صَبَوتُI yearned إِلىfor النَدامىthe drinking companions وَالعُقارِand the wine
صَبَوتُ إِلى النَدامى وَالعُقارِ
وَشُربٍand drinking بِالصِغارِfrom the small cups وَالكِبارِand the large cups
وَشُربٍ بِالصِغارِ وَالكِبارِ
I yearned for drinking companions and wine,
and drinking from cups, small and large,
وَساقيand a cupbearer of حانَةٍa tavern يَغدوcomes in the morning عَلَيناto us
وَساقي حانَةٍ يَغدو عَلَينا
بِزُنّارٍwith a girdle وَأَقبِيَةٍand tunics صِغارِshort
بِزُنّارٍ وَأَقبِيَةٍ صِغارِ
and a tavern cupbearer who comes to us in the morning,
wearing a girdle and short tunics.
أَماAh وَفُتورِby the languor of مُقلَةِthe eye of بابِلِيٍّa Babylonian
أَما وَفُتورِ مُقلَةِ بابِلِيٍّ
بَديعَwondrous القَدِّstature ذيpossessing صُدغٍa temple-lock مُدارِcurled
بَديعَ القَدِّ ذي صُدغٍ مُدارِ
Ah, by the languor of a Babylonian's eye—
wondrous in stature, with a curled temple-lock—
لَقَدsurely فَضَحَتexposed دُموعُthe tears of العَينِthe eye سِرّيmy secret
لَقَد فَضَحَت دُموعُ العَينِ سِرّي
وَأَحرَقَنيand burned me هَواهُlove for him بِغَيرِwithout نارِfire
وَأَحرَقَني هَواهُ بِغَيرِ نارِ
surely the eye's tears have betrayed my secret,
and my passion for him has burned me without fire.
وَيَخجَلُand he blushes إِذwhen يُلاقينيhe meets me كَأَنّيas though I
وَيَخجَلُ إِذ يُلاقيني كَأَنّي
أُنَقِّطُI dot خَدَّهُhis cheek بِالجُلَّنارِwith pomegranate blossoms
أُنَقِّطُ خَدَّهُ بِالجُلَّنارِ
And he blushes when he meets me, as though I
were dotting his cheek with pomegranate blossoms.
وَبَيضاءِand white الخِمارِthe veil إِذاwhen اِجتَلَتهاbeheld her
وَبَيضاءِ الخِمارِ إِذا اِجتَلَتها
عُيونُthe eyes of الشَربِthe drinkers صَفراءِyellow الإِزارِthe waist-wrap
عُيونُ الشَربِ صَفراءِ الإِزارِ
And a white-veiled wine, when beheld
by drinkers' eyes, wearing a yellow waist-wrap,
جَموحٍrestive فيin عِنانِthe reins of الماءِwater تَنزُوshe leaps
جَموحٍ في عِنانِ الماءِ تَنزُو
إِذاwhen ما[emphasis] راضَهاit tames her نَزوَthe leaping of المَهاريMahri camels
إِذا ما راضَها نَزوَ المَهاري
restive in water's reins, she leaps
when it tames her, as Mahri camels leap.
فَضَضتُI broke خِتامَهاher seal عَنfrom رَوحِthe spirit of راحٍwine
فَضَضتُ خِتامَها عَن رَوحِ راحٍ
لَهاshe has جَسَدانِtwo bodies مِنof خَزَفٍpottery وَقارِand pitch
لَها جَسَدانِ مِن خَزَفٍ وَقارِ
I broke her seal to uncover the spirit of wine;
she has two bodies, of pottery and pitch.
تَلَقّاهاreceived her لِكِسرىfor Kisra رَبُّa master of كَرمٍa vineyard
تَلَقّاها لِكِسرى رَبُّ كَرمٍ
يُعَدُّis counted مِنَamong الفَلاسِفَةِthe philosophers الكِبارِgreat
يُعَدُّ مِنَ الفَلاسِفَةِ الكِبارِ
A vineyard master received her for Kisra,
one counted among the great philosophers.
أَقَرَّhe set firmly عُروشَهاher trellises بِثَرىًin soil وَطَيءٍsoft
أَقَرَّ عُروشَها بِثَرىً وَطَيءٍ
وَأَنهارٍand streams كَحَيّاتٍlike snakes سَوارِgliding by night
وَأَنهارٍ كَحَيّاتٍ سَوارِ
He set her trellises in soft earth,
and by streams like snakes gliding by night.
وَسَلَّفَهاand he lent her العُروشَthe trellises فَحَمَّلَتهُso she loaded him
وَسَلَّفَها العُروشَ فَحَمَّلَتهُ
عَناقيداًclusters كَأَشلاءِlike the limbs of الجِوارِslave girls
عَناقيداً كَأَشلاءِ الجِوارِ
He lent her the trellises, and she loaded him
with clusters like the limbs of slave girls,
نَواعِمَtender لاnot تَذُلُّare humbled بِوِطءِby the treading of رِجلٍa foot
نَواعِمَ لا تَذُلُّ بِوِطءِ رِجلٍ
وَتَعصِرُand press نَفسَهاthemselves قَبلَbefore اِعتِصارِbeing pressed
وَتَعصِرُ نَفسَها قَبلَ اِعتِصارِ
tender, never humbled by a foot's tread,
and pressing themselves before being pressed.
إِذاwhen أَلقَينَthey were laid فيin الأَطباقِthe platters ذابَتthey melted
إِذا أَلقَينَ في الأَطباقِ ذابَت
فَماso not يُنقَلنَthey are carried إِلّاexcept بِالجِرارِin jars
فَما يُنقَلنَ إِلّا بِالجِرارِ
When laid in platters, they melted,
so they are carried only in jars.
فَأَودَعَهاso he deposited her الدِنانَthe wine-jars مُصَفَّياتٍstrained clear
فَأَودَعَها الدِنانَ مُصَفَّياتٍ
وَأَسلَمَهاand entrusted her إِلىto شَمسِthe sun of النَهارِdaytime
وَأَسلَمَها إِلى شَمسِ النَهارِ
Then he placed her, strained clear, in wine-jars,
and entrusted her to the daytime sun.
وَأَلبَسَهاand clothed her قَلانِسَcaps مُعلَماتٍmarked
وَأَلبَسَها قَلانِسَ مُعلَماتٍ
وَصاحَبَهاand kept her company بِصَبرٍwith patience وَاِنتِظارِand waiting
وَصاحَبَها بِصَبرٍ وَاِنتِظارِ
He dressed her in marked caps,
and kept her company with patience and waiting.
فَلَمّاthen when جاوَزَتshe passed عِشرينَtwenty عاماًyears
فَلَمّا جاوَزَت عِشرينَ عاماً
مُخَدَّرَةًkept secluded وَقَرَّتand she settled فيin قَرارِa resting place
مُخَدَّرَةً وَقَرَّت في قَرارِ
Then, when she had passed twenty years,
secluded and settled in her resting place,
أُتيحَwas granted لَهاto her مِنَfrom among الفِتيانِthe young men سَمحٌa generous man
أُتيحَ لَها مِنَ الفِتيانِ سَمحٌ
جَوادٌopen-handed لاnot يَشُحُّis stingy عَلىabout العُقارِwine
جَوادٌ لا يَشُحُّ عَلى العُقارِ
from among the youths, a gracious man was granted her,
open-handed, no miser where wine is concerned.
فَأَبرَزَهاso he brought her forth تُحَدِّثُshe speaks عَنof زَمانٍan age
فَأَبرَزَها تُحَدِّثُ عَن زَمانٍ
كَلَمعِlike the shimmer of الآلِthe mirage فيin البيدِthe deserts القِفارِbarren
كَلَمعِ الآلِ في البيدِ القِفارِ
Then he brought her forth, and she spoke of an age
like a mirage's shimmer in barren desert wastes.
Sol 6.1