عِشlive مَدىthroughout الدَهرِtime ظافِراًsuccessful بِالأَمانيin attaining wishes
عِش مَدى الدَهرِ ظافِراً بِالأَماني
ياO جَمالَbeauty الورىhumankind وَنُورَand light الزَمانِthe age
يا جَمالَ الورى وَنُورَ الزَمانِ
Live forever, attaining your wishes,
Live your life victoriously attaining your wishes,
O beauty of humankind and light of the age.
O beauty of the world and light of the age!
وَاصطَبِحand drink in the morning مِنfrom سُلافَةٍchoice wine كَسَناlike the radiance of الشَمthe sun (first part)
وَاصطَبِح مِن سُلافَةٍ كَسَنا الشَم
سِcompletion of 'sun' وَلَكِنand yet حُبابُهاits bubbles كَالجُمانِlike pearls
سِ وَلَكِن حُبابُها كَالجُمانِ
And take a morning draught of choice wine, like the sun's radiance,
Awaken refreshed like the radiant morning sun,
and yet its bubbles are like pearls.
Though it gladdens with its rays like pearls.
سَرَّهاgladdened it أَنَّهاthat it تَسُرُّكَgladdens you بِالنَشwith intoxication (first part)
سَرَّها أَنَّها تَسُرُّكَ بِالنَش
وَةِcompletion of 'intoxication' حَتّىuntil تَبَسَّمَتit smiled فيin القَنانيthe bottles
وَةِ حَتّى تَبَسَّمَت في القَناني
It rejoiced to gladden you with intoxication,
It pleased her to please you with the drink
until it smiled in the bottles.
Until she smiled in the goblets.
ياO خَلِيلَيَّmy two companions سَقِّيانِيgive me drink, both of you مِنfrom الراthe wine (first part)
يا خَلِيلَيَّ سَقِّيانِي مِن الرا
حِcompletion of 'wine' الحُمِيّاpotent نَظِيرَthe same as ماwhat تَشرَبانِyou both drink
حِ الحُمِيّا نَظِيرَ ما تَشرَبانِ
O my two companions, pour me some wine,
My friend, serve me the gentle wine
potent wine, the same as you both drink.
Like what you two are drinking.
وَاترُكانيand leave me, both of you عَديمَdevoid of لُبٍّreason مِنَfrom الكَأthe cup (first part)
وَاترُكاني عَديمَ لُبٍّ مِنَ الكَأ
سِcompletion of 'cup' وَبِيتاand spend the night, both of you مِنهاfrom it كَماas تَترُكانيyou both leave me
سِ وَبِيتا مِنها كَما تَترُكاني
And leave me witless from the cup,
And leave me devoid of reason from the meadows
and spend the night as drunk on it as you leave me.
And spend the night there as you two leave me.
إِنَّماonly نَحنُwe فيin نَعيمٍbliss مِنfrom اللَGod (first part)
إِنَّما نَحنُ في نَعيمٍ مِن اللَ
هِcompletion of 'God' وَمِنand from كُلِّevery حادِثٍmisfortune فيin أَمانِsafety
هِ وَمِن كُلِّ حادِثٍ في أَمانِ
We are in nothing but bliss from God,
We are only in God’s bliss
and safe from every misfortune,
And safe from every misfortune.
ماas long as غَشِيناwe frequent هَذاthis الجَنابَcourt وَماand as long as عاlives (first part)
ما غَشِينا هَذا الجَنابَ وَما عا
شَcompletion of 'lives' لَناfor us سالِماًsafe and sound أَبُوAbu العُلوانِal-Ulwan
شَ لَنا سالِماً أَبُو العُلوانِ
so long as we frequent this court, and so long as
This parlor did not cover us and Abu Alwan
Abu al-Ulwan lives safe and sound for us.
Did not bid us farewell safely.
مَلِكٌa king مِنfrom بَنيthe descendants of المُلوكِkings نَدِيُّradiant الthe
مَلِكٌ مِن بَني المُلوكِ نَدِيُّ ال
وَجهِface مُستَبشِرٌcheerful نَدِيُّgenerous البَنانِfingers
وَجهِ مُستَبشِرٌ نَدِيُّ البَنانِ
A king descended from kings, radiant of
A king from the kings, gentle of face,
face, cheerful, generous of hand.
Cheerful, gentle of form.
أَحسَنَmade beautiful اللَهُGod خَلقَهُhis form ثُمَّthen أَعطاgave
أَحسَنَ اللَهُ خَلقَهُ ثُمَّ أَعطا
هُhim مَعَwith الحُسنِbeauty كَثرَةَabundance of الإِحسانِbeneficence
هُ مَعَ الحُسنِ كَثرَةَ الإِحسانِ
God made his form beautiful, then gave
God perfected his creation then granted him
him, along with beauty, abundant beneficence.
Beauty and abundant kindness.
فَهوَso he فَردٌunique بِلاwithout نَظِيرٍan equal مِنَamong الناpeople (first part)
فَهوَ فَردٌ بِلا نَظِيرٍ مِنَ النا
سِcompletion of 'people' قَرِيبُnear النَدىbounty بَعِيدُfar المَدانيreach
سِ قَرِيبُ النَدى بَعِيدُ المَداني
So he is unique, with no equal among people,
He is matchless among the people,
near in bounty, far beyond reach.
A dear neighbor, far from vices.
راحَتاهُhis two palms مُخضَرَّتانِboth green فَمِنso from خُضرَةِthe greenness of
راحَتاهُ مُخضَرَّتانِ فَمِن خُضرَةِ
كَفَّيهِhis two hands خُضرَةُthe greenness of البُستانِthe garden
كَفَّيهِ خُضرَةُ البُستانِ
Both his palms are green; from the greenness of
His palms blossomed so the green of his hands
his hands comes the garden's greenness.
Is the green of the garden.
هُوَhe فيin نَفسِهِhimself جِنانٌgardens فَماso what باstate (first part)
هُوَ في نَفسِهِ جِنانٌ فَما با
لُcompletion of 'state' جِنانٍgardens تَنَزَّهَتhave strolled فيin جِنانِgardens
لُ جِنانٍ تَنَزَّهَت في جِنانِ
He is himself gardens—what, then, of
He himself is a garden so what does a garden
gardens that have strolled amid gardens?
Strolling in a garden matter?
Sol 6.1