دَعَواleave alone مُغرَماًone enamored بِالطَرَبof rapture
دَعَوا مُغرَماً بِالطَرَب
كَماas زالَpassed away شَيءٌa thing عَجَبwondrous
كَما زالَ شَيءٌ عَجَب
Leave one enamored of rapture alone,
as a wondrous thing passed away.
بَلِrather العَيشُlife إِنif طالَlasts long بيfor me
بَلِ العَيشُ إِن طالَ بي
سِوىbut ساعَةٍan hour يُستَلَبis snatched away
سِوى ساعَةٍ يُستَلَب
Rather, life, if it lasts long for me,
is but an hour, snatched away.
وَكَمand many a فَطِنٍshrewd man قَدindeed مَلَأfilled
وَكَم فَطِنٍ قَد مَلَأ
نَthey (feminine plural verb ending) مُقلَتَيهِhis two eyes بِالرِيَبwith doubts
نَ مُقلَتَيهِ بِالرِيَب
And they have filled many a shrewd man's
two eyes with doubts.
وَبِكرٍand a virgin مَجوسِيَّةٍMagian
وَبِكرٍ مَجوسِيَّةٍ
عَلَيهاupon her قِناعُa veil الحَبَبbubbles
عَلَيها قِناعُ الحَبَب
And a Magian virgin,
upon her a veil of bubbles,
سَفَتshe swept away عَنaway from قَذاهاher impurities كَماas
سَفَت عَن قَذاها كَما
تَعَرّىwas laid bare أَديمُthe skin or surface الذَهَبgold
تَعَرّى أَديمُ الذَهَب
cast off her impurities, as
the skin of gold is laid bare.
وَطالَand grew long زَمانيmy time بِهاwith her
وَطالَ زَماني بِها
وَطالَتand grew long عَلَيهِover it الحِقَبthe ages
وَطالَت عَلَيهِ الحِقَب
And my time with her grew long,
and ages passed over it.
يَطوفُgoes round بِهاwith her شادِنٌa young gazelle
يَطوفُ بِها شادِنٌ
مَليحُlovely الرِضاcontentment وَالغَضَبand anger
مَليحُ الرِضا وَالغَضَب
A young gazelle goes round with her,
lovely in contentment and anger.
كَأَنَّas though نَميراًsweet water بِهاwithin her
كَأَنَّ نَميراً بِها
وَماشٍand a walker طَعينٌwounded وَثَبleapt
وَماشٍ طَعينٌ وَثَب
As though sweet water were within her,
and a wounded walker leapt,
يُقَطِّعُcuts off فيwithin كَأسِهاher cup
يُقَطِّعُ في كَأسِها
رُؤوسَheads مَداريhairpins ذَهَبgold
رُؤوسَ مَداري ذَهَب
cutting off within her cup
the heads of golden hairpins.
Sol 6.1