منamong شروطthe conditions of الصبوحmorning drinking فيat المهرجانMihrjan
من شروط الصبوح في المهرجان
خفةُlightness of الشغلwork معwith خلوemptiness of المكانِthe place
خفةُ الشغل مع خلو المكانِ
Among the conditions for morning drinking at Mihrjan
Among the conditions of morning revelry
Are light duties and an empty place;
Is lightheartedness with empty space
وحضورand the presence of الطعامthe food قبلbefore طلوعthe rising of الشthe sun (first part)
وحضور الطعام قبل طلوع الش
مسsun (completion) مذsince أمسyesterday باردcold الألوانthe varieties of dishes
مس مذ أمس بارد الألوان
And food laid out before the sun rises—
And the presence of food before sunrise
—ready since yesterday, its dishes cold;
Since yesterday, cold in color
والعروسand the bride التيwho تزفis led in procession إلىto الأرthe ratl-measures (first part)
والعروس التي تزف إلى الأر
طالratl-measures (completion) فيin ثوبa robe صبغهاher dye الأرجوانيpurple
طال في ثوب صبغها الأرجواني
And the bride led to the ratl-measures—
And the bride who is led to the carpet
—in a robe of her own purple hue.
Long in a dress dyed crimson
رسمواthey inscribed طينthe clay of دنهاher wine-jar وهوwhile it was رطبٌwet
رسموا طين دنها وهو رطبٌ
باسمwith the name of كسرىKhosrow كسرىKhosrow أنوAnushirwan (first part) شروانAnushirwan (completion)
باسم كسرى كسرى أنو شروان
They marked the clay of her wine-jar while it was wet
They molded wet clay in her bridal chamber
With the name of Khosrow—Khosrow Anushirwan.
With the name Kisra, Kisra son of Anushirwan
وترىand you see سوسنthe lilies of الكؤوسthe cups عليهاupon them
وترى سوسن الكؤوس عليها
كسوةًa covering منof شقائقanemones النعمانal-Nuʿman (in the anemone's name)
كسوةً من شقائق النعمان
And you see the lilies of the cups wearing
And you see narcissus cups upon it
A mantle of red anemones.
A covering of anemones
ثمthen خفقthe beating of الطبولthe drums بينamid الأغانيthe songs
ثم خفق الطبول بين الأغاني
واصطكاكand the clashing of الأوتارthe strings فيin العيدانthe lutes
واصطكاك الأوتار في العيدان
Then the beating of drums amid the songs,
Then drums throbbed among songs
And the clashing of strings upon the lutes;
And strings scraped on lutes
والسماعand the music الذيthat يملdictates علىto الأسthe ears (first part)
والسماع الذي يمل على الأس
ماعears (completion) ماwhat تشتهيthey desire بلاwithout ترجمانan interpreter
ماع ما تشتهي بلا ترجمان
And music that dictates to the ears—
And sama’ which leans on hearing
—what they desire, without an interpreter:
Whatever you desire without interpreter
كلevery صوتٍsong منfrom اقتراحاتthe selections of إسحاIshaq (first part)
كل صوتٍ من اقتراحات إسحا
قIshaq (completion) التيwhich زينتadorned كتابthe Book of الأغانيSongs
ق التي زينت كتاب الأغاني
Every song from Ishaq's selections—
Every voice from the confessions of ecstasy
—those that adorned The Book of Songs.
That adorned the book of songs
لاnot أعدI reckon الصبوحmorning drinking إلاexcept as غبevening drinking (first part) وقاًevening drinking (completion)
لا أعد الصبوح إلا غب وقاً
إنif جعلتyou make الصبوحmorning drinking بعدafter الأذانthe call to prayer
إن جعلت الصبوح بعد الأذان
I count the morning draught as nothing but an evening draught
I do not consider morning revelry but a crime
If you take your morning draught after the call to prayer.
If you make revelry after the call to prayer
ياO خليليmy two friends قدindeed عطشتI am thirsty وفيand in الخمthe wine (first part)
يا خليلي قد عطشت وفي الخم
رةwine (completion) ريquenching of thirst للحائمfor the one circling water العطشانthe thirsty one
رة ري للحائم العطشان
My two friends, I am thirsty; in wine—
Oh my friend, I am thirsty, and in the wine
—is refreshment for the thirsty one circling water.
Is water for the thirsty drunk
فاسقيانيso you two give me drink محضthe unmixed essence of التيthat which نطقdeclared الوحthe revelation (first part)
فاسقياني محض التي نطق الوح
يrevelation (completion) بتحريمهماof forbidding both of them منfrom القرآنthe Qur'an
ي بتحريمهما من القرآن
So give me the unmixed wine of which revelation spoke—
So serve me the pure that the Revelation
—in the Qur'an, declaring both of them forbidden;
Has forbidden in the Quran
والتيand that which ليسthere is no للتأولfor interpretation فهياin it (apparent textual error)
والتي ليس للتأول فهيا
مذهبٌcourse غيرother than طاعةobedience to الشيطانSatan
مذهبٌ غير طاعة الشيطان
And for which interpretation has no
Which has no figurative interpretation
Course but obedience to Satan.
Except obeying Satan
واعدلالand you two turn aside (text irregular) بيwith me عنfrom التيthat which هدتshattered الناthe fire (first part)
واعدلال بي عن التي هدت النا
رfire (completion) قواهاits strength وحنقتand grew angry بالدخانfrom the smoke
ر قواها وحنقت بالدخان
And turn me away from that whose strength the fire—
And swerving from what has guided people
—broke, and which grew angry from smoke.
In its strength and was vexed by smoke
إننيindeed I خشيةout of fear منof النارthe fire أخشىfear
إنني خشية من النار أخشى
كلevery شيءٍthing يُمسis touched بالنيرانby flames
كل شيءٍ يُمس بالنيران
For, fearing fire, I fear
I fear, fearing the fire, everything
Everything touched by flames.
That is touched by fire
لاdo not تخافاyou two fear عليfor me دقةthe slenderness of كشحيmy waist
لا تخافا علي دقة كشحي
لاnot تكالare measured out الرجالmen بالقفزانby qafiz grain-measures
لا تكال الرجال بالقفزان
Do not fear for me because my waist is slender:
Do not worry about my frail form
Men are not measured in grain-measures.
Men are not measured by jumps
فاسقيانيso you two give me drink بينamong الدنانthe wine-jars إلىuntil أنthat
فاسقياني بين الدنان إلى أن
تريانيyou two see me كبعضlike one of تلكthose الدنانwine-jars
ترياني كبعض تلك الدنان
So give me drink among the wine-jars, until
So serve me between the sanas until
You two see me like one of those wine-jars:
You see me like some of those sana drinkers
مقعداًcrippled بعدafter خفتيmy nimbleness فيin نهوضيmy rising
مقعداً بعد خفتي في نهوضي
أخرساًmute بعدafter كثرةthe abundance of الهذيانbabbling
أخرساً بعد كثرة الهذيان
Crippled, after rising so nimbly,
Sitting after my stupor in my rising
Mute, after so much babbling.
Mute after much raving
سكرةٌa drunken bout بعدafter كسرةٍa piece of bread تثبتregisters اسميmy name
سكرةٌ بعد كسرةٍ تثبت اسمي
فيamong المفاليجthe paralytics أوor معwith العميانthe blind
في المفاليج أو مع العميان
A drunken bout after a crust of bread registers my name
Intoxicated after sobriety, establishing my name
Among the paralytics, or alongside the blind.
Among the dissolute or the blind
اسقيانيyou two give me drink فيat المهرجانMihrjan ولوand even if كاit was (first part)
اسقياني في المهرجان ولو كا
نwas (completion) لخمسwith five days بقينremaining منof رمضانRamadan
ن لخمس بقين من رمضان
Give me drink at Mihrjan, even if it falls—
Serve me in the festival even if only
—with five days of Ramadan remaining.
Five days remain of Ramadan
أسقيانيyou two give me drink فقدfor indeed رأيتI have seen بعينيwith my own eyes
أسقياني فقد رأيت بعيني
فيin قرارthe depths of الجحيمHell أينwhere مكانيmy place is
في قرار الجحيم أين مكاني
Give me drink, for I have seen with my own eyes
Serve me for I have seen with my eyes
Where my place lies in the depths of Hell.
In the heat of hell where is my place
أناI am حودابةa pudding (uncertain reading) وذهنيand my mind صديدٌpus
أنا حودابة وذهني صديدٌ
تحتbeneath خصيthe testicles of فرعونPharaoh أوor هامانHaman
تحت خصي فرعون أو هامان
I am a pudding [uncertain reading], and my mind is pus,
I am a libertine and my mind is corrupt
Beneath the testicles of Pharaoh or Haman.
Under the foreskin of Pharaoh or Haman
كلevery شيءٍthing قدمتهI sent it ahead ليI have فيهin it
كل شيءٍ قدمته لي فيه
رأسprincipal مالٍwealth يأويends up إلىin الخسرانloss
رأس مالٍ يأوي إلى الخسران
Everything I have sent ahead, in which I have
Everything I offered in it
Some capital, is heading for loss,
Is capital leading to loss
غيرexcept حبيmy love for ألهthe family (apparent textual error) الحواميمthe Ha-Mim surahs والحشand al-Hashr (first part)
غير حبي أله الحواميم والحش
رal-Hashr (completion) وطهand Ta-Ha وسورةand the surah الرحمنal-Rahman
ر وطه وسورة الرحمن
Except my love for the family of the Ha-Mim surahs and al-Hashr—
Except my love of The Compassionate, Taha, and Surat al-Rahman
—and Ta-Ha and the surah al-Rahman.
If fear of these five intensifies
خمسةٌfive حبهمlove for them إذاwhen اشتدىgrew intense (text irregular) خوفيmy fear
خمسةٌ حبهم إذا اشتدى خوفي
ثقتيmy assurance عندbefore خالقيmy Creator وأمانيand my safety
ثقتي عند خالقي وأماني
Five, whose love, when my fear grows strong,
My confidence in my Creator is assured
Is my assurance before my Creator, and my safety.
I am certain they will take me
قدindeed تيقنتI became certain أنهمthat they ينقلونيwill transfer me
قد تيقنت أنهم ينقلوني
منfrom يديthe hands of مالكٍMalik إلىto رضوانRidwan
من يدي مالكٍ إلى رضوان
I am certain they will take me
From Malik's hand to Ridwan
From Malik's hands to Ridwan.
Through them I feel safe from my enemy's fears
بهمُthrough them قدindeed أمنتI am safe from خوفfear of معاديmy final return
بهمُ قد أمنت خوف معادي
وبهذاand through this الوزيرvizier خوفfear of زمانيmy times
وبهذا الوزير خوف زماني
Through them I am safe from fear of my final return,
And through this minister, the fears of my time
And through this vizier, from fear of my times.
Oh Abu Tahir, without you the full moon
ياO أباAbu طاهرٍTahir ولولاكand were it not for you ماnot كاthere was (first part)
يا أبا طاهرٍ ولولاك ما كا
نwas (completion) لبدرfor the full moon of المساءthe evening فيon الأرضthe earth ثانيa peer
ن لبدر المساء في الأرض ثاني
O Abu Tahir, without you there would be—
Would have no second in the world
—no peer on earth for the evening's full moon.
For you, my master, the Feast and the Immolation
لكfor you ياO سيديmy lord دعاprayed الفطرEid al-Fitr والأضand Eid al-Adha (first part)
لك يا سيدي دعا الفطر والأض
حىEid al-Adha (completion) ويومand the day of النيروزNowruz والمهرجانand Mihrjan
حى ويوم النيروز والمهرجان
For you, my lord, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha have prayed—
And Nayrouz and the Festival pray
—and the day of Nowruz, and Mihrjan.
Partial English translation: 55 of 56 Arabic lines translated.
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