خُذهاtake it عُقارَينِtwo intoxicants مِنfrom لَحظٍa glance وَكاسِand a cup
خُذها عُقارَينِ مِن لَحظٍ وَكاسِ
ماemphatic particle بَينَbetween رَوضَينِtwo gardens مِنof صُدغٍa sidelock وَآسِand myrtle
ما بَينَ رَوضَينِ مِن صُدغٍ وَآسِ
Take it as two intoxicants, from a glance and a cup,
Between two gardens—sidelock and myrtle.
لاdo not تَعدِspur onward خَيلَthe steeds of المُنىdesire فَالرَوضُfor the garden كاسيclad
لا تَعدِ خَيلَ المُنى فَالرَوضُ كاسي
وَاليَومُand the day عَذبُsweet الشَمايِلdisposition
وَاليَومُ عَذبُ الشَمايِل
Do not spur the steeds of desire, for the garden is clad.
And the day is sweet of temper,
وَالنَهرُand the river بَينَamong الخَمايِلthe groves
وَالنَهرُ بَينَ الخَمايِل
كَالحُسامِlike a sword الصَقيلpolished
كَالحُسامِ الصَقيل
And the river among the groves
Is like a polished sword
ماemphatic particle بَينَbetween خُضرِgreen الحَمايِلthe sword-belts
ما بَينَ خُضرِ الحَمايِل
ماnot الحُسنُbeauty إِلّاexcept لِوَصفِfor describing الطَلَبيal-Talabi
ما الحُسنُ إِلّا لِوَصفِ الطَلَبي
Between green sword-belts.
Beauty is reserved for describing al-Talabi:
لَحظُthe glance of المُريبِthe guilty one إِلىalongside خَدِّthe cheek of البَريthe innocent one
لَحظُ المُريبِ إِلى خَدِّ البَري
وَأُدمَةٌand a tawny complexion أَخجَلَتput to shame شَمسَthe sun of العَشيevening
وَأُدمَةٌ أَخجَلَت شَمسَ العَشي
A guilty glance beside an innocent cheek,
And a tawny complexion that shamed the evening sun.
فَعَدِّso turn away عَنfrom سِحرِthe magic of بابِلBabylon
فَعَدِّ عَن سِحرِ بابِل
هَلquestion marker كُنتَyou were تَعلَمaware of نابِلan archer
هَل كُنتَ تَعلَم نابِل
So turn away from Babylon's magic.
Have you ever known an archer
سَهمُهُhis arrow مُستَحيلimpossible
سَهمُهُ مُستَحيل
تَصبوyearn إِلَيهِtoward it المَقاتِلthe vital spots
تَصبو إِلَيهِ المَقاتِل
Whose arrow defies belief—
The vital spots yearn for it?
لَيليmy night عَلَيكَfor you نَهارٌday بِالسُهادِthrough sleeplessness
لَيلي عَلَيكَ نَهارٌ بِالسُهادِ
أَبيتُI spend the night مُفتَرِشاًbedding myself on شَوكَthorns of القَتادِthe tragacanth shrub
أَبيتُ مُفتَرِشاً شَوكَ القَتادِ
My night, for you, is day through sleeplessness.
I spend the night bedded on tragacanth thorns,
مُسَرَّحَunloosed الدَمعِthe tears مَأسورَheld captive الفُؤادِthe heart
مُسَرَّحَ الدَمعِ مَأسورَ الفُؤادِ
وَبيand within me عَنِfrom اللَومِreproach شاغِلa preoccupying care
وَبي عَنِ اللَومِ شاغِل
My tears unloosed, my heart held captive.
And a care within me shuts out reproach.
أَلَيسَdo ... not? تَدريknow العَواذِلthe reproaching women
أَلَيسَ تَدري العَواذِل
أَنَّthat نُصحَthe counsel of العَذولthe reproacher
أَنَّ نُصحَ العَذول
Do the reproaching women not know
That the reproacher's counsel
ريحٌwind لِنارِfor the fire of البَلابِلanguish
ريحٌ لِنارِ البَلابِل
جَفنٌan eyelid يُريكَshows you حُسامَthe sword of الهِندَوانيIndian steel
جَفنٌ يُريكَ حُسامَ الهِندَواني
Is wind to the fire of anguish?
An eyelid shows you a sword of Indian steel:
أَردىslew وَأَحياand revived فَدَمُso the blood of الهِندِIndia وانِis feeble
أَردى وَأَحيا فَدَمُ الهِندِ وانِ
غَنَّيتُهُI sang to him طالِباًseeking مِنهُfrom him أَمانيmy safety
غَنَّيتُهُ طالِباً مِنهُ أَماني
It slew and revived; so India's blood is feeble.
I sang to him, seeking from him my safety:
إِنif جِئتَyou have come لِلأَمنِfor safety سايِلasking
إِن جِئتَ لِلأَمنِ سايِل
فَليthen I have إِلَيكَto you وَسايِلmeans of approach
فَلي إِلَيكَ وَسايِل
If you have come asking for safety,
Then I have means of reaching you.
أَنتَyou مِثليlike me عَليلailing
أَنتَ مِثلي عَليل
وَالشَكلُand like لِلشَّكلِto like واصِلreaches out
وَالشَكلُ لِلشَّكلِ واصِل
You are ailing like me,
And like reaches out to like.
Sol 6.1