هُبّواrise, all of you فقدfor already رَحّلَsent away الدّجىthe night ظُلَمَهْits darkness
هُبّوا فقد رَحّلَ الدّجى ظُلَمَهْ
وأقبلَand came الصّبحُthe dawn رافعاًraising عَلَمَهْhis banner
وأقبلَ الصّبحُ رافعاً عَلَمَهْ
Rise, for night has sent its darkness away,
Rise, for the night has packed its darkness
And dawn has come, raising his banner.
And dawn has come raising its banner
كزَاحفٍlike an advancing warrior أقبلتْadvanced كتائبُهُhis battalions
كزَاحفٍ أقبلتْ كتائبُهُ
هازِمةًrouting فيin اتباعpursuit of مُنْهزِمهa routed force
هازِمةً في اتباع مُنْهزِمه
Like an advancing warrior whose battalions come,
Like crawling troops its battalions advanced
Victorious, pursuing a routed force.
Defeating those who retreat in pursuit
كأنّas though فيin كفّهhis palm حسامَa sword of سناًradiance
كأنّ في كفّه حسامَ سناً
ماwhatever مسّhe touched منof حندسdense darkness بهwith it حَسَمَهhe severed it
ما مسّ من حندس به حَسَمَه
As though a sword of light lay in his palm,
As though in its grasp was an unsheathed sword
He severs whatever dense darkness he touches with it.
That destroyed every encroaching enemy
كأنّas though ليثَthe lion of النجومthe stars ريعَwas frightened بهِby him
كأنّ ليثَ النجوم ريعَ بهِ
فهوso he منfrom الغربthe west داخلٌis entering أجمهa thicket
فهو من الغرب داخلٌ أجمه
As though the lion of the stars were startled by him,
As though it was the lion of stars that roared
So he enters a thicket through the west.
Entering from the west, resolute and staunch
ونفحةُand the waft الزّهرof flowers شمُّهاsmelling it عَبِقٌfragrant
ونفحةُ الزّهر شمُّها عَبِقٌ
وريقةُand a sip الماءof water بالصَّباby the east wind شَبِمَهchilled
وريقةُ الماء بالصَّبا شَبِمَه
And the flowers' breath is fragrant when inhaled,
The fragrance of flowers, inhaling it is bliss
And a sip of water is chilled by the east wind.
And the leaf of water kissing the morning breeze
ومَعْبَدُand Maʿbad الطيرof the birds وهوand he is بلبُلهاtheir nightingale
ومَعْبَدُ الطير وهو بلبُلها
مُرَجِّعٌtrilling فيon غصينهhis little branch نَغَمَهhis melody
مُرَجِّعٌ في غصينه نَغَمَه
And the birds' Maʿbad, their nightingale,
The sanctuary of birds and their warbling
Trills his melody upon his little branch.
Returning melody to every bough and limb
كأنّماas though الليلُthe night أدهمٌa black steed رَفَعَتْlifted
كأنّما الليلُ أدهمٌ رَفَعَتْ
عنfrom غُرّةِthe white blaze of الصّبْحdawn راحةٌa palm غُمَمَهits forelock
عن غُرّةِ الصّبْح راحةٌ غُمَمَه
As though night were a black steed, and a palm had lifted
As though the night was pitch-dark but lifted
Its forelock from dawn's white blaze.
Off the radiant dawn its gloomy veil
كأنّماas though الشمسُthe sun جمرةٌa glowing coal جَعَلَتْbegan
كأنّما الشمسُ جمرةٌ جَعَلَتْ
تحرقُburning منfrom كلّevery ظلمةdarkness حممَهa charcoal lump
تحرقُ من كلّ ظلمة حممَه
As though the sun were a glowing coal that began
As though the sun was a burning ember
To burn a charcoal lump from each patch of darkness.
Incinerating the remnants of darkness’ gloom
خُذواtake, all of you منfrom الكَرْمِthe grapevine شَرْبةًa draught وَصَفَتْdescribed
خُذوا من الكَرْمِ شَرْبةً وَصَفَتْ
للشَّربِto the drinkers ريّاa fragrance نَسِيمُهاits breath كَتَمَهconcealed it
للشَّربِ ريّا نَسِيمُها كَتَمَه
Take from the vine a draught that reveals
Take from generosity a draught that dressed
To the drinkers a fragrance its breath had concealed.
The drink, its breeze concealing all its foam
كأنّماas though الدّهرُTime فيin تصرفهِits workings
كأنّما الدّهرُ في تصرفهِ
أودَعَdeposited فيin الطولِlength عمرهاits lifespan قِدَمَهits antiquity
أودَعَ في الطولِ عمرها قِدَمَه
As though Time, in its workings,
As though time in its events deposited
Had stored its own antiquity in the wine's long life.
In days long passed, the steps of its roam
تريكَit shows you ياقوتةًa ruby مُنَعَّمَةًdelicate
تريكَ ياقوتةً مُنَعَّمَةً
عنrevealing لؤلؤٍpearls فيin الزّجاجِthe glass مُبْتسِمهsmiling
عن لؤلؤٍ في الزّجاجِ مُبْتسِمه
It shows you a delicate ruby,
You see it a polished ruby that smiled
Smiling in the glass, revealing pearls.
Brighter than a pearl in translucent glass
كأنّماas though للمُنىbelonging to wishes بهاwithin it شَفَةٌa lip
كأنّما للمُنى بها شَفَةٌ
فَهْيَso it is بكلّby every الشفاهِlip مُلْتَثَمهkissed
فَهْيَ بكلّ الشفاهِ مُلْتَثَمه
As though longing had a lip within it,
As though for wishes it has lips that pressed
So it is kissed by every lip.
Against all other lips in a passionate clasp
فالعيشُfor life فيin شربهاdrinking it مُعَتَّقةٌwell aged
فالعيشُ في شربها مُعَتَّقةٌ
بسكرهاthrough its intoxication فيover العقولminds محتكمهholding sway
بسكرها في العقول محتكمه
For life lies in drinking it, well aged,
So living in its intoxicating sips
As it holds sway over minds through its intoxication,
Is pleasure captive in hearts and minds grasped
علىto غناءٍsinging بعودِwith the lute of غانيَةٍa beautiful woman
على غناءٍ بعودِ غانيَةٍ
يُجْريsets running عليهاover it بنانُهاher fingertips عَنَمهtheir red shoots
يُجْري عليها بنانُها عَنَمه
To song accompanied by a beauty's lute,
To the music of a singing lute that dripped
Her fingertips sending their red shoots running over it.
Melody as fingertips plucked vibrating strings
لسانُthe tongue مضرابِهاof her plectrum ترَىyou see يَدَهاher hand
لسانُ مضرابِها ترَى يَدَها
لهfor it فماًa mouth ليتنيif only I لثمتُkissed فَمَهits mouth
له فماً ليتني لثمتُ فَمَه
Her plectrum's tongue—you see her hand
Its plectrum’s tongue you see its hand eclipse
As its mouth; would that I could kiss that mouth!
Would that I could kiss that mouth which sings
وشادِنٍand a young gazelle فيin جفونهhis eyelids سَقَمٌlanguor
وشادِنٍ في جفونه سَقَمٌ
كأنّنيas though I عنهon his behalf حاملٌbearing ألمَهhis pain
كأنّني عنه حاملٌ ألمَه
And a young gazelle with languor in his eyelids,
And a sick heart behind half-closed eyelids
As though I bore his pain for him.
As though I bore for it all of suffering’s stings
ودّعناhe bade us farewell فيin سلامِهِhis greeting عَجِلاًhasty
ودّعنا في سلامِهِ عَجِلاً
ففرّقَso he scattered الشملَthe union عندماwhen نَظَمهhe brought it together
ففرّقَ الشملَ عندما نَظَمه
He bade us farewell, hasty in his greeting,
Bid us farewell in peace, departed swift
And broke our union the moment he formed it.
Splitting company just when conjoined it seems
كانتwas وقوفاًa halt بناwith us زيارتُهُhis visit
كانت وقوفاً بنا زيارتُهُ
كوَاضِعٍlike one placing فوقupon جمرَةٍa glowing coal قَدمَهhis foot
كوَاضِعٍ فوق جمرَةٍ قَدمَه
His visit was a mere halt beside us,
His visit was a standing with us, but left
Like one setting his foot upon a glowing coal.
Like one who stepped onto hot coals, it sears
كأنّas though ليلَthe night of الوصالِunion منfrom قِصَرٍbrevity
كأنّ ليلَ الوصالِ من قِصَرٍ
فيinto فَلَقِthe breaking of الصبحِdawn أدْغمَmerged العَتَمَهْthe darkness
في فَلَقِ الصبحِ أدْغمَ العَتَمَهْ
As though the night of union, from its brevity,
As though the night of union was a palace
Had merged its darkness into the break of dawn.
Dawn demolished when it broke, nothing repairs
Sol 6.1