ومشَىand walked النسيمthe breeze يجرُّtrailing فَضْلَthe trailing hem ردائهِof its robe
ومشَى النسيم يجرُّ فَضْلَ ردائهِ
بينamong الحدائقthe gardens مِشْيَةَthe gait الخُيَلاَءِof pride
بين الحدائق مِشْيَةَ الخُيَلاَءِ
And the breeze walked on, trailing the train of its robe,
And the breeze walked, trailing the hem of its robe
Through the gardens with the strut of the proud.
Among the gardens with a proud, swaggering gait.
نشوانَintoxicated يعبثُtoys بالغصونwith the boughs وَيَنْثَنِيand sways
نشوانَ يعبثُ بالغصون وَيَنْثَنِي
مَرَحاًin merriment فيعثرُthen it stumbles فيin غديرِa pool الماءof water
مَرَحاً فيعثرُ في غديرِ الماء
Tipsy, it toys with the branches and sways,
Tipsy, it toys with the boughs and sways
Frolicking, then stumbling into a pool of water.
In merriment, then stumbles in a pool of water.
قَمَرٌa moon يمدُّextends منfrom الثريَّاthe Pleiades راحةًa palm
قَمَرٌ يمدُّ من الثريَّا راحةً
ضُمَّتْwas closed علىaround قَدَحٍa goblet كنجمlike a star سَمَاءِof the sky
ضُمَّتْ على قَدَحٍ كنجم سَمَاءِ
A moon extends a hand from the Pleiades,
A moon stretches out a palm from the Pleiades,
Closed around a goblet like a star in the sky.
Closed around a goblet like a star in the sky.
يَسْقِيhe gives drink فأسقيهso I give him drink فيشربُthen drinks حُسْنُهُhis beauty
يَسْقِي فأسقيه فيشربُ حُسْنُهُ
عَقْلِيmy mind ويشربُand drinks راحُهhis wine أعضائيmy limbs
عَقْلِي ويشربُ راحُه أعضائي
He gives me drink, and I give him drink; his beauty drinks
He gives me drink, and I give him drink; then his beauty drinks
My reason, while his wine drinks through my limbs.
My mind, and his wine drinks my limbs.
كأسٌa cup لهاit has حَبَبٌbubbles يدورcircle بهاaround it كماjust as
كأسٌ لها حَبَبٌ يدور بها كما
دارَcircled السِّوَارُthe bracelet بمعصمِaround the wrist of الحسناءِthe beautiful woman
دارَ السِّوَارُ بمعصمِ الحسناءِ
A cup whose bubbles circle round it, just as
A cup whose bubbles circle round it, just as
A bracelet circles a beautiful woman’s wrist.
A bracelet circled a beautiful woman's wrist.
صفراءُyellow نَمَّrevealed بهاabout it الزجاجُthe glass كأنهاas though it were
صفراءُ نَمَّ بها الزجاجُ كأنها
شَمْسٌa sun مُحَجَّبَةٌveiled بجسمِin a body of هَوَاءِair
شَمْسٌ مُحَجَّبَةٌ بجسمِ هَوَاءِ
Golden wine, betrayed by the glass, as though it were
Yellow, betrayed by the glass, as though it were
A sun veiled within a body of air.
A sun veiled in a body of air.
سَمْحٌa generous man يوكَّلis charged بالخطوبwith calamities سماحُهُhis generosity
سَمْحٌ يوكَّل بالخطوب سماحُهُ
إنindeed الدواءmedicine موكَّلٌcharged بالداءِwith disease
إن الدواء موكَّلٌ بالداءِ
A generous man—his generosity is charged with meeting calamities,
A generous man, whose bounty is charged with relieving calamities;
For medicine is appointed to disease.
Indeed, medicine is charged with curing disease.
وتراهand you see him أصدقَmost truthful منof those whom رأيتَyou have seen مواعداًmaking promises
وتراه أصدقَ من رأيتَ مواعداً
والصدقُand truthfulness بعضُpart of مواهبِthe gifts الكرماءof the generous
والصدقُ بعضُ مواهبِ الكرماء
You will find him truer to his promises than anyone you have seen,
And you find him the truest of all you have seen make promises,
And truthfulness is among the gifts of the noble.
And truthfulness is among the gifts of the generous.
تَنْدَىgrow dewy أناملهُhis fingertips ويُشرقand shines وجهُهُhis face
تَنْدَى أناملهُ ويُشرق وجهُهُ
فيجودso he gives generously بالآلاءwith blessings واللألاءand radiance
فيجود بالآلاء واللألاء
His fingertips grow dewy, and his face shines forth,
His fingertips grow dewy, and his face shines,
And he bestows blessings and brilliance.
So he lavishes blessings and radiance.
Sol 6.1