يَاصَاحِO friend لاَdo not تَبْكِweep for عَهْداًa time لِلْوِصَالِof union مَضَىthat passed
يَاصَاحِ لاَ تَبْكِ عَهْداً لِلْوِصَالِ مَضَى
عَنَّاfrom us حَمِيداًpraiseworthy وَأَوْطَاراًand desires وَأَوطَانَاand homelands
عَنَّا حَمِيداً وَأَوْطَاراً وَأَوطَانَا
O friend, do not weep for a time of union that passed
O companion, do not weep for the days of union that have passed
from us, fondly remembered, nor for desires and homelands.
Joyfully, and homes, and homelands that left us.
هَوِّنْmake it easier عَلَيْكَon yourself فَمَاfor ... is not الشَّكْوَىcomplaining بِنَافِعَةٍof any use
هَوِّنْ عَلَيْكَ فَمَا الشَّكْوَى بِنَافِعَةٍ
وَكُلُّand every صَعْبٍhardship إِذَاif هَوَّنْتَهُyou make it easier هَانَاbecomes easy
وَكُلُّ صَعْبٍ إِذَا هَوَّنْتَهُ هَانَا
Take it lightly, for complaining is of no use;
Make it easy on yourself, for complaining is useless,
and every hardship grows easy when you make it so.
And every hardship, when you make it easy, becomes slight.
وَانْظُرْand look إِلَىat الرَّوْضِthe garden إِذْwhen هَبَّتْblew مُحَدِّدَةًsharpening
وَانْظُرْ إِلَى الرَّوْضِ إِذْ هَبَّتْ مُحَدِّدَةً
طَلاَئِعُthe vanguard of الرِّيحِthe wind كَيْفَhow اهْتَزَّit swayed وَازْدَانَاand grew resplendent
طَلاَئِعُ الرِّيحِ كَيْفَ اهْتَزَّ وَازْدَانَا
And look at the garden when, keen-edged, there blew
Look at the garden when the winds blow tempestuously,
the wind's vanguard—how it swayed and grew resplendent.
How the flowers sway and become more beautiful.
وَجَرَّدَand unsheathed الْمَاءُthe water مِنْfrom عهدِthe recent fall of الطِّلاَلِdew بِهِwithin it
وَجَرَّدَ الْمَاءُ مِنْ عهدِ الطِّلاَلِ بِهِ
سَيْفاًa sword مِنَfrom الْجَدْوَلِthe stream الْمَسْلُولِunsheathed عُرْيَانَاnaked
سَيْفاً مِنَ الْجَدْوَلِ الْمَسْلُولِ عُرْيَانَا
And the water, from the recent fall of dew within it, unsheathed
The rain stripped the water of the clouds' covenant,
a naked sword from the unsheathed stream.
A naked sword from the flowing stream.
وَأَوْتَرَand strung الْقَوْسُthe bow فِيin آفَاقِهِits horizons قُزَحٌQuzah (the rainbow)
وَأَوْتَرَ الْقَوْسُ فِي آفَاقِهِ قُزَحٌ
يَرْمِيshooting فَدَرَّعَthen clothed in armor أَنْهَاراًrivers وَغُدْرَانَاand pools
يَرْمِي فَدَرَّعَ أَنْهَاراً وَغُدْرَانَا
And Quzah strung the bow across its horizons,
The bow strung the rainbow in its horizons,
shooting, then clothing rivers and pools in armor.
Shooting, it clad rivers and meadows in mail.
وَأَرْسَلَand loosed الْغَيْمُthe cloud نَبْلاًarrows مِنْfrom سَحَائِبِهits rainclouds
وَأَرْسَلَ الْغَيْمُ نَبْلاً مِنْ سَحَائِبِه
أَدْمَىit bloodied بِصَائِبِهاwith their sure strikes وَرْداًroses وَنُعْمَاناًand anemones
أَدْمَى بِصَائِبِها وَرْداً وَنُعْمَاناً
And the cloud loosed arrows from its rainclouds;
The cloud unleashed a volley of arrows from its quivers
with their sure strikes, it bloodied roses and anemones.
That bloodied the roses and nubians with its arrows.
فَهَاتِهَاso bring it كَشُعَاعِlike a ray of الشَّمْسِthe sun مُشْرِقَةًshining
فَهَاتِهَا كَشُعَاعِ الشَّمْسِ مُشْرِقَةً
كَأَنَّas though فِيin الْكَأْسِthe cup يَاقُوتاًrubies وَعِقْيَانَاand pure gold
كَأَنَّ فِي الْكَأْسِ يَاقُوتاً وَعِقْيَانَا
So bring it, shining like a ray of the sun,
Offer it radiant as the sun's rays,
as though the cup held rubies and pure gold.
As if rubies and topaz fill the cup.
وَاشْرَبand drink عَلَىto نَغْمَةِthe melody of الأَوْتَارِthe strings مُصْطَبِحاًtaking a morning draught
وَاشْرَب عَلَى نَغْمَةِ الأَوْتَارِ مُصْطَبِحاً
وَبُحْand speak openly بِسِرِّabout the secret of الْهَوَىlove لاَdo not تُبْقِleave كِتْمَانَاany concealment
وَبُحْ بِسِرِّ الْهَوَى لاَ تُبْقِ كِتْمَانَا
And drink to the strings' melody, taking your morning draught;
Drink to the tune of the strings happily,
and reveal love's secret—leave nothing concealed.
Reveal the secret of passion, do not conceal it.
وَارْكُضْand spur إِلَىtoward اللَّهْوِrevelry أَفْرَاسَthe steeds of الصِّبَاyouth مَرَحاًmerrily
وَارْكُضْ إِلَى اللَّهْوِ أَفْرَاسَ الصِّبَا مَرَحاً
إِذَاwhen وَجَدْتَyou find لِخَيْلِfor the horses of اللَّهْوِrevelry مَيْدَانَاa field
إِذَا وَجَدْتَ لِخَيْلِ اللَّهْوِ مَيْدَانَا
And merrily spur the steeds of youth toward revelry,
Gallop to the joys of youth playfully,
when you find a field for revelry's horses.
When you find open ground for the steeds of joy.
وَلاَand do not تُضِعsquander فُرَصَopportunities for اللَّذَّاتِpleasures إِنَّindeed لَنَاwe have
وَلاَ تُضِع فُرَصَ اللَّذَّاتِ إِنَّ لَنَا
رَبّاًa Lord كَرِيماًgenerous يُقِيلُpardons الذَّنْبَsin غُفْرَانَاin forgiveness
رَبّاً كَرِيماً يُقِيلُ الذَّنْبَ غُفْرَانَا
And do not squander chances for delight; indeed, we have
Do not miss opportunities for pleasures, for we have
a generous Lord who pardons sin in forgiveness.
A generous Lord who forgives sins abundantly.
وَكَيْفَand how نَرْهَبُwe fear مِنْfrom خَطْبٍa calamity أَلَمَّbefell بِنَاus
وَكَيْفَ نَرْهَبُ مِنْ خَطْبٍ أَلَمَّ بِنَا
يُوْماًone day ويُوسُفُwhile Yusuf بَعْدَafter اللَّهِGod مَوْلاَنَاour patron
يُوْماً ويُوسُفُ بَعْدَ اللَّهِ مَوْلاَنَا
And how could we fear a calamity that befell us
How can we fear an ordeal that befell us
one day, while Yusuf, after God, is our patron?
One day when Joseph, after God, is our master?
Sol 6.1