,
such that none but a lion could kiss a beauty,
ولاand not يطوفgo round بكاساتٍwith cups سوىexcept ملكِan angel
ولا يطوف بكاساتٍ سوى ملكِ
and none but an angel could go round bearing cups.
Sol 6.1