أَلاَcome now! إِسْقِنِيهاpour it for me صاحبِيmy companion وخَليليand my dear friend
أَلاَ إِسْقِنِيها صاحبِي وخَليلي
شَمُولاًwine وهلْand can...? أَحْياI live بغيرِwithout شَمولِwine
شَمُولاً وهلْ أَحْيا بغيرِ شَمولِ
Come, pour it for me, my companion and dear friend—
wine! Can I live without wine?
أَرحْناgive us relief نُباكِرlet us begin at dawn شُرْبَهاdrinking it ذَهَبِيّةًgolden
أَرحْنا نُباكِر شُرْبَها ذَهَبِيّةً
بِذيwith something possessing شَبمٍcoldness نائيfar from المرامِreach نَبيلِfine
بِذي شَبمٍ نائي المرامِ نَبيلِ
Give us relief: let us drink this golden wine at dawn,
with cool water, hard to obtain and fine.
لهاit has لَوْنُthe color of عِقْيانٍpure gold وطَعْمُand the taste of قَرَنْفُلٍcloves
لها لَوْنُ عِقْيانٍ وطَعْمُ قَرَنْفُلٍ
ونَفْحَةُand a waft of مِسْكٍmusk واتِّقادُand the burning of فَتيلِa wick
ونَفْحَةُ مِسْكٍ واتِّقادُ فَتيلِ
It has the color of pure gold and the taste of cloves,
and the fragrance of musk and the blaze of a wick.
جَعَلْتُI made دَواءَthe remedy for الهَمَsorrow كَأْساًa cup ورُبّماand sometimes
جَعَلْتُ دَواءَ الهَمَ كَأْساً ورُبّما
أَرَتْنيit showed me جَميلاًbeautiful كانَwas غيرَnot جَميلِbeautiful
أَرَتْني جَميلاً كانَ غيرَ جَميلِ
I have made a cup the cure for sorrow; and sometimes
it has made what was not beautiful seem beautiful to me.
كُمَيْتٌdark-red wine خَطَبناهاwe sought her hand إلىfrom رَبِّthe master of دَنِّهاher wine cask
كُمَيْتٌ خَطَبناها إلى رَبِّ دَنِّها
وقَدْand already آذَنَتْsignaled زُهْرُthe bright stars of الدُّجَىnight بأُفُولِof their setting
وقَدْ آذَنَتْ زُهْرُ الدُّجَى بأُفُولِ
A dark-red wine—we sought her hand from the master of her cask,
as night's bright stars had already signaled their setting.
جَلاَهاhe unveiled her لَناfor us فيin كَأْسِهِhis cup فكأنّماso it was as though
جَلاَها لَنا في كَأْسِهِ فكأنّما
جَلاَhe bared مَتْنَthe broad face of صَافيbright الشّفْرَتَيْنِthe two cutting edges صَقيلِburnished
جَلاَ مَتْنَ صَافي الشّفْرَتَيْنِ صَقيلِ
He unveiled her for us in his cup, as though
he had bared the broad face of a bright, burnished, double-edged sword.
خَلَتْit has aged تأْكُلُit devours الأَيّامَthe days حالاًone state بحالَةٍafter another state
خَلَتْ تأْكُلُ الأَيّامَ حالاً بحالَةٍ
وتُتْبِعُand makes follow جِيلاًa generation فيin الزَّمانtime بِجِيلِwith another generation
وتُتْبِعُ جِيلاً في الزَّمان بِجِيلِ
She has gone on devouring days, state after state,
and following one generation in time with another.
إذاwhenever أَشْرَفَتْrise into view مِنّاfrom within us الهُومُcares (probable intended reading) طَوالِعاًrising
إذا أَشْرَفَتْ مِنّا الهُومُ طَوالِعاً
تَنَادَيْنَthey call to one another مِنْfrom صَدْرِthe breast of الفَتَىthe young man بِرَحِيلِfor departure
تَنَادَيْنَ مِنْ صَدْرِ الفَتَى بِرَحِيلِ
Whenever cares rise into view within us,
they call to one another to leave the young man's breast.
Sol 6.1