ياO مَنwho يُفَنِّدُنيfinds fault with me فيfor اللَهوِamusement وَالتَرَبِand poverty
يا مَن يُفَنِّدُني في اللَهوِ وَالتَرَبِ
دَعleave ماwhat تَراهُyou deem it وَخُذand take رَأيِيmy view فَحَسبُكَso sufficient for you بيin me
دَع ما تَراهُ وَخُذ رَأيِي فَحَسبُكَ بي
O you who fault me for amusement and poverty,
Set aside your own view and take mine; I suffice for you.
أَفيis it for المُدامَةِwine تَلحانيyou reproach me وَتَعذُلُنيand rebuke me
أَفي المُدامَةِ تَلحاني وَتَعذُلُني
لَقَدindeed جَذَبتَyou tugged جَموحاًa headstrong one غَيرَnot مُنجَذِبِyielding to a pull
لَقَد جَذَبتَ جَموحاً غَيرَ مُنجَذِبِ
Is it for wine that you reproach and rebuke me?
You have indeed tugged at a headstrong one who will not be led.
وَرُبَّand many a مِثلِكَone like you قَدindeed ضاعَتwas wasted نَصيحَتُهُhis counsel
وَرُبَّ مِثلِكَ قَد ضاعَت نَصيحَتُهُ
وَلَمand did not يُطِقbear وُدَّfriendship ذيone possessing رَأيٍjudgment وَلاnor أَدَبِrefinement
وَلَم يُطِق وُدَّ ذي رَأيٍ وَلا أَدَبِ
And many a one like you has had his counsel wasted,
Nor could he sustain the friendship of one with judgment or refinement.
وَقَدand sometimes يُباكِرُنيcomes to me early الساقيthe cupbearer فَأَشرَبُهاso I drink it
وَقَد يُباكِرُني الساقي فَأَشرَبُها
راحاًwine تُريحُgives relief مِنَfrom الأَحزانِsorrows وَالكُرَبِand distress
راحاً تُريحُ مِنَ الأَحزانِ وَالكُرَبِ
And sometimes the cupbearer comes to me early, so I drink it—
Wine that brings relief from sorrows and distress.
ماnot زالَceased يَقبِضُseizes روحَsoul الدَنِّthe wine-jar مِبزَلُهُits spigot
ما زالَ يَقبِضُ روحَ الدَنِّ مِبزَلُهُ
حَتّىuntil تَغَلغَلَthreaded its way سِلكُa string الدِرِّpearls فيthrough الثُقَبِthe holes
حَتّى تَغَلغَلَ سِلكُ الدِرِّ في الثُقَبِ
The wine-jar's spigot kept drawing out its soul,
Until a string of pearls threaded its way through the holes.
وَأَمطَرَand showered الكَأسُthe cup ماءًwater مِنfrom أَبارِقِهِhis ewers
وَأَمطَرَ الكَأسُ ماءً مِن أَبارِقِهِ
فَأَنبَتَso made sprout الدُرَّpearls فيin أَرضٍa land مِنَof الذَهَبِgold
فَأَنبَتَ الدُرَّ في أَرضٍ مِنَ الذَهَبِ
And he showered the cup with water from his ewers,
So he made pearls sprout in a land of gold.
وَسَبَّحَand praised God القَومُthe company لَمّاwhen أَنthat رَأَواthey saw عَجَباًa marvel
وَسَبَّحَ القَومُ لَمّا أَن رَأَوا عَجَباً
نوراًa light مِنَfrom الماءِwater فيin نارٍa fire مِنَfrom العِنَبِgrapes
نوراً مِنَ الماءِ في نارٍ مِنَ العِنَبِ
And the company praised God when they saw a marvel:
A light from water within a fire from grapes.
لَمdid not يُبقِleave فيهاin it البِلىdecay شَيئاًanything سِوىexcept شَبَحٍa phantom
لَم يُبقِ فيها البِلى شَيئاً سِوى شَبَحٍ
يُقيمُهُsustains it الظَنُّconjecture بَينَbetween الصُدقِtruth وَالكَذِبِand falsehood
يُقيمُهُ الظَنُّ بَينَ الصُدقِ وَالكَذِبِ
Decay had left nothing in it but a phantom,
Which conjecture sustains between truth and falsehood.
سُلافَةٌchoice wine وَرِثَتهاinherited it عادُʿĀd عَنfrom إِرَمٍIram
سُلافَةٌ وَرِثَتها عادُ عَن إِرَمٍ
كانَتit was ذَخيرَةَtreasure كِسرىKisra عَنfrom أَبٍa father وَأَبِand a father
كانَت ذَخيرَةَ كِسرى عَن أَبٍ وَأَبِ
Choice wine that ʿĀd inherited from Iram,
It was Kisra's treasure, passed down from father to father.
فيin جَوفِthe belly أَكلَفَa tawny jar قَدindeed طالَlasted long الوُقوفَthe standing بِهِwith it
في جَوفِ أَكلَفَ قَد طالَ الوُقوفَ بِهِ
لاnot يَشتَكيcomplains of الساقَthe leg مِنfrom أَينٍweariness وَلاnor تَعَبِfatigue
لا يَشتَكي الساقَ مِن أَينٍ وَلا تَعَبِ
In the belly of a tawny jar that has stood so long,
It never complains of leg-ache from weariness or fatigue.
يَتيمَةٌa peerless orphan بَينَamong أَهلِthe people الدَهرِtime قَدindeed رُزِقَتhas been granted
يَتيمَةٌ بَينَ أَهلِ الدَهرِ قَد رُزِقَت
جَدّاًgood fortune مُزاحاًjest وَجِدَّand the earnestness الناسِthe people مِنfrom لَعِبِplay
جَدّاً مُزاحاً وَجِدَّ الناسِ مِن لَعِبِ
A peerless orphan among the people of time, it has been granted
Good fortune in jest, while people's earnestness comes from play.
Sol 6.1