لعمركby your life انindeed الصبيthe boy غيرnot غريرguileless
لعمرك ان الصبي غير غرير
وانand indeed محياthe face of البدرthe full moon غيرnot منيرradiant
وان محيا البدر غير منير
By your life, the boy is not guileless,
For your life, the boy is no longer naive
and the full moon’s face is not radiant.
And the full moon's face is no longer bright
بدتappeared لحيةa beard فيon وجههhis face هيit is لحنةa solecism
بدت لحية في وجهه هي لحنة
اتاحتbrought about لهfor him موتاًdeath بغيرwithout نشورresurrection
اتاحت له موتاً بغير نشور
A beard appeared on his face—a solecism,
A beard has appeared on his face, it is a tune
bringing him death without resurrection.
That allowed him a death without resurrection
اذاif لمnot اقلI speak إلاexcept براحof wine وراحةand repose
اذا لم اقل إلا براح وراحة
فماthen what قدرthe measure of ذنبيmy sin فيin اغتفارthe forgiveness of قديرthe Almighty
فما قدر ذنبي في اغتفار قدير
If I speak of nothing but wine and repose,
If I do not say except with comfort and tranquility
then what weight has my sin beside the Almighty’s forgiveness?
Then how can my sin be in the forgiveness of the Almighty
ساقعدI shall hold back عنfrom ناهيthe forbidding voice of النهىreason فيin اجتنابهاshunning her
ساقعد عن ناهي النهى في اجتنابها
وانand even if قامstands فيat فوديmy temples شاهدa witness of زورfalsehood
وان قام في فودي شاهد زور
I shall disregard reason’s command to shun her,
I will refrain from forbidden desires
even if a false witness stands at my temples.
Even if a false witness stands in my conscience
هلis …? العيشlife الاanything but انthat اقبلI kiss ثغرهاher mouth
هل العيش الا ان اقبل ثغرها
واصغيand I listen الىto بمa bass string اجشhusky وزيرand a treble string
واصغي الى بم اجش وزير
Is life anything but kissing her lips
Is life anything but to accept her mouth
and listening to a husky bass string and a treble string?
And listen to the bamboo, how it creaks and moans
خبرتI have experienced بينamid الايامthe days شرقاًeast ومغرباًand west
خبرت بين الايام شرقاً ومغرباً
فاثرتهاso I preferred her اذsince لمnot افزI succeeded باثيرin gaining a dear companion
فاثرتها اذ لم افز باثير
I have known east and west through the passing days;
I have experienced between the days, east and west
so I preferred her, since I gained no dear companion.
I chose her when I did not win the crown
Sol 6.1