أُفِّFie! مِنon وَصفِdescribing مَنزِلِa dwelling
أُفِّ مِن وَصفِ مَنزِلِ
بِعُكاظٍat ʿUkāẓ فَحومَلِthen Ḥawmal
بِعُكاظٍ فَحومَلِ
Fie on describing a dwelling
at ʿUkāẓ, then Ḥawmal!
غَيَّرَaltered الريحُthe wind رَسمَهُits traces
غَيَّرَ الريحُ رَسمَهُ
بِجَنوبٍwith a south wind وَشَمأَلِand a north wind
بِجَنوبٍ وَشَمأَلِ
The wind has altered its traces
with south wind and north wind.
وَسَقىand may ... water اللَهُGod نَهرَthe river of عَرʿAr- (beginning of ʿArshā)
وَسَقى اللَهُ نَهرَ عَر
شى-shā (completing ʿArshā) فَبابَand then the gate of التَحَوُّلِal-Taḥawwul ('change')
شى فَبابَ التَحَوُّلِ
And may God water the River ʿArshā,
and then Bāb al-Taḥawwul,
حَيثُwhere لاno لَومَblame فيin المُجوlicentiousness (word continued)
حَيثُ لا لَومَ في المُجو
نِending of المجون ('licentiousness') فَماso whatever شِئتَyou wish فَاِجهَلِthen act recklessly
نِ فَما شِئتَ فَاِجهَلِ
where licentiousness incurs no blame;
so be as reckless as you please.
ياO خَليلَيَّmy two friends اِسقِياgive drink, you two
يا خَليلَيَّ اِسقِيا
نيme رَحيقَpure wine السَلسَلِthe smooth-flowing wine
ني رَحيقَ السَلسَلِ
O my two friends, give
me pure, smooth-flowing wine to drink.
ماdo ... not تَرىyou see البَدرَthe full moon قَدalready أَتاhas come
ما تَرى البَدرَ قَد أَتا
كَto you بِماءٍwith water مُصَندَلِscented with sandalwood
كَ بِماءٍ مُصَندَلِ
Do you not see? The full moon has come
to you with sandalwood-scented water.
وَمَليحٍand a handsome one مُقَرطَقٍwearing a short tunic
وَمَليحٍ مُقَرطَقٍ
أَحوَرِhaving vividly black-and-white eyes العَينِthe eye أَكحَلِnaturally kohl-dark-lidded
أَحوَرِ العَينِ أَكحَلِ
And to a handsome one in a short tunic,
with vivid black-and-white eyes and kohl-dark lids,
قُلتُI said لِمwhy لاnot تَزورُنيyou visit me
قُلتُ لِم لا تَزورُني
قالَhe said مَنwho ليfor me وَكَيفَand how ليfor me
قالَ مَن لي وَكَيفَ لي
I said, 'Why do you not visit me?'
He said, 'Who will help me, and how can I?
وَرِفاقيand my companions وَغَفلَةٌand heedlessness
وَرِفاقي وَغَفلَةٌ
لَيسَnot يَدرَونَthey know مَنwho يَليis nearby
لَيسَ يَدرَونَ مَن يَلي
And my companions—such heedlessness!—
do not know who is nearby.'
Sol 6.1