إلىuntil كَمْhow long يُنادِيكَcalls to you داعِيthe caller of الوَتَرْthe string
إلى كَمْ يُنادِيكَ داعِي الوَتَرْ
فَلَبِّso answer النِّداءَthe call ودِنْand devote yourself بالسَّهَرْto wakefulness
فَلَبِّ النِّداءَ ودِنْ بالسَّهَرْ
How long will the string's call keep summoning you?
To how long is the caller of the lute calling you?
So answer the call, and devote yourself to wakefulness.
Respond to the call and be intimate with vigil
ونَبِّهْand rouse جُفونَكَyour eyelids منfrom غمضِهاtheir closure
ونَبِّهْ جُفونَكَ من غمضِها
فَقَدْfor indeed نَبَّهawakened الرَّوْضَthe garden قَطْرُdrops of المَطَرْthe rain
فَقَدْ نَبَّه الرَّوْضَ قَطْرُ المَطَرْ
And rouse your eyelids from their slumber,
And awaken your drowsy eyelids
for raindrops have awakened the garden.
For the rain drops have awakened the garden
أماdo you not تُبْصرُsee الشُّهْبَthe stars مِثْلَlike العُقوthe necklaces (first part)
أما تُبْصرُ الشُّهْبَ مِثْلَ العُقو
دِending of 'necklaces' قَدْindeed نَهَبَplundered الصُّبْحُdawn مِنْهاfrom them دُرَرْpearls
دِ قَدْ نَهَبَ الصُّبْحُ مِنْها دُرَرْ
Do you not see the stars, like necklaces,
Do you not see the meteors like spears
from which dawn has plundered pearls?
The dawn has plundered its pearls from them
وضَمَّand gathered up الدُّجاthe darkness ذَيْلَهُits hem خِيفَةًin fear
وضَمَّ الدُّجا ذَيْلَهُ خِيفَةً
عَلَيْهِfor it مِنَfrom الفَجْرِthe dawn لَمّاwhen انفَجرْit burst forth
عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الفَجْرِ لَمّا انفَجرْ
And darkness gathered up its hem, fearing
And the darkness has gathered its tail in fear
for it when dawn came bursting forth.
When dawn burst forth
ورَوضتُناand our garden تُجْتَلىis unveiled كالعرُوسِlike a bride
ورَوضتُنا تُجْتَلى كالعرُوسِ
كَساهاclothed her سَناthe radiance of الصُّبحِdawn مثْلَthe likeness of الخَفرْbashfulness
كَساها سَنا الصُّبحِ مثْلَ الخَفرْ
And our garden is unveiled like a bride;
And our meadow is adorned like a bride
dawn's radiance clothed her in a semblance of bashfulness.
Dressed by the dawn in armor
وقَدْand indeed نَظمتْstrung مائِلاتُthe leaning ones of الغصونِthe branches
وقَدْ نَظمتْ مائِلاتُ الغصونِ
لآلِىءَpearls of طَلٍّdew عَلَيْهاupon them انْتَثَرْwas scattered
لآلِىءَ طَلٍّ عَلَيْها انْتَثَرْ
And the leaning branches have strung
And the bending branches have threaded
pearls of dew scattered upon them.
Pendants of dangling pearls upon them
وقامَتْand stood سَماءًas a sky لَناfor us دَوْحَةٌa spreading tree
وقامَتْ سَماءً لَنا دَوْحَةٌ
تطلَّعَappeared كالزُّهرِlike bright stars فِيهاin it الزَّهَرْthe blossoms
تطلَّعَ كالزُّهرِ فِيها الزَّهَرْ
And a spreading tree stood as a sky for us,
And a dome that overlooks us has stood
in which blossoms appeared like bright stars.
In it the flowers look like flowers
فَحُثّso hasten المُدامَthe wine وسَقِّand give drink to النَّدامىthe drinking companions
فَحُثّ المُدامَ وسَقِّ النَّدامى
وسَلِّand soothe الغرامَlove's anguish وخَلِّand set aside الفِكَرْthoughts
وسَلِّ الغرامَ وخَلِّ الفِكَرْ
So hurry the wine along, and serve the drinking companions,
So spur the wine and serve the repentant
and soothe love's anguish, and set thoughts aside.
Ignite passion and free the thoughts
وخالِسْand steal stealthily from زَمانَكَyour time غَفْلاتِهِits unguarded moments
وخالِسْ زَمانَكَ غَفْلاتِهِ
فَقَدْfor indeed فازَsucceeded بالعيشِin enjoying life مَنْwhoever قَدْindeed جَسرْdared
فَقَدْ فازَ بالعيشِ مَنْ قَدْ جَسرْ
And steal from your time its unguarded moments,
And rescue your time from its heedlessness
for whoever has dared has won the joy of living.
For the one daring has won life
Sol 6.1