خَمرَةٌa wine فيin بابِلٍBabylon قَدalready صُهرِجَتwas stored in a cistern
خَمرَةٌ في بابِلٍ قَد صُهرِجَت
هَكَذاthus أَخبَرَreported حاخامُrabbi of اليَهودthe Jews
هَكَذا أَخبَرَ حاخامُ اليَهود
A wine in Babylon had been stored in a cistern—
So reported the rabbi of the Jews.
أَودَعوهاthey deposited it جَوفَthe belly of دَنٍّa wine jar مُظلِمٍdark
أَودَعوها جَوفَ دَنٍّ مُظلِمٍ
وَلَدَيهِand beside it بَشَّروهاthey gave it glad tidings بِالخُلودof immortality
وَلَدَيهِ بَشَّروها بِالخُلود
They deposited it in the belly of a dark wine jar,
And there they gave it glad tidings of immortality.
سَأَلواthey asked الكُهّانَthe soothsayers عَنabout شارِبِهاits drinker
سَأَلوا الكُهّانَ عَن شارِبِها
وَعَنِand about الساقيthe cupbearer وَفيand in أَيِّwhich العُهودthe ages
وَعَنِ الساقي وَفي أَيِّ العُهود
They asked the soothsayers about its drinker,
And about the cupbearer, and in which age.
فَأَجابوهُمso they answered them فَتىًa youth ذوpossessing مِرَّةٍvigor
فَأَجابوهُم فَتىً ذو مِرَّةٍ
مِنfrom بَنيthe sons of مِصرٍEgypt لَهُhe has فَضلٌmerit وَجودand generosity
مِن بَني مِصرٍ لَهُ فَضلٌ وَجود
So they answered them: a youth of vigor,
One of Egypt’s sons, endowed with merit and generosity,
مُغرَمٌenamored بِالعودِof the oud وَالنايِand the flute مَعاًtogether
مُغرَمٌ بِالعودِ وَالنايِ مَعاً
مولَعٌfond بِالشُربِof drinking وَالناسُwhile the people هُجودasleep
مولَعٌ بِالشُربِ وَالناسُ هُجود
Enamored of both the oud and the flute,
Fond of drinking while the people sleep.
هَمُّهُhis concern فَصدُbleeding دِنانٍwine jars وَنَدىًand generosity
هَمُّهُ فَصدُ دِنانٍ وَنَدىً
وَأَبوهُand his father هَمُّهُhis concern جَمعُcollecting النُقودthe coins
وَأَبوهُ هَمُّهُ جَمعُ النُقود
His concern is bleeding wine jars and giving generously,
And his father’s concern is collecting coins.
Sol 6.1