عاطنيهاpass it to me ذوبmolten تبرunworked gold
عاطنيها ذوب تبر
واجلهاand unveil it فيin ثوبa robe خمرwine
واجلها في ثوب خمر
Pass it to me—molten gold—
Give it to me, let my patience melt,
and unveil it in a robe of wine.
And wrap it in a robe of wine.
ماnot ترىyou see المزجthe mixing كساهاhas clothed it
ما ترى المزج كساها
حبباbubbles فيin سلكa string درpearls
حببا في سلك در
Do you not see how mixing has clothed it
You don't see how it dressed them,
in bubbles on a string of pearls?
With love on a string of pearls,
ونباتand the growth الروضthe garden سكباin a downpour
ونبات الروض سكبا
جادهlavished upon it الغيثthe rain بقطرwith drops
جاده الغيث بقطر
And the garden's growth, in a downpour,
And the garden's plants poured down,
the rain has lavished drops upon it.
The rain clouds with a drizzle.
وعلىand upon العودthe bough بلحنwith a melody
وعلى العود بلحن
قدhas indeed تغنىsung كلevery قمريturtledove
قد تغنى كل قمري
And upon the bough, in melody,
And on the lute with a melody,
every turtledove has sung.
Every bright moon sang.
والنسيمand the breeze الرطبmoist يهديbrings
والنسيم الرطب يهدي
منfrom شذاهits fragrance كلevery عطرperfume
من شذاه كل عطر
And the moist breeze brings
And the moist breeze presents,
every perfume from its fragrance.
From its aroma every perfume.
وغداand it began يلقيscattering نثاراًscattered gifts
وغدا يلقي نثاراً
صيغfashioned منfrom بيضwhite ones وصفرand yellow ones
صيغ من بيض وصفر
And it has begun scattering gifts
And tomorrow it throws flowers,
fashioned of white and yellow.
Molded from white and yellow.
والذيand the one whom اهوىI love نديميmy drinking companion
والذي اهوى نديمي
ويغنينيand sings to me بشعريwith my poetry
ويغنيني بشعري
And the one I love is my drinking companion,
And the one I love, my friend,
and sings my poetry to me.
Who sings me with my poetry.
واناand I ماemphatic particle بينbetween نهيprohibition
وانا ما بين نهي
ياO اخاbrother اللهوrevelry وامرand command
يا اخا اللهو وامر
And I am between prohibition—
And I am between refusal,
O brother of revelry—and command.
O brother of playfulness and command.
اجتليI behold شمساa sun وطوراًand at times
اجتلي شمسا وطوراً
اجتليI behold طلعةthe face بدرa full moon
اجتلي طلعة بدر
I behold a sun, and at times
Seek a sun and a mountain,
I behold the face of a full moon.
Seek the rise of a full moon.
ليسis not هذاthis يومa day صحوsobriety
ليس هذا يوم صحو
انindeed هذاthis يومa day سكرintoxication
ان هذا يوم سكر
This is no day of sobriety;
This is not a day of sobriety,
indeed, this is a day of intoxication.
This is a day of intoxication.
حبذاhow delightful وقتa time سلافchoice wine
حبذا وقت سلاف
جاءhas come فيin اطيبthe sweetest عصرafternoon
جاء في اطيب عصر
How delightful is a time of choice wine,
Best is the time of drinking,
come in the sweetest afternoon!
It came in the finest harvest.
لاdo not تلمreproach انif همتI am enraptured وجداwith longing
لا تلم ان همت وجدا
فهوايfor my love اليومtoday عذريmy excuse
فهواي اليوم عذري
Do not reproach me if I am lost in longing;
Do not blame if I became passionate,
for my love today is my excuse.
For my love today is my excuse.
فاحضرso come الآنnow سريعاquickly
فاحضر الآن سريعا
فعيونfor the springs الطلthe dew تجريflow
فعيون الطل تجري
So come quickly now,
So bring now quickly,
for the springs of dew are flowing.
For the eyes of the gazing flow.
وشموسand the suns الراحthe wine تبدوappear
وشموس الراح تبدو
عنfrom سناradiance صبحmorning وفجرand dawn
عن سنا صبح وفجر
And the suns of wine emerge
And the suns of comfort appear,
from the radiance of morning and dawn.
From the brilliance of dawn and morning.
والسماand the sky بالشهبwith the bright stars تحكيresembles
والسما بالشهب تحكي
روضةa garden حفّتringed بزهرwith blossoms
روضة حفّت بزهر
And the sky, with its bright stars, resembles
And the sky tells with meteors,
a garden ringed with blossoms.
A garden lined with flowers.
ومغنيand the singer القومthe company يشدوsings
ومغني القوم يشدو
ويحييناand greets us ببشرwith cheer
ويحيينا ببشر
And the company's singer sings,
And the singer of the people chants,
and greets us cheerfully,
And revives us with good news.
ويعاطيناand passes us كؤوسcups الthe
ويعاطينا كؤوس ال
بسطdelight منfrom نظمverse ونثرand prose
بسط من نظم ونثر
and passes us cups of
And gives us cups that,
delight, from verse and prose.
Spread from prose and poetry.
ويغاليand goes to great lengths فيin بديعrhetorical artistry
ويغالي في بديع
طابwas delightful فيin طيfolding ونشرand unfolding
طاب في طي ونشر
And he goes to great lengths in rhetorical artistry,
And he excels in rhetoric,
delightful in folding and unfolding.
Good in extension and publishing.
وبهاand with them يسعىhe circulates كميتاbay-colored wine
وبها يسعى كميتا
بينamong ذيone possessed of كرcharging وفرand retreating
بين ذي كر وفر
And with them he circulates, bearing bay-colored wine,
And with it he strives like a drunk,
among those who charge and retreat.
Between generous and kind.
واذاand when ماemphatic particle ليfor me ذنوبيmy sins
واذا ما لي ذنوبي
اثقلتhave weighed down بالحمدwith praise ظهريmy back
اثقلت بالحمد ظهري
And whenever my own sins
And if my sins,
have weighed down my back with praise,
Weighed down my back with praise.
رحتI turned عفوpardon اللهGod ارجوI hope for
رحت عفو الله ارجو
فهوfor He ذوpossessed of جودgenerosity وبرand kindness
فهو ذو جود وبر
I turn, hoping for God's pardon,
I hoped for God's pardon,
for He is bountiful and kind.
For He is benevolent and righteous.
وهوand He يعفوpardons عنconcerning كثيرmuch
وهو يعفو عن كثير
وهوand He يمحوwipes away كلevery وزرburden of sin
وهو يمحو كل وزر
And He pardons much,
And He forgives much,
and He wipes away every burden of sin.
And He erases all burdens.
Sol 6.1