لاdo not تَمَلّاgrow weary (you two) حَثَّناour urging وَاِسقِياناand give us drink (you two)
لا تَمَلّا حَثَّنا وَاِسقِيانا
قَدalready بَداhas appeared الصُبحُthe dawn لَناto us وَاِستَباناand become clear
قَد بَدا الصُبحُ لَنا وَاِستَبانا
Do not tire of our urging, you two; give us drink.
Dawn has appeared to us and shone clear.
وَاِقتُلاand slay (you two) هَمَّناour cares بِصِرفِwith unmixed عُقارٍwine
وَاِقتُلا هَمَّنا بِصِرفِ عُقارٍ
وَاِترُكاand leave (you two) الدَهرَTime فَماfor whatever شاءَit willed كاناcame to pass
وَاِترُكا الدَهرَ فَما شاءَ كانا
And slay our cares with unmixed wine,
And leave Time alone: whatever it wills comes to pass.
وَاِمزُجاand mix (you two) كَأسَناour cup بِريقَةِwith the spittle of شُرٍّa youth
وَاِمزُجا كَأسَنا بِريقَةِ شُرٍّ
طابَwas sweet لِلعَطشانِto the thirsty وِرداًas a watering place وَحاناand a tavern
طابَ لِلعَطشانِ وِرداً وَحانا
And mix our cup with a youth’s spittle,
Sweet to the thirsty as watering place and tavern,
مِنfrom فَمٍa mouth قَدhad غُرِسَbeen planted الدُرُّthe pearls فيهِin it
مِن فَمٍ قَد غُرِسَ الدُرُّ فيهِ
ناصِحِpure of الريقِspittle إِذاwhen الريقُspittle خاناbetrays
ناصِحِ الريقِ إِذا الريقُ خانا
From a mouth in which pearls have been planted,
Whose spittle is pure when spittle betrays.
وَنَديمٍand a drinking companion قَدhad أَمرَضَmade ill السُقمُsickness مِنهُin him
وَنَديمٍ قَد أَمرَضَ السُقمُ مِنهُ
مُقلَةًan eye فاتِرَةًlanguid وَلِساناand a tongue
مُقلَةً فاتِرَةً وَلِسانا
And a drinking companion—sickness had weakened his
Languid eye and tongue—
قَدindeed دَعَوناهُwe called him إِلىto الكَأسِthe cup حَتّىuntil
قَد دَعَوناهُ إِلى الكَأسِ حَتّى
هَشَّgrew cheerful لِلساقيat the cupbearer وَمَدَّand stretched out البَناناthe fingers
هَشَّ لِلساقي وَمَدَّ البَنانا
We summoned him to the cup until
He brightened at the cupbearer and stretched out his fingers.
لَمdid not يَزَلcease يَرقوصُdancing وَهوَwhile he was طَروبٌfull of delight
لَم يَزَل يَرقوصُ وَهوَ طَروبٌ
ثُمَّthen عَلَّقناwe made cling عَلَيهِto him القِياناthe singing girls
ثُمَّ عَلَّقنا عَلَيهِ القِيانا
He kept dancing, full of delight;
Then we had the singing girls cling to him.
Sol 6.1