خلّdisregard منwhoever لامblamed وفيهand about him نصحاgave counsel
خلّ من لام وفيه نصحا
انindeed قلبيmy heart عنfrom هواهlove for him ماnot صحاhas sobered
ان قلبي عن هواه ما صحا
Disregard the one who blamed and counseled me about him;
indeed, my heart has not sobered from loving him.
نازحone far away عنديwith me ابقىhas left مذsince نأىhe departed
نازح عندي ابقى مذ نأى
مدمعاa tearful eye منfrom بعدهafter him ماnot نزحاran dry
مدمعا من بعده ما نزحا
One far away, since he departed, has left me
a tearful eye that has not run dry since his departure.
سمحwas generous بالهجرwith estrangement الاexcept انهthat he
سمح بالهجر الا انه
بوصالwith union منهfrom him ليto me ماnot سمحاwas generous
بوصال منه لي ما سمحا
He was generous with estrangement, yet
he granted me no union with him.
اناI لوeven if برحtormented بيme هجرانهhis estrangement
انا لو برح بي هجرانه
عنهfrom him قلبيmy heart فيin الهوىlove ماnot ترحاwould depart
عنه قلبي في الهوى ما ترحا
As for me, even if his estrangement tormented me,
my heart, in love, would not depart from him.
وقعinscribed الحسنbeauty علىupon وجنتهhis cheek
وقع الحسن على وجنته
ياoh لهfor it سطراa written line علىupon ماwhat شرحاit revealed
يا له سطرا على ما شرحا
Beauty wrote upon his cheek—
what a line, with all that it revealed!
لستI do not انساهforget him وقدand indeed هامwas enamored بهاof it
لست انساه وقد هام بها
فيin الدجاthe darkness يسعىhe moves ويجلوand makes gleam القدحاthe goblet
في الدجا يسعى ويجلو القدحا
I do not forget him, so enamored of it,
moving through the darkness and making the goblet gleam.
ابصرsaw الدهرTime فاخفىso it hid ضوءهits light
ابصر الدهر فاخفى ضوءه
واعتراهand befell it منهbecause of him نقصwaning ومحاand effaced
واعتراه منه نقص ومحا
Time saw him and hid its light;
because of him, waning overtook it and effaced it.
حرتI was bewildered لاnot ادريI know أغصنwas it a branch? قدalready بداappeared
حرت لا ادري أغصن قد بدا
امor هلالa crescent moon حاملbearing شمسa sun ضحىmidmorning
ام هلال حامل شمس ضحى
Bewildered, I could not tell: had a branch appeared,
or a crescent bearing the midmorning sun?
حبذاhow delightful منfrom شعرهhis hair مغتبقاdrinking at evening
حبذا من شعره مغتبقا
وبهاand of it منfrom ثغرهhis mouth مصطبحاdrinking in the morning
وبها من ثغره مصطبحا
How delightful to drink at evening from his hair,
and drink it in the morning from his mouth:
خمرةa wine وقتat a time of سرورjoy عصرتwas pressed
خمرة وقت سرور عصرت
تذهبit dispels الحزنsorrow وتبقيand preserves الفرحاdelight
تذهب الحزن وتبقي الفرحا
a wine pressed in a time of joy,
dispelling sorrow and preserving delight.
عبقتit grew fragrant اذwhen فضwas broken عنهاfrom it ختمهاits seal
عبقت اذ فض عنها ختمها
ومنand from الدنthe wine jar شذاهاits fragrance نفحاwafted
ومن الدن شذاها نفحا
It grew fragrant when its seal was broken,
and its scent wafted from the wine jar.
يجتليهاbeholds it اهيفa slender-waisted youth حلوsweet اللمىthe lips' dusky hue
يجتليها اهيف حلو اللمى
كاملperfect in الاوصافqualities يبديhe offers الملحاpleasantries
كامل الاوصاف يبدي الملحا
A slender youth with sweet, dusky lips beholds it,
perfect in every quality, offering pleasantries.
ياO خليليّmy two friends اسقيانيهاyou two, give it to me to drink ضحىat midmorning
يا خليليّ اسقيانيها ضحى
وامرعاand flourish, you two فيin ظلthe shade of عيشlife وامرحاand be merry, you two
وامرعا في ظل عيش وامرحا
My two friends, give it to me to drink at midmorning,
and flourish in life's shade, and make merry.
واذاand when ماemphatic particle جليتit is unveiled ليto me باسمهاby its name
واذا ما جليت لي باسمها
شبياkindle, you two (uncertain reading) بينamong سقاةcupbearers وصحاand cry out, you two
شبيا بين سقاة وصحا
And when it is unveiled to me under its own name,
Kindle [it] among the cupbearers, and cry out!
وخذاand take, you two عنيfrom me اذاthen اوصافهاits qualities
وخذا عني اذا اوصافها
واسألانيand ask me, you two وعليّand of me اقترحاmake requests, you two
واسألاني وعليّ اقترحا
then learn its qualities from me,
and ask me, and make requests of me.
لاnot ارىI see فيin اللهوrevelry عنهاfor it نائباa substitute
لا ارى في اللهو عنها نائبا
لاno ولاnor قلبيmy heart منfrom السكرintoxication صحاhas sobered
لا ولا قلبي من السكر صحا
I see no substitute for it in revelry—
no, nor has my heart sobered from intoxication.
Sol 6.1