وَمُطَّرِدِand evenly flowing الأَجزاءِthe parts يَصقُلُpolishes مَتْنَهُits surface
وَمُطَّرِدِ الأَجزاءِ يَصقُلُ مَتْنَهُ
صَباan east wind أَعْلَنَتْrevealed لِلعَينِto the eye ماwhat فيwithin ضَميرهِits hidden interior
صَبا أَعْلَنَتْ لِلعَينِ ما في ضَميرهِ
And a smoothly flowing stream has its surface polished
By an east wind that reveals to the eye what lies within it.
جَريحٌwounded بِأَطرافِby the edges of الحَصىthe pebbles كُلَّماwhenever جَرىit flowed
جَريحٌ بِأَطرافِ الحَصى كُلَّما جَرى
عَلَيهاover them شَكاit complained أَوجاعَهُits pains بِخَريرِهِwith its murmur
عَلَيها شَكا أَوجاعَهُ بِخَريرِهِ
Wounded by the pebbles' edges, whenever it flows
Over them, it complains of its pains with its murmur.
كَأَنَّas though حُبَاباًa serpent ريعَwas startled تَحتَbeneath حَبَابِهِits foam
كَأَنَّ حُبَاباً ريعَ تَحتَ حَبَابِهِ
فَأَقبَلَthen it began يُلْقيflinging نَفسَهُitself فيinto غَديرِهِits pool
فَأَقبَلَ يُلْقي نَفسَهُ في غَديرِهِ
As though a serpent were startled beneath its foam,
Then began flinging itself into its pool.
شَرِبناwe drank علىon حافاتِهِits banks دَوْرَa round of سَكرَةٍintoxication
شَرِبنا على حافاتِهِ دَوْرَ سَكرَةٍ
وأقْتَلُand more deadly سُكْراًin intoxication منهthan it لَحْظُthe glance of مديرِهِits cupbearer
وأقْتَلُ سُكْراً منه لَحْظُ مديرِهِ
We drank an intoxicating round along its banks,
And more fatally intoxicating than the drink was its cupbearer's glance.
كأَنَّas though الدُّجىnight's darkness خَطُّtraced المَجَرَّةِthe Milky Way بَينَناbetween us
كأَنَّ الدُّجى خَطُّ المَجَرَّةِ بَينَنا
وَقَدand already كُلّلَتْwere crowned حافاتُهُits banks بِبُدورِهِwith its full moons
وَقَد كُلّلَتْ حافاتُهُ بِبُدورِهِ
As though night had traced the Milky Way between us,
Its banks already crowned with its full moons.
وَقَدand indeed لاحَshone forth نَجمُthe star of الصُّبحِmorning حَتَّىuntil كَأَنَّهُas though it were
وَقَد لاحَ نَجمُ الصُّبحِ حَتَّى كَأَنَّهُ
مَطرِقُa herald of جَيشٍan army مُؤذِنٌgiving notice بِأَميرِهِof its commander
مَطرِقُ جَيشٍ مُؤذِنٌ بِأَميرِهِ
And the morning star shone forth, until it seemed
An army's herald, announcing its commander.
كَلِفتُI was enamored بِكاساتِof cups of الصّبوحِmorning wine مُبَكِّراًrising early
كَلِفتُ بِكاساتِ الصّبوحِ مُبَكِّراً
وَكَمand how many بَرَكاتٍblessings لِلفَتىfor a young man فيin بُكورِهِhis early rising
وَكَم بَرَكاتٍ لِلفَتى في بُكورِهِ
I was enamored of cups of morning wine, rising early;
And how many blessings a young man finds in rising early!
هُوَthis is العيشُlife فاغنمْso seize منfrom زمانكyour time صَفْوَهُits best
هُوَ العيشُ فاغنمْ من زمانك صَفْوَهُ
وَصِدْand hunt قَنَصَthe quarry of اللَّذَّاتِpleasures قبلbefore مُثيرِهِthe one who flushes it
وَصِدْ قَنَصَ اللَّذَّاتِ قبل مُثيرِهِ
This is life: seize the best your time can offer,
And catch pleasure's quarry before someone flushes it.
Sol 6.1