قُمrise نَصطَبِحlet us drink morning wine فَلَياليfor the nights الوَصلِof union مُقمِرَةٌare moonlit
قُم نَصطَبِح فَلَيالي الوَصلِ مُقمِرَةٌ
كَأَنَّهاas though they were بِاِجتِماعِthrough the reunion of الشَملِthe company أَسحارُhours before dawn
كَأَنَّها بِاِجتِماعِ الشَملِ أَسحارُ
Rise, let us drink the morning wine, for the nights of union are moonlit,
Rise, let's greet the morn, for nights of union are moonlit,
As though, in reunion, they were the hours before dawn.
As if dawn's gathering has lit their darkness.
وَالدَهرُand Time فيin غَفلَةٍheedlessness نامَتhave fallen asleep حَوادِثُهُits calamities
وَالدَهرُ في غَفلَةٍ نامَت حَوادِثُهُ
وَنَبَّهَتناand have awakened us إِلىto اللِذّاتِpleasures أَوتارُstrings
وَنَبَّهَتنا إِلى اللِذّاتِ أَوتارُ
And Time is heedless; its calamities have fallen asleep,
And time in its heedlessness has slept, its events
And strings have awakened us to pleasures.
Lulled, till song awakened us to pleasure.
أَماdo you not تَرىsee أَربَعاًfour things لِلَّهوِfor merriment قَدalready جُمِعَتhave been gathered
أَما تَرى أَربَعاً لِلَّهوِ قَد جُمِعَت
جُنكٌa harp وَعودٌand a lute وَقانونٌand a qanun zither وَمِزمارُand a reed pipe
جُنكٌ وَعودٌ وَقانونٌ وَمِزمارُ
Do you not see four things gathered for merriment:
See how four joys for revelry are gathered:
A harp, a lute, a qanun, and a reed pipe?
Wine and lute and pipe and tuned guitar.
فَخُذso take بِحَظٍّwith a share مِنَfrom الدُنياthe world فَلَذَّتُهاfor its pleasure
فَخُذ بِحَظٍّ مِنَ الدُنيا فَلَذَّتُها
تَفنىvanishes وَيَبقىand remain رِواياتٌtales وَأَخبارُand reports
تَفنى وَيَبقى رِواياتٌ وَأَخبارُ
So take your share of the world, for its pleasure
So seize some joy from life while rapture lasts,
Vanishes, while tales and reports remain.
For all delight must fade, but tales remain.
Sol 6.1