قَفَلَ الدُّجى وأتى الصباحُ حميدَا

قَفَلَ الدُّجى وأتى الصباحُ حميدَا

وتجاوبَتْ أطيارُهُ تَغْريدَا

وتجاوبَتْ أطيارُهُ تَغْريدَا

Night's darkness has departed, and morning has come, welcome.

The night has departed and the bright morning has arrived,

And its birds have answered one another in song.

Its birds chirping in response.

وجفتْكَ لائِمةٌ وزارَكَ مُسْعِدٌ

وجفتْكَ لائِمةٌ وزارَكَ مُسْعِدٌ

وغَدَتْ عليكَ الشّمْسُ تحمِلُ عُودَا

وغَدَتْ عليكَ الشّمْسُ تحمِلُ عُودَا

And a reproachful woman has shunned you, and a comforter has visited you.

Your blamer has become silent while your well-wisher visited you,

And the sun has come to you at dawn, carrying a lute.

And the sun has risen over you, bearing gifts.

وكأنّ ما ينهَلُّ من سَبَلِ النّدَى

وكأنّ ما ينهَلُّ من سَبَلِ النّدَى

أيْدٍ نَثَرْتَ من الجُمَانِ عُقُودَا

أيْدٍ نَثَرْتَ من الجُمَانِ عُقُودَا

And it is as though what pours from the showers of dew

It's as if the drops of dew falling

Were hands with which you scattered necklaces of pearls.

Are pearls you've strewn from your sleeves.

وكأنّ مجلسَنَا المُفَوّفِ فرشُهُ

وكأنّ مجلسَنَا المُفَوّفِ فرشُهُ

نورُ الرّياضِ لَبِسْنَ منه بُرُودَا

نورُ الرّياضِ لَبِسْنَ منه بُرُودَا

And it is as though our gathering-place, with its striped carpets,

It's as if the rug in our gathering place,

Were the gardens' blossoms, which they have donned as striped robes.

Has been clad in meadows' light.

وكأنَّما الجاماتُ في جَنَبَاتِهِ

وكأنَّما الجاماتُ في جَنَبَاتِهِ

ماءٌ أعادتْهُ السِّمَاكُ جَلِيْدَا

ماءٌ أعادتْهُ السِّمَاكُ جَلِيْدَا

And it is as though the bowls along its sides

It's as if the cups on its sides

Were water that al-Simak has turned back into ice.

Are water the heavens have frozen.

وكأنّما الكانون أُلْهِبَ جَمْرُهُ

وكأنّما الكانون أُلْهِبَ جَمْرُهُ

أحداقُ أُسْدٍ يَدَّرِيْنَ أُسُودَا

أحداقُ أُسْدٍ يَدَّرِيْنَ أُسُودَا

And it is as though the brazier, its embers kindled,

It's as if the brazier's embers

Were the eyes of lions lying in wait for lions.

Are the glowing eyes of lions, giving off smoke.

يكسو خدود الشَّرْبِ من نَفَحَاتِهِ

يكسو خدود الشَّرْبِ من نَفَحَاتِهِ

قبل الكُؤوسِ وحثِّها تورِيْدَا

قبل الكُؤوسِ وحثِّها تورِيْدَا

With its warm breaths it clothes the drinkers' cheeks

It clothes the cheeks of drinking with its breaths,

In a rosy flush, before the cups and their rapid passing.

Before the cups and urging them replenishment.

نارٌ مُضَّرِمَةٌ ونارُ مُدَامَةٍ

نارٌ مُضَّرِمَةٌ ونارُ مُدَامَةٍ

وكأنّما يتبارَيَانِ وَقُودَا

وكأنّما يتبارَيَانِ وَقُودَا

A blazing fire, and the fire of wine,

A kindled fire and lasting fire,

And it is as though the two compete in burning.

As if competing in fuel.

فالقُرُّ عَنْ حجراتِنا مُتَنَكّبٌ

فالقُرُّ عَنْ حجراتِنا مُتَنَكّبٌ

مَنَعَ التَّرَدُّدَ فانْثَنَى مَرْدُودَا

مَنَعَ التَّرَدُّدَ فانْثَنَى مَرْدُودَا

So the cold keeps clear of our chambers;

So depression has turned away from our chambers,

It has stopped its visits and turned back, repelled.

Prevented from entering, turned back.

وكأنّ نرجِسَنَا ومضعَفَ وَرْدِنَا

وكأنّ نرجِسَنَا ومضعَفَ وَرْدِنَا

سَلَبا الجواري أعيُناً وخُدُودَا

سَلَبا الجواري أعيُناً وخُدُودَا

And it is as though our narcissi and our double roses

It's as if our narcissi and layered roses

Had robbed the maidens of their eyes and cheeks.

Have stolen the eyes and cheeks of maidens.

فَهَبِ السَّعادَةَ لي بِقُرْبِكَ إِنّني

فَهَبِ السَّعادَةَ لي بِقُرْبِكَ إِنّني

قَمِنٌ بقربك أن أكونَ سَعيدَا

قَمِنٌ بقربك أن أكونَ سَعيدَا

So grant me happiness through your nearness; indeed, I

So bring me happiness through your nearness, for I

Am likely, with you near, to be happy.

Am determined that through you I will be joyous.

فاحضُرْ فإن العيْشَ ليس بطيِّبٍ

فاحضُرْ فإن العيْشَ ليس بطيِّبٍ

لأخي الصَّفَا ما كنتَ مِنْهُ بَعِيْدَا

لأخي الصَّفَا ما كنتَ مِنْهُ بَعِيْدَا

So come, for life is not sweet

So attend, for life is not pleasant

For a true friend so long as you are far from him.

For a brother when you are distant.