واصِلْkeep up مدامَكَyour wine واهْجُرْand shun قَالةَgossip النّاسِthe people
واصِلْ مدامَكَ واهْجُرْ قَالةَ النّاسِ
وَرُحْand go إلىto صَدْرِthe place of honor مَلْهَىa place of merriment خَيْرِthe finest جُلاَّسِcompanions
وَرُحْ إلى صَدْرِ مَلْهَى خَيْرِ جُلاَّسِ
Keep drinking your wine, and shun people's gossip.
Continue your revelry and shun the gatherings of people,
And go to the place of honor in the finest companions' revelry,
And go to the bosom of the finest of companions,
إلىto ثِمَارِfruits سُرُورٍjoy فيin ثَرَىsoil قَدَحٍa goblet
إلى ثِمَارِ سُرُورٍ في ثَرَى قَدَحٍ
فيamong فِتْيَةٍyoung men غُررٍillustrious ليسواthey are not بأَنكاسِweaklings
في فِتْيَةٍ غُررٍ ليسوا بأَنكاسِ
To the fruits of joy in the soil of a goblet,
To the fruits of joy in the meadows of wine-cups,
Among illustrious youths who are no weaklings.
Among choice youths who are no riffraff.
ظَلّتْcontinued مَطَاياsteeds المَلاَهيpleasures وهيَwhile they واجِفَةٌgalloping
ظَلّتْ مَطَايا المَلاَهي وهيَ واجِفَةٌ
بِنَاwith us وكُنّاand we were مَطَاياsteeds الوَرْدِroses والآسِand myrtle
بِنَا وكُنّا مَطَايا الوَرْدِ والآسِ
The steeds of pleasure kept galloping
The camels of revels stayed with us though now emaciated,
With us aboard, while we were steeds for roses and myrtle,
While we were the camels of roses and myrtle.
وكَأْسِand a cup خَمْرٍwine كَماءِlike the liquid of التِّبْرِraw gold لابسَةٍwearing
وكَأْسِ خَمْرٍ كَماءِ التِّبْرِ لابسَةٍ
وِشَاحَa sash شَذْرٍbeads تُزْجيِّهِpasses it along إِلىto طَاسِa bowl
وِشَاحَ شَذْرٍ تُزْجيِّهِ إِلى طَاسِ
And for a cup of wine like liquid gold, wearing
And a cup of wine like cool spring water,
A sash of beads that it passes into a bowl.
Adorned with a wrap of brocade sent to the one who pours.
Sol 6.1