ياO ساهرwakeful الطرفthe eye قدalready بداappeared السحرُthe predawn hour
يا ساهر الطرف قد بدا السحرُ
وجمشتناand caressed us بنشرهاwith their fragrance الزهرthe blossoms
وجمشتنا بنشرها الزهر
O wakeful-eyed one, the predawn hour has already come.
O wakeful-eyed one, dawn has appeared
And the blossoms have caressed us with their fragrance.
And our gathering has been adorned with flowers
ورقand grew thin جلبابٌcloak ليلناof our night ودعاand called
ورق جلبابٌ ليلنا ودعا
إلىto الصبوحthe morning wine الصباحthe dawn والقمرُand the moon
إلى الصبوح الصباح والقمرُ
And our night's cloak has thinned; a summons has come
The night's dress is a leaflet that calls
To morning wine, from dawn and the moon.
To daybreak, morning, and the moon
فماso what ترىdo you think فيabout اصطباحdrinking wine in the morning صافيةٍclear wine
فما ترى في اصطباح صافيةٍ
بكرٍa virgin حناهاbowed her فيin الحانةthe tavern الكبرold age
بكرٍ حناها في الحانة الكبر
What say you, then, to a morning draught of clear wine,
So what do you see in the pure dawn
A virgin bowed by old age within the tavern?
Of an early morning adorned at the great gathering
رقتgrew delicate فراقتand so became delightful وفاتand eluded ملمسهاits touch
رقت فراقت وفات ملمسها
ولمbut did not يفتناelude us النسيمthe fragrant breath والنظرand the sight
ولم يفتنا النسيم والنظر
It grew delicate and delightful; its touch eluded us,
It softened, so it became gentle, its touch gone
But its fragrant breath and the sight of it did not elude us.
The breeze did not tempt us, nor the sight
فهيso it is لمنto whoever شمsmelled ريحهاits scent أثرٌa trace
فهي لمن شم ريحها أثرٌ
وهيand it is لمنto whoever رامsought لمسهاto touch it خبرa report
وهي لمن رام لمسها خبر
Thus, to whoever smells its scent, it is a trace;
So it is for one who smelled its fragrance, a mark
And to whoever seeks to touch it, it is only a report.
And it is for one who sought its touch, news
ترىyou see الثرياthe Pleiades والغربand the west يجذبهاdraws them
ترى الثريا والغرب يجذبها
والبدرand the full moon يهوىsinks والفجرand the dawn ينفجرbursts forth
والبدر يهوى والفجر ينفجر
You see the Pleiades, as the west draws them away,
You see the chandelier and the West pulls it
While the full moon sinks and dawn bursts forth,
The moon loves and dawn bursts open
كفa hand عروسٍof a bride لاحتgleamed خواتمهاher rings
كف عروسٍ لاحت خواتمها
أوor عقدa necklace درof pearls فيin الجوthe air ينتثرscatters
أو عقد در في الجو ينتثر
As a bride's hand with her rings gleaming,
Like the palm of a bride, her rings have appeared
Or a necklace of pearls scattering in the air,
Or a pearl necklace in the air scattering
فيin روضةٍa garden راضهاtamed it الربيعspring وماand did not
في روضةٍ راضها الربيع وما
قصرfall short فيin وشيembroidering بردهاits cloak المطرthe rain
قصر في وشي بردها المطر
In a garden that spring has tamed, and never
In a garden the spring has pleased, and the rain
Has rain fallen short in embroidering its cloak;
Did not neglect in adorning it with its coldness
حيثwhere نأىwent far away النايthe flute بالعقولwith the minds وقدand indeed
حيث نأى الناي بالعقول وقد
أبلغwent to the utmost فيin نيلattaining وترهits desire الوترthe musical string
أبلغ في نيل وتره الوتر
Where the flute has carried minds far away, and indeed
Where the flute takes the minds far away, and
The string has gone far in fulfilling its desire.
Reaches the string and chord in playing
Sol 6.1