هَلhas …? حَدَّثَتكَtold you النَفسُthe soul فيماabout what قَدmay تَرىyou see
هَل حَدَّثَتكَ النَفسُ فيما قَد تَرى
فَلَرُبَّماfor indeed, sometimes صَدَقَتcame true أَمانيwishes الأَنفُسِof the souls
فَلَرُبَّما صَدَقَت أَماني الأَنفُسِ
Has your soul told you of what you may see?
Has your soul told you what you may see?
For sometimes the wishes of souls come true.
For perhaps the soul's wishes are true.
يَسقيكَhe gives you to drink فَضلَةَthe remainder كَأسِهِof his cup مِنfrom كَفِّهِhis palm
يَسقيكَ فَضلَةَ كَأسِهِ مِن كَفِّهِ
وَإِذاand when رَأىhe saw الرَقباءَthe watchers لَمdid not يَتَوَجَّسِfeel apprehensive
وَإِذا رَأى الرَقباءَ لَم يَتَوَجَّسِ
He gives you what remains in his cup to drink from his hand.
He gives you a sip from his cup out of his palm
And when he sees the watchers, he feels no apprehension.
And when he sees the necks he is not suspicious
وَسنانُdrowsy مِنfrom خَدعِbeguiling النِعاسِslumber جُفونَهُhis eyelids
وَسنانُ مِن خَدعِ النِعاسِ جُفونَهُ
يَحكيhe mirrors بِمُقلَتِهِwith his eye ذُبولِthe drooping النَرجِسِof the narcissus
يَحكي بِمُقلَتِهِ ذُبولِ النَرجِسِ
Drowsy from slumber's beguiling of his eyelids,
The sleepiness of drowsiness bites his eyelids
He mirrors in his eye the drooping of the narcissus.
His eyelashes tell of the wilting of the narcissus.
Sol 6.1