خَليلَيَّmy two friends إِنّيindeed I قَدalready أَرانِيَI see myself ناعِياannouncing the death
خَليلَيَّ إِنّي قَد أَرانِيَ ناعِيا
لَكَمto you صَحوَthe sobriety of نَفسيmy soul فَاِترُكواso leave صَحوَهاits sobriety لِياfor me
لَكَم صَحوَ نَفسي فَاِترُكوا صَحوَها لِيا
My two friends, I already see myself announcing the death
My friend, I now see myself as one awaking
Of my soul's sobriety to you; so leave its sobriety to me.
How often my soul has sobered, so leave its sobering be
أَلَمdid … not? يَكُbe فيin شَرطِthe stipulation of السُقاةِthe cupbearers عَلَيكُماbinding upon you two
أَلَم يَكُ في شَرطِ السُقاةِ عَلَيكُما
بِأَنَّto the effect that النَدامىthe drinking companions تَترُكُleave العَقلَreason واهِياenfeebled
بِأَنَّ النَدامى تَترُكُ العَقلَ واهِيا
Was it not among the cupbearers' conditions binding upon you two
Was it not a condition of the water-drawers upon you
That drinking companions should leave reason enfeebled?
That the penitent leave reason weakened and confused
Sol 6.1