أَلَمَّcame by أَبوfather of يوسُفYusuf وَالمَطَرand the rain
أَلَمَّ أَبو يوسُف وَالمَطَر
فَياso, oh لَيتَif only شِعريmy knowledge ماwhat يَنتَظِرhe awaits
فَيا لَيتَ شِعري ما يَنتَظِر
Abu Yusuf and the rain have come;
so, if only I knew what he awaits!
وَلَستَand you are not بِآبٍone to refuse وَأَنتَand you are الشَهيدthe witness
وَلَستَ بِآبٍ وَأَنتَ الشَهيد
حُضورattendance نديّكَyour gathering فيمَنamong those who حَضَرattended
حُضور نديّكَ فيمَن حَضَر
And you are not one to refuse—you are the witness—
attendance at your gathering among those present,
وَلاnor مطلعيmy ascent وَسطَamid تِلكَthat السَماthe sky (continued)
وَلا مطلعي وَسطَ تِلكَ السَما
ءِcompletion of 'sky' بَينَbetween النُجومِthe stars وَبَينَand between القَمَرthe moon
ءِ بَينَ النُجومِ وَبَينَ القَمَر
nor my ascent amid that sky,
between the stars and the moon,
وَرَكضيand my spurring فيهاwithin it جِيادsteeds المَداthe wine (continued)
وَرَكضي فيها جِياد المَدا
مِcompletion of 'wine' محثوثَةًurged on بِسِياطِby the lashes of الوَتَرthe string
مِ محثوثَةً بِسِياطِ الوَتَر
nor my spurring the steeds of wine within it,
urged on by the string's lashes.
Sol 6.1