ياO أخلايmy dear friends مرحباًwelcome وسلاماًand peace
يا أخلاي مرحباً وسلاماً
نعمhow fine ليلa night يضمناgathers us فيin نظامharmony
نعم ليل يضمنا في نظام
O my dear friends, welcome and peace!
My brothers, greetings and peace
How fine a night that gathers us in harmony,
Yes, a night that gathers us in harmony
بينamid كأسa cup وأخوةand brothers ونعماand how fine
بين كأس وأخوة ونعما
ليلةa night بينamid أخوةbrothers ومدامand wine
ليلة بين أخوة ومدام
Amid a cup and brothers—and how fine
Between a cup, brotherhood, and blessings
A night amid brothers and wine!
A night among brothers and wine
جاءcame هذاthis الربيعspring طلقاًbright and cheerful وجئتمand you came
جاء هذا الربيع طلقاً وجئتم
مثلهlike it بعدafter طولthe length of عهدa spell الغمامthe clouds
مثله بعد طول عهد الغمام
This spring came smiling, and you came
This spring has come bright and you have come
Like it, after a long spell of clouds.
Like it after the long epoch of clouds
فسقىso watered الأرضthe earth ربهاits Lord وسقيمand the ailing
فسقى الأرض ربها وسقيم
مهجتيmy heart ريهاits fill of water علىthroughout الأيامthe days
مهجتي ريها على الأيام
So its Lord watered the earth, and my ailing
So it quenched the earth, its Lord, and quenched
Heart drank its fill through all the days.
My soul, watering it over the days
فرياضٌso gardens منof الربيعspring حوالall around
فرياضٌ من الربيع حوال
ورياضand gardens منof ودناour affection البسامever-smiling
ورياض من ودنا البسام
So gardens of spring are all around,
Gardens of spring are around
And gardens of our ever-smiling affection.
And gardens of our tender friendship
ولعمريand by my life لولاكمwere it not for you ماnot عبأناwe would care
ولعمري لولاكم ما عبأنا
برياضfor gardens مفترةopening in a smile الأكمامthe flower-buds
برياض مفترة الأكمام
And by my life, without you we would care nothing
And for my life, were it not for you we would not care
For gardens whose buds open in a smile.
For false gardens with folded sleeves
ورياضand the gardens الربيعof spring خضرgreen ولكنand yet
ورياض الربيع خضر ولكن
أنتمyou وردهاtheir roses الذكيintensely fragrant الشمامsweet-scented
أنتم وردها الذكي الشمام
And spring's gardens are green, but
And the gardens of spring are green but
You are their roses, intensely sweet-scented.
You are its sweetest, most fragrant roses
قدmay يشمsmell الصديقa friend منfrom نفحةthe fragrant breath الأخthe brothers (first part)
قد يشم الصديق من نفحة الأخ
وانthe brothers (last part) مالاwhat ... not يشمhe smells قطرdrops الرهامthe gentle rain
وان مالا يشم قطر الرهام
A friend may smell in the fragrant breath of brothers
A friend may smell a whiff of his brother's breath
What he cannot smell in drops of gentle rain.
Even if he does not smell a drop of perfume
أنتمyou أخوتيmy brothers ربيعيmy spring لاnot ذاكthat one
أنتم أخوتي ربيعي لا ذاك
فماfor there is no للزمانfor time طولlength of مقامstay
فما للزمان طول مقام
You, my brothers, are my spring—not that one,
You, my brothers, are my spring, not that
For time does not remain for long.
For time has no long stay
لنwill not يفوتleave الربيعspring عيشيmy life ماas long as أصyou offer sincerely (first part)
لن يفوت الربيع عيشي ما أص
فيتمyou offer sincerely (last part) الودaffection أوor رعيتمyou honor ذماميmy claim on your loyalty
فيتم الود أو رعيتم ذمامي
Spring will never leave my life, so long as you offer
Spring will not miss my livelihood as long as
Sincere affection, or honor your bond with me.
Love endures or you tend to my affairs
جمعتناbrought us together مودةaffection فلبسناso we put on
جمعتنا مودة فلبسنا
ثوباًa robe ضافياًample علىover الأجسامthe bodies
ثوباً ضافياً على الأجسام
Affection brought us together, so we put on
Our affection gathered us so we wore
An ample robe over our bodies.
A cloak warming over the bodies
ليلتيmy night هذهthis جديرworthy سناهاits radiance
ليلتي هذه جدير سناها
أنto يشوقmake yearn الفؤادthe heart للإظلامfor darkness
أن يشوق الفؤاد للإظلام
This night of mine—its radiance can well
This night of mine deserves to have its years
Make the heart yearn for darkness.
Make the heart yearn for darkness
واللياليand the nights إذاwhen أتتكthey come to you بإحساwith kindness (first part)
والليالي إذا أتتك بإحسا
نkindness (last part) وطيبٍand delight أطمعنthey inspire hope فيfor الإنعامbounty
ن وطيبٍ أطمعن في الإنعام
And nights, when they come to you with kindness
And when nights bring you good company and fragrance
And delight, make you hope for bounty.
Hope for their favor
فلتكنso let there be كرةٌa return إلىto مثلthe like of هذاthis
فلتكن كرةٌ إلى مثل هذا
بعدafter أيامdays فترةٍa pause وجمامand repose
بعد أيام فترةٍ وجمام
So let there be a return to something like this,
So let them come again to the like of this
After days of respite and repose.
After days, a period, and gathering
عنديto me الليلnight والنهارand day سواءalike
عندي الليل والنهار سواء
حينwhen تبدونyou appear فيin سوادthe blackness الظلامof darkness
حين تبدون في سواد الظلام
To me, night and day are alike
To me, night and day are the same
When you appear in the blackness of night.
When you appear in the darkness
ولئنand if indeed عدتyou return أننيthat I am لشكورsurely very grateful
ولئن عدت أنني لشكور
أنشرI spread الشكرthanks فيin القوافيthe rhymes الكرامnoble
أنشر الشكر في القوافي الكرام
And if you return, I shall be truly grateful,
And if I say that I am thankful
Spreading my thanks in noble rhymes.
I spread thanks in the generous rhymes
فاغتنمso make the most of ذاكthat اللسانtongue فإنfor indeed الthe
فاغتنم ذاك اللسان فإن ال
ملكdominion للألسنbelongs to tongues الفصاحeloquent الكلامin speech
ملك للألسن الفصاح الكلام
So make the most of that tongue, for
So seize that tongue, for the
Dominion belongs to tongues eloquent in speech.
Tongues have no control over eloquent speech
Sol 6.1