ياO صاحبيmy two companions استيقظاwake, you two منfrom رقدةٍa slumber
يا صاحبي استيقظا من رقدةٍ
تزريdebases عقلthe mind of اللبيبthe wise man الأكيسِthe most discerning
تزري عقل اللبيب الأكيسِ
O my two companions, wake from a slumber
My friend, awake from your slumber
That debases the mind of the most discerning sage.
You know the keen intellect of the wise
هذيthis المجرةthe Milky Way والنجومand the stars كأنهاas though they were
هذي المجرة والنجوم كأنها
نهرٌa river تدفقflowed فيin حديقةa garden of نرجسnarcissus
نهرٌ تدفق في حديقة نرجس
This Milky Way and the stars seem like
This galaxy and the stars are like
A river flowing through a garden of narcissus.
A river flowing in a narcissus garden
وأرىand I see الصباthe east wind قدalready غسلتwashed بنسيمهاwith its breeze
وأرى الصبا قد غسلت بنسيمها
فعلامso why شربيmy drinking الراحwine غيرnot مغلسstarting before dawn
فعلام شربي الراح غير مغلس
And I see the east wind has washed the scene with its breeze;
And I see the morning has washed with its breeze
Why, then, is my drinking of wine not before dawn?
So why is my drinking unadulterated wine?
قوماrise, you two اسقيانيgive me to drink, you two قهوةًwine روميةًRoman
قوما اسقياني قهوةً روميةً
مذsince عهدthe time of قيصرCaesar دنهاits wine jar لمhas not يُمسbeen touched
مذ عهد قيصر دنها لم يُمس
Rise, you two, and give me Roman wine to drink,
Arise, serve me Roman coffee
Its wine jar untouched since Caesar's time.
Since the days of Caesar it has not been touched
صرفاًunmixed تضيفit adds إذاwhen تسلطholds sway حكمهاits rule
صرفاً تضيف إذا تسلط حكمها
موتُthe death of العقولthe minds إلىto حياةthe life of الأنفسthe souls
موتُ العقول إلى حياة الأنفس
Unmixed—when its rule holds sway, it adds
Pure, it gives life when its rule prevails
The death of minds to the life of souls.
To the souls from the death of minds
Sol 6.1