اللياليthe nights تسوءbring sorrow ثمthen تسرbring joy
الليالي تسوء ثم تسر
وصروفand the vicissitudes الزمانof time ماdo not تستقرsettle
وصروف الزمان ما تستقر
The nights bring sorrow, then joy,
The nights go bad then get better,
and the vicissitudes of time never settle.
And the vicissitudes of time are never settled.
غيرbut أنيthat I عنwith الحوادثevents راضٍcontent
غير أني عن الحوادث راضٍ
بعدafter سخطdiscontent والعيشand life حلوٌsweet ومرand bitter
بعد سخط والعيش حلوٌ ومر
Yet I am content with what befalls,
Yet I am content with whatever befalls me,
after discontent; life is sweet and bitter.
After displeasure, living is sweet and bitter.
كنتI was صباًenamored بواحدof one ثمthen ثنيtook a second (verb continued)
كنت صباً بواحد ثم ثني
تI (ending of the preceding verb) فليso I have بالجميعwith them all وصلٌunion وهجرُand estrangement
ت فلي بالجميع وصلٌ وهجرُ
I was enamored of one, then took a second;
I was a youth with one, then I inclined,
so with them all I have union and estrangement.
So for me there is union and separation with all.
منwho كمثليlike me وعنand at يمينهhis right شمسٌa sun
من كمثلي وعن يمينه شمسٌ
تتجلىshines forth وعنand at شماليmy left بدرُa full moon
تتجلى وعن شمالي بدرُ
Who is like me? At his right is a sun
Who is like me? With the sun unveiled
shining forth, and at my left a full moon.
On my right, and the moon on my left.
ذاthis one علىon خدهhis cheek منof المسكmusk سطرٌa line
ذا على خده من المسك سطرٌ
وعلىand in طرفthe gaze of ذاthis one منof الغنجcoquetry سطرa line
وعلى طرف ذا من الغنج سطر
On this one's cheek is a line of musk,
With musk drawn as a line on his cheek,
and in this one's gaze, a line of coquetry.
And kohl drawn as a line on the edge of this eye.
بتI spent the night يجريflowing عليover me منfrom ريقthe saliva of هذيthese two (word continued)
بت يجري علي من ريق هذي
نending of 'these two' وكأسيand my cup شهدٌhoney ومسكٌand musk وخمرٌand wine
ن وكأسي شهدٌ ومسكٌ وخمرٌ
All night there flowed over me, from the saliva of these two
The saliva of this mouth runs onto me,
and my cup, honey, musk, and wine.
And my cup is honey and musk and wine.
ليI have منfrom ريقthe saliva of ذاthis one ومقلةand the eye of هذاthis one
لي من ريق ذا ومقلة هذا
معwith كأسيmy cup سكرٌintoxication وسكرٌand intoxication وسكرُand intoxication
مع كأسي سكرٌ وسكرٌ وسكرُ
I have, from this one's saliva and that one's eye,
From the saliva of this mouth and the wink of this eye,
together with my cup, intoxication, intoxication, and intoxication.
With my cup, there is intoxication and intoxication and intoxication.
Sol 6.1