فيin رُباhills الأنسِconvivial joy تعبقُare fragrant الأرواحُthe breezes
في رُبا الأنسِ تعبقُ الأرواحُ
فتمِيسُso sway الغصونُthe branches والأرواحُand the souls
فتمِيسُ الغصونُ والأرواحُ
On the hills of convivial joy, the breezes are fragrant,
In the fragrance of intimacy, souls exhale their scent
so the branches and the souls sway.
So branches and souls commune and intertwine
فأدرِso pass around بينamong زهرهاtheir blossoms ياO نديميmy drinking companion
فأدرِ بين زهرها يا نديمي
كأسa cup راحٍwine للروحِfor the soul منهُfrom it ارتياحُease
كأس راحٍ للروحِ منهُ ارتياحُ
So pass around among their blossoms, my drinking companion,
Among its blossoms pass, my friend, the cup
a cup of wine from which the soul finds ease.
To rest the spirit - for it a solace find
واسقنيهاand give it to me to drink صرفاًunmixed فليسfor there is not عليناupon us
واسقنيها صرفاً فليس علينا
معشرcompany العاشقينthe lovers قطever جُناحُblame
معشر العاشقين قط جُناحُ
And give it to me unmixed, for upon us—
Give it to me pure, for we lovers have no need
the company of lovers—there is never any blame.
Of sobriety - our only wish, to wine be joined
وابتدرand hasten للسرورِto joy إنindeed أويقاbrief moments (continued next line)
وابتدر للسرورِ إن أويقا
تِword ending completing “brief moments” الصفاserenity إنif نأيis far away الرقيبُthe watcher ملاحُlovely
تِ الصفا إن نأي الرقيبُ ملاحُ
And hasten to joy, for the brief moments
And make merry while the coast is clear, my friend
of serenity, if the watcher is far away, are lovely.
While the censor sleeps - rare is such time divined
أوَand …? (interrogative) ماnot تبصرyou see الغصونَthe branches تثنتhave bent
أوَ ما تبصر الغصونَ تثنت
وطيورَand the birds الهناjoy لهنthey have صياحُcries
وطيورَ الهنا لهن صياحُ
And do you not see the branches bending,
See not the branches gently swaying there
and the birds of joy calling out?
Hear not the birds - their cries our secret profound
Sol 6.1