كفنونيshroud me إنif متI die فيin ورقpetals الزهthe flowers (first fragment)
كفنوني إن مت في ورق الزه
رcompletion of 'the flowers' ورشواand sprinkle ثرايmy dust بالصهباءwith tawny wine
ر ورشوا ثراي بالصهباء
Shroud me, if I die, in flower petals,
Wrap me, if I die, in the paper of flowers,
and sprinkle my dust with tawny wine.
And sprinkle my bier with pale saffron;
واذكرونيand remember me والوجهwhile the face منطلقbeaming with البشرcheerfulness
واذكروني والوجه منطلق البشر
كأنيas though I ماnot زلتI have ceased to be فيamong الأحياءthe living
كأني ما زلت في الأحياء
And remember me with a face beaming with cheer,
And remember me when the face is joyous
as though I were still among the living.
As if I still lived among the living.
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle أديرتis passed around الكأسthe cup يوماًone day
وإذا ما أديرت الكأس يوماً
فاشربواthen drink ليto me منof صرفunmixed wine ماwhat فيin الإناءthe vessel
فاشربوا لي من صرف ما في الإناء
And when the cup is passed around one day,
And if the cup is passed some day,
then drink to me of the unmixed wine in the vessel.
Then drink for me what is left in the cup;
إنماonly يهربflee الرجالmen منfrom الذكremembrance (first fragment)
إنما يهرب الرجال من الذك
رcompletion of 'remembrance' لماbecause of what قدmay يثيرit stirs فيin الأحشاءthe entrails
ر لما قد يثير في الأحشاء
Men flee from remembrance only
For men only flee from memory
because of what it may stir in their inmost parts.
Because of what it stirs in their hearts.
Sol 6.1