أَلاcome! فَاِسقِنيهاso give it to me to drink قَدalready مَشىwalked الصُبحُdawn فيthrough الدُجىthe darkness
أَلا فَاِسقِنيها قَد مَشى الصُبحُ في الدُجى
عُقاراًwine كَلَونِlike the color of النارِfire حَمراءَred قَرقَفاshiver-inducing wine
عُقاراً كَلَونِ النارِ حَمراءَ قَرقَفا
Come, pour it for me; dawn has already walked through the darkness—
Pour it for me, for dawn has passed through the gloom,
wine red as fire, a draught that makes one shiver.
A potion the color of flickering fire, ruby red.
فَناوَلَنيso he handed me كَأساًa cup أَضاءَlit up بَنانَهُhis fingertips
فَناوَلَني كَأساً أَضاءَ بَنانَهُ
تَدَفَّقُgushes ياقوتاًrubies وَدُرّاًand pearls مُجَوَّفاhollow
تَدَفَّقُ ياقوتاً وَدُرّاً مُجَوَّفا
Then he handed me a cup that lit his fingertips,
He handed me a cup whose edges shone,
gushing rubies and hollow pearls.
Flowing with rubies and hollowed pearls.
وَلَمّاand when أَذَقناهاwe made it taste المِزاجَthe mixing water تَسَعَّرَتit flared up
وَلَمّا أَذَقناها المِزاجَ تَسَعَّرَت
فَخُلتُso I thought سَناهاits radiance بارِقاًa lightning flash مُتَكَثِّفاdense
فَخُلتُ سَناها بارِقاً مُتَكَثِّفا
And when we let it taste the mixing water, it flared up;
When we savored its blend, it seethed,
so I thought its radiance a dense flash of lightning.
And I saw its foam shining, condensing.
يَطوفُgoes round بِهاwith it ظَبيٌa gazelle مِنَfrom الإِنسِhumankind شادِنٌa young gazelle
يَطوفُ بِها ظَبيٌ مِنَ الإِنسِ شادِنٌ
يُقَلِّبُshifts طَرفاًa gaze فاسِقَwanton اللَحظِthe glance مُدنَفاlanguishing
يُقَلِّبُ طَرفاً فاسِقَ اللَحظِ مُدنَفا
A young gazelle of humankind goes round with it,
A gazelle circles it, a human yearning,
shifting a languishing gaze, wanton in its glances,
Turning a glance, languid and tender.
عَليماًwell versed بِأَلحاظِin the glances of المُحِبّينَthe lovers حاذِقاًadept
عَليماً بِأَلحاظِ المُحِبّينَ حاذِقاً
بِتَسليمِat greeting عَينيهِhis two eyes إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle تَخَوَّفاhe grew afraid
بِتَسليمِ عَينيهِ إِذا ما تَخَوَّفا
well versed in lovers' glances, adept
Knowing the glances of lovers, discerning,
at greeting with his eyes whenever he grew afraid.
Surrendering his eyes whenever fearful.
فَظَلَّso he continued يُناجينيwhispering to me وَيَقلِبُand shifts طَرفَهُhis gaze
فَظَلَّ يُناجيني وَيَقلِبُ طَرفَهُ
بِأَطيَبَwith what is sweeter مِنthan نَجوىthe whispers of الأَمانيthe wishes وَأَلطَفاand subtler
بِأَطيَبَ مِن نَجوى الأَماني وَأَلطَفا
So he kept whispering to me and shifting his gaze,
He whispered to me and turned his gaze,
more sweetly and subtly than the whispers of wishes.
Sweeter than the whisper of hopes, gentlest.
وَيَصرِفُand he turns aside أَسرارَthe secrets of الهَوىlove عَنaway from عُداتِهاtheir enemies
وَيَصرِفُ أَسرارَ الهَوى عَن عُداتِها
وَيَلقىand he meets بِهاwith them مِنout of حُبِّهاlove for them المُتَلَقِّفاthe eager receiver
وَيَلقى بِها مِن حُبِّها المُتَلَقِّفا
And he turns love's secrets away from their enemies,
He steered the secrets of love from their course,
and with them meets their eager receiver, out of love for them.
And met them with his love, welcoming.
Sol 6.1