باكِرْgo early إلىto رَشْفِsipping الثَّغرِthe lips والكاسِand the cup
باكِرْ إلى رَشْفِ الثَّغرِ والكاسِ
واشْرَبْand drink عَلىupon رَوْضِa garden of الزَّهرِblossoms والآسِand myrtle
واشْرَبْ عَلى رَوْضِ الزَّهرِ والآسِ
Go early to sip from lips and cup.
And drink amid a garden of blossoms and myrtle.
ولتَسْقِنِيهاand serve it to me حَمْراءَred صافِيَةًclear
ولتَسْقِنِيها حَمْراءَ صافِيَةً
جَلَّتtranscended صَفاءًin clarity عَنْbeyond دَرْكِthe grasp of إحساسِsensory perception
جَلَّت صَفاءً عَنْ دَرْكِ إحساسِ
And serve it to me, red and clear,
So clear it transcends the grasp of the senses.
بَيْنَاwhile تُرىit is seen فيin كَفِّthe hand of المُديرِthe one passing round لهاof it
بَيْنَا تُرى في كَفِّ المُديرِ لها
إذْthen suddenly تَتجَلَّىit shines forth فِيin وَجْنَةِthe cheek of الحاسِيthe drinker
إذْ تَتجَلَّى فِي وَجْنَةِ الحاسِي
While it is seen in the hand of the one passing it round,
Suddenly it shines in the drinker's cheek.
مِنْfrom كَفِّthe hand of ظَبْيٍa gazelle كأنَّهas though he were قَمَرٌa moon
مِنْ كَفِّ ظَبْيٍ كأنَّه قَمَرٌ
يدورُhe goes round مِنْfrom كأْسِهاits cup بِمِقْباسِwith a firebrand
يدورُ مِنْ كأْسِها بِمِقْباسِ
From the hand of a gazelle, as though he were a moon,
Circling with a firebrand from its cup.
ولْتَجْلُهاand display it جُذوةًa glowing ember عَلىupon عَلَمٍa mountain peak
ولْتَجْلُها جُذوةً عَلى عَلَمٍ
لاno خيرَgood فيماin what اخْتَفىis hidden عنِfrom النَّاسِthe people
لا خيرَ فيما اخْتَفى عنِ النَّاسِ
And display it, a glowing ember upon a mountain peak:
There is no good in what is hidden from people.
Sol 6.1