بحياتيby my life ياO بدرBadr (full moon) أوor بحياتكby your life
بحياتي يا بدر أو بحياتك
لاdo not تقلsay لا'no' ياoh قبحthe ugliness of لا'no' منamong لغاتكyour expressions
لا تقل لا يا قبح لا من لغاتك
By my life, O Badr, or by your life,
By your life, O full moon, or by my life
Do not say 'no'—how ugly 'no' is in your speech!
Don't say no, O how ugly, no from your words
قمrise بناwith us نغنمlet us gain الوصالunion وروحيand my soul
قم بنا نغنم الوصال وروحي
فيin سبيلthe path of الهوىlove وفيand in مرضاتكyour pleasure
في سبيل الهوى وفي مرضاتك
Rise with us; let us win union, and my soul
Rise with us, we will gain union and my soul
is for love's sake and for your pleasure.
For the love and for your consent
قمrise فلاfor there is nothing غيرother than كونbecoming شكٍّa doubt يقيناًcertainty
قم فلا غير كون شكٍّ يقيناً
منamong صفاتيmy traits بينamong الورىhumankind وصفاتكand your traits
من صفاتي بين الورى وصفاتك
Rise, for nothing but a doubt's becoming certainty
Rise, for there is no doubt, only certainty
is among my traits—and yours—among humankind.
Of my attributes among people and your attributes
ياoh فَدَتكmay they ransom you النُّفوسthe souls فيماwhy التَّوانيthe delay
يا فَدَتك النُّفوس فيما التَّواني
ماdo you not ترىsee البسطmerriment عزَّhas grown scarce فيin أوقاتكyour times
ما ترى البسط عزَّ في أوقاتك
Ah, may souls ransom you—why this delay?
O you who souls ransom, what do you see of procrastination
Do you not see that merriment has grown scarce in your days?
You don't see auspiciousness in your times
هاتهاbring it بكرةearly morning النَّهارthe day فطيبfor the delight of الرَّthe wine (first fragment)
هاتها بكرة النَّهار فطيب الرَّ
اح(completes 'wine') قبلbefore الضُّحىmidmorning وقبلand before صلاتكyour prayer
اح قبل الضُّحى وقبل صلاتك
Bring it at daybreak, for the delight of wine
Bring it in the morning, the weather is good
comes before midmorning and before your prayer.
Before noon and before your prayers
ثمthen هجِّدlull to sleep بناwith us نقيلlet us take a midday nap قليلاًa little
ثم هجِّد بنا نقيل قليلاً
عندwhen غمزthe bending of الصَّهباءthe tawny wine عودthe wood of قناتكyour spear
عند غمز الصَّهباء عود قناتك
Then lull us to sleep; let us take a little midday rest,
Then rest with us, sleep a little
when the tawny wine bends your spear's wooden shaft.
When the blonde winks the string of your lute
ثمthen عدreturn للشَّرابto drinking تفديكmay it ransom you نفسيmy soul
ثم عد للشَّراب تفديك نفسي
واسقنيهاand give it to me to drink واشربand drink معيwith me بحياتكby your life
واسقنيها واشرب معي بحياتك
Then return to drinking—may my soul ransom you.
Then return to drinking, may my soul ransom you
And give it to me to drink, and drink with me, by your life.
Serve it to me and drink with me for your life
إنindeed كلَّall of الحياةlife كأسٌa cup مدارٌpassed round
إن كلَّ الحياة كأسٌ مدارٌ
ونديمٌand a drinking companion وشادنٌand a fawn منamong سقاتكyour cupbearers
ونديمٌ وشادنٌ من سقاتك
Indeed, all of life is a cup passed round,
All of life is a circulating cup
and a drinking companion, and a fawn among your cupbearers.
A boon companion and pouring from your drink
فاغتنمso seize فرصةthe opportunity of الزَّمانtime فقدfor indeed قيit was said (first fragment)
فاغتنم فرصة الزَّمان فقد قي
ل(completes 'was said') أخوbrother of اللَّذَّةpleasure الجسورthe bold one الفاتكthe reckless one
ل أخو اللَّذَّة الجسور الفاتك
So seize time's opportunity, for it has been said:
So seize the opportunity of time, it is said
Pleasure's brother is the bold, reckless man.
The daring brother of pleasure is fleeting
لاdo not تؤخِّرpostpone يوماًever غداةa morning of سرورٍjoy
لا تؤخِّر يوماً غداة سرورٍ
لعشيٍّuntil evening وفتهand outstrip it قبلbefore فواتكyour passing
لعشيٍّ وفته قبل فواتك
Do not ever postpone a morning of joy
Do not delay a day of happiness
until evening; outstrip it before your own passing.
For an evening, and miss it before it passes
إنَّماonly هذهthis الحياةlife كحلمٍlike a dream
إنَّما هذه الحياة كحلمٍ
طارقٍvisiting by night تستلذُّهyou savor it فيin سباتكyour slumber
طارقٍ تستلذُّه في سباتك
This life is but like a dream,
This life is just a fleeting dream
a night visitor you savor in your slumber.
You enjoy in your slumber
Sol 6.1