Sol 6.1

  1. قد غرد الطير فقم يا غلام

    فالصبح قد مزق ثوب الظلام

    The birds have sung; so rise, lad!

    For dawn has torn the robe of darkness.

  2. وهاتها في كأسها نجتلي

    شمسا لها قارن بدر التمام

    And bring it in its cup, that we may behold

    a sun conjoined with the full moon.

  3. بكر سلاف قرقف عبقت

    في دنها ما فض عنها ختام

    Virgin, first-drawn, potent wine, whose fragrance spread

    within its jar, its seal never broken.

  4. بايعنا العلج على أنها

    قديمة من عهد حام وسام

    The foreigner sold it to us as

    ancient, from the days of Ham and Shem.

  5. حبابها قد طاف من فوقها

    كأنه در عقود النظام

    Its bubbles have circled across its surface,

    as though they were pearls strung in necklaces.

  6. عام بها الدر وما ابصرت

    عيناي يوما مثلها منذ عام

    Pearls swam within it; never have

    my eyes seen its like in the past year.

  7. مزاجها جاء قواما وقد

    اتى بها يسعى مليح القوام

    Its blend was well balanced, and already

    one fair of form had come hurrying with it,

  8. في مجلس تشرق أقماره

    ما بين شرب واناس كرام

    in a gathering whose moons shine

    among drinking companions and noble folk.

  9. قد نشروا الآداب ما بينهم

    ولم يزل شملهم في انتظام

    They have shared literary lore among themselves,

    and their company has remained in harmony.

  10. حديثهم نقلهم لم يزل

    وشربهم فهو مدام مدام

    Their conversation has always been their dessert,

    and their drink is wine without end.

  11. لم يقتنوا غير كميت ولا

    اكفهم تحمل الحسام

    They have acquired nothing but dark-red wine, nor

    do their hands bear the sword.

  12. يطوف ساقيهم عليهم اذا

    حيوك بالراح وشرب المدام

    Their cupbearer makes his rounds among them when

    they toast you with wine and draughts of wine.

  13. أوقاتهم طيبة كلها

    لهو وبسط وصفا والسلام

    Their hours are pleasant, every one:

    amusement, good cheer, serenity—and peace.