داوِcure الهُمومَthe worries بِقَهوَةٍwith wine صَفراءِyellow
داوِ الهُمومَ بِقَهوَةٍ صَفراءِ
وَاِمزُجand mix بِنارِwith the fire of الراحِwine نورَthe light of الماءِwater
وَاِمزُج بِنارِ الراحِ نورَ الماءِ
Cure your cares with yellow wine,
Drown sorrows in yellow coffee
And blend water’s light with the fire of wine.
And mix the light of water with the fire of comfort
ماnot غَرَّكُمbeguiled you مِنهاof it تَقادُمُthe great age of عَهدِهاits vintage
ما غَرَّكُم مِنها تَقادُمُ عَهدِها
فيin الدَنِّthe wine jar غَيرَexcept حُشاشَةٍa remnant صَفراءِyellow
في الدَنِّ غَيرَ حُشاشَةٍ صَفراءِ
Its long aging has beguiled you with nothing of it
Why are you deceived by its ancientness?
In the wine jar but a yellow remnant.
In baseness, nothing but yellow rakishness
ماnot زالَceased يَصقُلُهاpolishing it الزَمانُtime بِكَرِّهِwith its recurring cycles
ما زالَ يَصقُلُها الزَمانُ بِكَرِّهِ
وَيَزيدُهاand increases it مِنin رِقَّةٍdelicacy وَصَفاءِand clarity
وَيَزيدُها مِن رِقَّةٍ وَصَفاءِ
Time has kept polishing it with its recurring cycles,
Time continues to polish it with its hatedness
And increasing its delicacy and clarity,
And adds to it more gentleness and serenity
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen لَمnot يَبقَremained إِلّاexcept نورُهاits light
حَتّى إِذا لَم يَبقَ إِلّا نورُها
فيin الدَنِّthe wine jar وَاِعتَزَلَتand it withdrew عَنِfrom الأَقذاءِthe impurities
في الدَنِّ وَاِعتَزَلَت عَنِ الأَقذاءِ
Until, when nothing remained but its light
Until there remains only its light
In the wine jar, and it had withdrawn from the impurities,
In baseness, and it moves away from the disgraces
وَتَوَقَّدَتand it blazed فيin لَيلَةٍa night مِنof قارِهاits pitch
وَتَوَقَّدَت في لَيلَةٍ مِن قارِها
كَتَوَقُّدِlike the blazing of المِرّيخِMars فيin الظَلماءِthe darkness
كَتَوَقُّدِ المِرّيخِ في الظَلماءِ
And blazed in a night made of its pitch,
And ignited in an eve from its embers
Like the blazing of Mars in the darkness,
Like the ignition of Mars in the darkness
نَزَلَتit descended كَمِثلِlike سَبيكَةٍan ingot قَدalready أُفرِغَتwas poured out
نَزَلَت كَمِثلِ سَبيكَةٍ قَد أُفرِغَت
أَوor حَيَّةٍa snake وَثَبَتleapt مِنَfrom الرَمضاءِthe sun-scorched ground
أَو حَيَّةٍ وَثَبَت مِنَ الرَمضاءِ
It flowed down like an ingot that had been cast,
It descended like a poured ingot
Or a snake that leapt from the sun-scorched ground.
Or a snake that crept from the sands
وَاِستَبدَلَتand it exchanged مِنin place of طينَةٍa lump of clay مَختومَةٍsealed
وَاِستَبدَلَت مِن طينَةٍ مَختومَةٍ
تُفّاحَةًan apple فيat رَأسِthe top of كُلِّevery إِناءِvessel
تُفّاحَةً في رَأسِ كُلِّ إِناءِ
And exchanged a sealed lump of clay
And it substituted from a sealed clay
For an apple at the top of every vessel.
An apple at the top of each vessel
لاdo not تَذكُرَنّيmention me بِالصُبوحِat the morning draught وَعاطِنيand pass me
لا تَذكُرَنّي بِالصُبوحِ وَعاطِني
كَأسَa cup of المُدامَةِaged wine عِندَat كُلِّevery مَساءِevening
كَأسَ المُدامَةِ عِندَ كُلِّ مَساءِ
Do not mention me at the morning draught; pass me
Do not remind me of mornings, and give me
A cup of aged wine every evening.
A cup of wine at every evening
كَمmany a لَيلَةٍnight شَغَلَdistracted الرُقادُsleep عَذولَهاits reprover
كَم لَيلَةٍ شَغَلَ الرُقادُ عَذولَها
عَنfrom عاشِقَينِtwo lovers تَواعَداthey both arranged لِلِقاءِto meet
عَن عاشِقَينِ تَواعَدا لِلِقاءِ
Many a night, sleep distracted its reprover
How many nights has drowsiness busied
From two lovers who had arranged to meet.
Two lovers who agreed to meet
عَقَداthey both formed عِناقاًan embrace طولَthroughout لَيلِهِماtheir night مَعاًtogether
عَقَدا عِناقاً طولَ لَيلِهِما مَعاً
قَدalready أَلصَقاthey both pressed الأَحشاءَthe bosoms بِالأَحشاءِagainst the bosoms
قَد أَلصَقا الأَحشاءَ بِالأَحشاءِ
They locked themselves in an embrace throughout their night together,
They held an embrace all night long together
Having pressed bosom against bosom,
Their intestines stuck to each other's intestines
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen طَلَعَrose الصَباحُdawn تَفَرَّقاthey both parted
حَتّى إِذا طَلَعَ الصَباحُ تَفَرَّقا
بِتَنَفُّسٍwith sighing وَتَأَسُّفٍand regret وَبُكاءِand weeping
بِتَنَفُّسٍ وَتَأَسُّفٍ وَبُكاءِ
Until, when dawn broke, they parted
Until dawn rose and they separated
With sighs, regret, and weeping.
With sighing, regret and crying
ماnot راعَناalarmed us تَحتَbeneath الدُجىthe darkness شَيءٌanything سِوىexcept
ما راعَنا تَحتَ الدُجى شَيءٌ سِوى
شِبهِthe resemblance of النُجومِthe stars بِأَعيُنِto the eyes of الرُقَباءِthe watchers
شِبهِ النُجومِ بِأَعيُنِ الرُقَباءِ
Nothing alarmed us beneath the darkness except
Under the darkness we noted nothing
The stars’ resemblance to the eyes of watchers.
Except stars resembling the eyes of spies
Sol 6.1