ألستَare you not ترىyou see ديمةًa steady rain تهطِلُpouring down
ألستَ ترى ديمةً تهطِلُ
وهذاand this صباحكyour morning مستقبلُapproaching
وهذا صباحك مستقبلُ
Do you not see a steady rain pouring down?
Do you not see the wine pouring down
And here is your morning approaching.
And this is your morning yet to come
وتلكand that المدامُthe wine وقدand already شاقناhas stirred our longing
وتلك المدامُ وقد شاقنا
برؤيتهat the sight of him الشادنthe young gazelle الأكحلُthe dark-eyed one
برؤيته الشادن الأكحلُ
And there is the wine; our longing has been stirred
And that alcohol which has burdened us
By the sight of the dark-eyed young gazelle.
With its vision, the blue-eyed one
فعادso returned بهto him وبناand to us سكرةٌintoxication
فعاد به وبنا سكرةٌ
تهونُlessens مكروهَthe unwelcome aspect of ماwhat نسألُwe ask for
تهونُ مكروهَ ما نسألُ
So intoxication returned to him and to us,
So it has returned to him and to us a drunkenness
Making what we ask less unwelcome.
That makes bearable whatever we suffer
فإنيfor I رأيتsaw لهof his نظرةًa glance
فإني رأيت له نظرةً
تخبرنيtells me أنهthat he يفعلُwill act
تخبرني أنه يفعلُ
For I caught a glance from him
For I saw in him a look
That tells me he will act.
That tells me he will act
وقدand indeed أشكلhas become perplexing العيشُlife فيin يومناour day
وقد أشكل العيشُ في يومنا
فياand oh حبذاhow delightful عيشناour life المُشكِلُthe perplexing
فيا حبذا عيشنا المُشكِلُ
And life has grown perplexing in our day;
And living has become difficult in our day
And oh, how delightful our perplexing life!
So wonderful is our troubled life
ألاlisten! أيهاO you الشادنthe young gazelle الأكحلُthe dark-eyed one
ألا أيها الشادن الأكحلُ
إلىfor كمhow long تقولyou speak ولاand not تفعلُyou act
إلى كم تقول ولا تفعلُ
Listen, O dark-eyed young gazelle:
Oh blue-eyed one!
How long will you speak and not act?
How long will you speak and not act
إلىfor كمhow long تجودُyou give freely بماwith what لاnot نُريدwe want
إلى كم تجودُ بما لا نُريد
منكfrom you وتمنعand you withhold ماwhat نسألُwe ask for
منك وتمنع ما نسألُ
How long will you give freely what we do not want
How long will you give what we do not want
From you, and withhold what we ask?
From you and deny what we ask
Sol 6.1