افضضِunseal الدنthe wine jar واسقنيand pour me a drink ياO نديميmy boon companion
افضضِ الدن واسقني يا نديمي
اسقنيpour me a drink منfrom رحيقهits nectar المختومِsealed
اسقني من رحيقه المختومِ
Unseal the wine jar and pour me a drink, my boon companion.
Pour me the wine and pass it round, my friend
Pour me some of its sealed nectar.
Pour me its sealèd nectar to ascend
اسقنيpour me الخمرةthe wine التيwhich نزلتwas revealed فيconcerning
اسقني الخمرة التي نزلت في
هاit القومthe people آيةthe verse التحريمof prohibition
ها القوم آية التحريم
Pour me the wine concerning which
Pour me the wine whose ban was revealed in
the verse of prohibition was revealed to the people.
This verse the people read and comprehend
اسقنيهاpour it for me فإننيfor indeed I أناI والقand the priest (word begins)
اسقنيها فإنني أنا والق
سpriest (word ends) جميعاًtogether نبولهاwe piss it out فيin الجحيمHell
س جميعاً نبولها في الجحيم
Pour it for me, for I and the priest
Pour it, for I and Time, we shall offend
will both piss it out in Hell.
Its rule, and in Hellfire its law amend
اسقنيهاpour it for me ولاand do not تكلنيleave me إلىto النقthe snacks (word begins)
اسقنيها ولا تكلني إلى النق
لsnacks (word ends) عليهاwith it ولاnor إلىto المشمومfragrant things
ل عليها ولا إلى المشموم
Pour it for me, and do not leave me to the snacks
Pour it and leave me not to mere narration
that accompany it, nor to fragrant things.
Of it, nor only to the grape's fermentation
بادرhasten to meet الصبحthe dawn بالصبيحةwith the fair one وجهاin face
بادر الصبح بالصبيحة وجها
فابنةfor the daughter الكرمof the vine شرطa necessity كلevery كريمgenerous man
فابنة الكرم شرط كل كريم
Hasten to greet the dawn with the fair-faced one,
Dawn took in the young radiant morn its fill
for the vine’s daughter is a necessity for every generous man.
The daughter of the vine, generous still
ثمthen قلsay للشمالto the north wind منfrom أينwhere ياO ريwind (word begins)
ثم قل للشمال من أين يا ري
حwind (word ends) تحملتyou carried روحrefreshing breath هذاthis النسيمbreeze
ح تحملت روح هذا النسيم
Then ask the north wind: “From where, O wind,
Then say to North wind: “From where, O gentle breeze
have you brought the refreshing breath of this breeze?
Came you, and brought this soul upon the trees?”
أترىdo you suppose الخضرal-Khidr مرpassed ليfor me فيكin you أنsince جزpassed (verb stem)
أترى الخضر مر لي فيك أن جز
تyou (feminine ending) برضوانby Ridwan فيin جنانgardens النعيمof bliss
ت برضوان في جنان النعيم
Did al-Khidr pass my way in you, since you passed
“Do you see that the greens have passed by me, and graced
by Ridwan in the gardens of bliss?
Me with the bliss of heavens in eternal haste?”
أمor تقدمتyou came ahead والأميرwhile the emir أبوAbu تغلTaghlib (name begins)
أم تقدمت والأمير أبو تغل
بTaghlib (name ends) قدindeed صحbecame firm عزمهhis resolve فيregarding القدومcoming
ب قد صح عزمه في القدوم
Or have you come ahead, while the emir Abu Taghlib
“Or is it the Prince Abou Taghlib draws near
has firmly resolved to come?”
In his coming, solid of will, without fear?”
Sol 6.1