عمركmay He prolong your life اللهGod ياO ابنson of عمروٍʿAmr
عمرك الله يا ابن عمروٍ
عمرthe lifespan of ثلاثينthirty ألفthousand نسرvulture
عمر ثلاثين ألف نسر
May God prolong your life, O son of ʿAmr,
May God prolong your life, O son of Amr,
for the lifespans of thirty thousand vultures.
A life of thirty thousand eagles,
وجهكyour face عندat الصباحthe morning شمسيmy sun
وجهك عند الصباح شمسي
وأنتand you عندat المساءthe evening بدريmy full moon
وأنت عند المساء بدري
Your face in the morning is my sun,
Your face in the morning is sunny,
and in the evening you are my full moon.
And you at night are full-moonlike.
مولايmy lord ذاthis اليومday يومa day of سعدٍgood fortune
مولاي ذا اليوم يوم سعدٍ
أشرفmore exalted عنديin my eyes منthan ألفa thousand شهرmonth
أشرف عندي من ألف شهر
My lord, this day is a day of good fortune,
My Master, this day is a joyous one,
more exalted in my eyes than a thousand months.
Nobler to me than a thousand months,
نذرa vow فيهon it إذاwhen التقيناwe meet
نذر فيه إذا التقينا
سكراًdrunkenness إلىuntil الليلnight بعدafter سكرdrunkenness
سكراً إلى الليل بعد سكر
A vow for this day, when we meet:
On which I vowed, if we meet,
drunkenness after drunkenness until night,
To drink till dawn after tipsiness,
معwith قينةٍa singing slave-woman لاnot تريدwants غيريanyone other than me
مع قينةٍ لا تريد غيري
فهيso she تجينيcomes to me بغيرwithout حذرcaution
فهي تجيني بغير حذر
with a singing slave-woman who wants no one but me;
With a singing-girl who wants none but me,
so she comes to me without caution.
So she comes to me without coyness.
أيريmy cock علىdespite أنهthe fact that it is طويلُlong
أيري على أنه طويلُ
أقصرshorter منthan بظرهاher clitoris بشبرby a handspan
أقصر من بظرها بشبر
My cock, though it is long,
I reckon, though he's tall, he's shorter
is a handspan shorter than her clitoris.
Than her clitoris by a span.
لصوفfor the wool of شعرthe hair of استهاher arse مدادٌink
لصوف شعر استها مدادٌ
يعجنهkneads it بولهاher urine بحبرwith ink
يعجنه بولها بحبر
There is ink for the wool of her arse-hair,
The wool of her hair is a inkpot
which her urine kneads with ink.
Which she kneads with her urine into ink.
فأيso what شيءٍthing تقولdo you say هوit ذاthis
فأي شيءٍ تقول هو ذا
أقومI rise حتىso that أفيI make good بنذريon my vow
أقوم حتى أفي بنذري
So what do you say this is?
So what is your view, is this one
I shall rise to fulfill my vow.
Upright enough for me to keep my vow?
Sol 6.1