أَكثَرتَyou have overdone ياO عاذِليmy reproacher مِنَof العَذَلِreproach
أَكثَرتَ يا عاذِلي مِنَ العَذَلِ
إِنّيindeed, I عَنِaway from العاذِلينَthe reproachers فيin شَغَلِpreoccupation
إِنّي عَنِ العاذِلينَ في شَغَلِ
You have overdone reproach, O my reproacher.
I am too occupied to heed the reproachers.
أَحسَنُbetter مِنthan وَقفَةٍa halt عَلىat طَلَلِa ruined dwelling
أَحسَنُ مِن وَقفَةٍ عَلى طَلَلِ
وَمِنand than بُكاءٍweeping فيin إِثرِthe wake مُحتَمِلِone departing
وَمِن بُكاءٍ في إِثرِ مُحتَمِلِ
Better than a halt at a ruined dwelling,
and than weeping in the wake of one departing,
كَأسُa cup مُدامٍwine أَحظَيتُI bestowed فَضلَتَهاits remainder
كَأسُ مُدامٍ أَحظَيتُ فَضلَتَها
كَفَّa palm حَبيبٍa beloved وَالفِعلُand the act مِنfrom قِبَليmy side
كَفَّ حَبيبٍ وَالفِعلُ مِن قِبَلي
is a cup of wine, whose remainder I bestowed
on a beloved's palm—the act was mine—
فيin مَجلِسٍa gathering حُثَّتِwere urged along الكُؤوسُthe cups بِهِin it
في مَجلِسٍ حُثَّتِ الكُؤوسُ بِهِ
فَالقَومُso the company مِنof مائِلٍone swaying وَمُنجَدِلِand one sprawled
فَالقَومُ مِن مائِلٍ وَمُنجَدِلِ
in a gathering where the cups were swiftly passed,
so some of the company swayed, and others lay sprawled.
يَطوفُgoes round بِالراحِwith the wine بَينَهُمamong them رَشَأٌa young gazelle
يَطوفُ بِالراحِ بَينَهُم رَشَأٌ
مُحَكَّمٌgiven authority فيin القُلوبِthe hearts وَالعَقلِand reason
مُحَكَّمٌ في القُلوبِ وَالعَقلِ
A young gazelle goes round among them with wine,
given sway over hearts and reason.
أَفرَغَhe poured نوراًlight فيinto قِشرِthe shell لُؤلُؤَةٍa pearl
أَفرَغَ نوراً في قِشرِ لُؤلُؤَةٍ
تُجَلُّis exalted عَنbeyond قيمَةٍa price وَعَنand beyond مِثَلِan equal
تُجَلُّ عَن قيمَةٍ وَعَن مِثَلِ
He poured light into the shell of a pearl,
beyond price and beyond compare.
يَكادُalmost لَحظُthe gaze العُيونِthe eyes حينَwhen بَداhe appeared
يَكادُ لَحظُ العُيونِ حينَ بَدا
يَسفِكُspills مِنfrom خَدِّهِhis cheek دَمَthe blood الخَجَلِbashfulness
يَسفِكُ مِن خَدِّهِ دَمَ الخَجَلِ
The eyes' gaze, when he appeared, almost
spilled from his cheek the blood of bashfulness.
Sol 6.1