خلّdisregard منwhoever لامreproached وفيهand about him نصحاgave counsel
خلّ من لام وفيه نصحا
انindeed قلبيmy heart عنfrom هواهlove of him ماnot صحاsobered
ان قلبي عن هواه ما صحا
Disregard whoever reproached me and counseled me about him;
Indeed, my heart has not sobered from love of him.
نازحone far away عنديwith me ابقىleft مذsince نأىwent far away
نازح عندي ابقى مذ نأى
مدمعاa fount of tears منfrom بعدهafter him ماnot نزحاran dry
مدمعا من بعده ما نزحا
The distant one, since he went away, has left me
A fount of tears 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
Granted me no union with him.
اناI لوeven if برحcaused torment بيto me هجرانهhis desertion
انا لو برح بي هجرانه
عنهfrom him قلبيmy heart فيin الهوىlove ماnot ترحاdeparted
عنه قلبي في الهوى ما ترحا
As for me, even if his desertion tormented me,
My heart would never turn from him in love.
وقعinscribed الحسنbeauty علىupon وجنتهhis cheek
وقع الحسن على وجنته
ياO لهto it سطراa line علىupon ماwhat شرحاexpounded
يا له سطرا على ما شرحا
Beauty inscribed his cheek—
What a line, a gloss upon what it had expounded!
لستI am not انساهforgetting him وقدand already هامwas enamored بهاof it
لست انساه وقد هام بها
فيin الدجاthe darkness يسعىmoves swiftly ويجلوand makes gleam القدحاthe goblet
في الدجا يسعى ويجلو القدحا
I do not forget him, as he was enamored of it,
Moving through the darkness and making the goblet gleam.
ابصرbeheld الدهرTime فاخفىso hid ضوءهits light
ابصر الدهر فاخفى ضوءه
واعتراهand befell it منهfrom him نقصdecline ومحاand faded
واعتراه منه نقص ومحا
Time beheld him and hid its light,
And through him it suffered decline and faded.
حرتI was bewildered لاnot ادريI know أغصنis it a bough? قدalready بداappeared
حرت لا ادري أغصن قد بدا
امor هلالa crescent حاملbearing شمسa sun ضحىmidmorning
ام هلال حامل شمس ضحى
Bewildered, I cannot tell: has a bough appeared,
Or a crescent bearing the midmorning sun?
حبذاhow delightful منfrom شعرهhis hair مغتبقاdrinking in the evening
حبذا من شعره مغتبقا
وبهاand of it منfrom ثغرهhis mouth مصطبحاdrinking in the morning
وبها من ثغره مصطبحا
How delightful to drink an evening draught from his hair,
And drink it in the morning from his mouth!
خمرةwine وقتa time of سرورjoy عصرتwas pressed
خمرة وقت سرور عصرت
تذهبdispels الحزنsorrow وتبقيand preserves الفرحاdelight
تذهب الحزن وتبقي الفرحا
Wine pressed in a time of joy
Dispels sorrow and preserves delight.
عبقتgave off fragrance 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 gave off fragrance when its seal was broken,
And its scent wafted from the wine jar.
يجتليهاbeholds it اهيفslender-waisted حلوsweet اللمىthe lips' dusky tint
يجتليها اهيف حلو اللمى
كاملperfect الاوصافthe qualities يبديdisplays الملحاthe charms
كامل الاوصاف يبدي الملحا
A slender youth with sweet, dusky lips beholds it,
Perfect in every quality, displaying his charms.
ياO خليليّmy two friends اسقيانيهاgive it to me to drink, you two ضحىat midmorning
يا خليليّ اسقيانيها ضحى
وامرعاand live in plenty, you two فيin ظلthe shade of عيشlife وامرحاand be merry, you two
وامرعا في ظل عيش وامرحا
O my two friends, give me a drink of it at midmorning,
And live in plenty in life's shade, and be merry.
واذاand when ماemphatic particle جليتwas unveiled ليto me باسمهاby its name
واذا ما جليت لي باسمها
شبياsing its praises, you two (uncertain reading) بينamong سقاةcupbearers وصحاand cry out, you two
شبيا بين سقاة وصحا
And when it is unveiled to me by its name,
Sing its praises [uncertain reading] 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
And then learn its qualities from me,
And ask me, and make requests of me.
لاnot ارىI see فيin اللهوrevelry عنهاin place of it نائباa substitute
لا ارى في اللهو عنها نائبا
لاno ولاnor قلبيmy heart منfrom السكرintoxication صحاsobered
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