وخضرٌand green ones منَamong الدوْحَاتِthe spreading trees لميٌdusky ظِلالُهاtheir shadows
وخضرٌ منَ الدوْحَاتِ لميٌ ظِلالُها
وصلتُI joined صَبُوحًاa morning draught بهاamong them بغَبُوقِto an evening draught
وصلتُ صَبُوحًا بها بغَبُوقِ
And green, spreading trees with dusky shadows—
Green are the palms, their shade covering the valleys,
Beneath them I joined a morning draught to an evening one.
I reached them one morn, traveling with my yearning,
ومشمُولَةand north-wind-cooled wine رقتgrew delicate فلمْso did not تَرْضَaccept صاحِباa companion
ومشمُولَة رقت فلمْ تَرْضَ صاحِبا
لهاfor it غيْرَother than مشْمُولِslender النطاقِat the girdle رقِيقِdelicate
لها غيْرَ مشْمُولِ النطاقِ رقِيقِ
And wine cooled by the north wind, so delicate it would accept no companion
Delicate, she swayed, unhappy with any but
For itself, save a delicate one, slender at the girdle.
Her slender-waisted lover so gentle and kind.
يَفيضُoverflows علىover كَفthe palm المُديرِthe cupbearer شُعاعُهاits radiance
يَفيضُ على كَف المُديرِ شُعاعُها
كأنas though منهُfrom it عليهِupon him درعَa coat of mail خَلُوقِsaffron perfume
كأن منهُ عليهِ درعَ خَلُوقِ
Its radiance spills over the cupbearer’s palm,
Her radiance spills on the wine-bearer's palm
As though its light clothed him in armor of saffron perfume.
As if it were a coat of mail he put on,
إذاwhen شَجهاhe diluted it بالماءِwith water حلىhe adorned كؤوسِهَاits goblets
إذا شَجها بالماءِ حلى كؤوسِهَا
بِدُرwith pearls فَحَلتْand it adorned خَدهُhis cheek بِعَقيقwith agate
بِدُر فَحَلتْ خَدهُ بِعَقيق
When he mixes it with water, he adorns its goblets
When he pours her pure liquor in goblets
With pearls; in turn, it adorns his cheek with agate.
Pearls form on his cheeks from her dazzling light.
وماand not هيَit إلاexcept الشمْسُthe sun تُشْرِقُrises منْfrom فَمa mouth
وما هيَ إلا الشمْسُ تُشْرِقُ منْ فَم
وقدand indeed أذِنَتْit has permitted فيupon وجْنَةٍa cheek بشُروقa sunrise
وقد أذِنَتْ في وجْنَةٍ بشُروق
And it is nothing but the sun, rising from a mouth,
She is but the sun rising from the mouth
And has granted leave for sunrise upon a cheek.
Of the flask, giving notice she will shine,
أدؤرْهاpass it round علىamid الروْضِthe garden الذيwhich راقَdelighted حُسنُهُits beauty
أدؤرْها على الروْضِ الذي راقَ حُسنُهُ
فكَمْfor how many لكfor you منْof مرْأىa sight هناكَthere أَنِيقlovely
فكَمْ لك منْ مرْأى هناكَ أَنِيق
Pass it round amid the garden whose beauty delights,
I passed her round in the garden, its beauty alluring,
For how many lovely sights await you there!
What splendid scenes for you there to behold!
إذاwhen أعينُeyes النوارِof the blossoms أيقَضَهاawakened them الحَياthe rain
إذا أعينُ النوارِ أيقَضَها الحَيا
تضاحكَتِlaughed together الأكْواسُthe goblets فعلَin the manner of عشِيقِa lover
تضاحكَتِ الأكْواسُ فعلَ عشِيقِ
When rain awakens the eyes of the blossoms,
When the brilliant stars awaken, dawn laughs,
The goblets laugh together, as a lover does.
And the goblets smile at their passionate lover.
Sol 6.1