قمrise فاسْقِنيso give me a drink والغربُand the west يطويfolds up ليلَهُits night
قم فاسْقِني والغربُ يطوي ليلَهُ
والشرقُand the east ينشرُunfurls رايةَthe banner of الإصباحdawn
والشرقُ ينشرُ رايةَ الإصباح
Rise and pour me a drink, while the West folds away its night,
Rise and pour me a drink, while the west folds up its night
and the East unfurls the banner of dawn—
and the east unfurls the banner of dawn:
شَفَقاًa twilight glow عَلاهcrowned it منfrom المِزاجِthe added water كَواكبٌstars
شَفَقاً عَلاه من المِزاجِ كَواكبٌ
لكنهbut it is شَفَقٌa twilight glow دَعَوْهُthey called it براحِBarāḥ (wine)
لكنه شَفَقٌ دَعَوْهُ براحِ
a twilight over which, from the mixing, stars have risen;
a twilight glow crowned with stars from the added water;
yet it is a twilight they have called wine.
yet it is a twilight glow they have named Barāḥ.
حلَّentered المزاجُthe added water بهاinto it فَشَعْشَعَand made radiant نورهاits light
حلَّ المزاجُ بها فَشَعْشَعَ نورها
فعلَthe action of السَّلِيطِthe oil بشعْلَةِon the flame of المصباحِthe lamp
فعلَ السَّلِيطِ بشعْلَةِ المصباحِ
The mixing-water entered it and sent its light blazing forth,
The added water entered it and made its light radiant,
as oil acts upon the flame of a lamp.
as oil brightens the flame of a lamp.
Sol 6.1