ومنْزِلِand a dwelling of قينةٍa songstress سَهْلُeasy الجَنَابِof approach
ومنْزِلِ قينةٍ سَهْلُ الجَنَابِ
تضمَّنَhoused كُلَّevery آنِسَةٍwinsome maiden كَعَابِfull-breasted
تضمَّنَ كُلَّ آنِسَةٍ كَعَابِ
And a songstress's house, easy of approach,
housed every winsome, full-breasted maiden.
غَذَتْهَاnourished her نِعْمَةٌluxury ولذيذُand pleasant عيشٍliving
غَذَتْهَا نِعْمَةٌ ولذيذُ عيشٍ
فأنبَتَso brought forth صدرهاher bosom ثَمَرthe fruit of الشَّبابِyouth
فأنبَتَ صدرها ثَمَر الشَّبابِ
Luxury and a pleasant life had nourished her,
so her bosom bore the fruit of youth.
فمنso among them عوّادةٍa lute-player تَشْدوsinging وأخرىand another
فمن عوّادةٍ تَشْدو وأخرى
بِمَعْزَفَةٍwith a stringed instrument وأخرىand another بالرّبابِwith the rebab
بِمَعْزَفَةٍ وأخرى بالرّبابِ
Among them was a singing lute-player, and another
with a stringed instrument, and another with a rebab;
ومُحْسِنَةٍand a skilled performer موَقِّعةٍkeeping rhythm بِطَبْلٍon a drum
ومُحْسِنَةٍ موَقِّعةٍ بِطَبْلٍ
كَصَوْتlike the sound of الرَّعْدthunder منfrom خَلَلِthe gaps in السَّحابِthe clouds
كَصَوْت الرَّعْد من خَلَلِ السَّحابِ
and a skilled performer keeping time on a drum,
like thunder sounding through the clouds;
وشافِعَةٍand one accompanying صواحبُهاher companions بنايwith a reed flute
وشافِعَةٍ صواحبُها بناي
أَحَنَّmore yearning منthan الخليعِthe libertine إلىfor التَّصابيyouthful dalliance
أَحَنَّ من الخليعِ إلى التَّصابي
and one accompanying her companions with a reed flute,
more yearning than a libertine for youthful dalliance;
وراقصَةٍand a dancer علىon كُرَةٍa ball وحَبْلٍand a rope
وراقصَةٍ على كُرَةٍ وحَبْلٍ
كخطْفlike the flash of البرقِlightning أوor لَمْعِthe shimmer of السّرابِthe mirage
كخطْف البرقِ أو لَمْعِ السّرابِ
and a dancer on a ball and a rope,
like lightning's flash or a mirage's shimmer.
ركبتُI rode بهin it مطاياthe mounts of اللّهْوِpleasure حتىuntil
ركبتُ به مطايا اللّهْوِ حتى
حَطْنُthey halted (probable reading) بهin it مطَلّحَةًworn out ركابيmy mounts
حَطْنُ به مطَلّحَةً ركابي
There I rode the mounts of pleasure until
my mounts halted there, worn out.
فماso no بَقِيَتْremained بهin it عذراءُa virgin إلاَّexcept
فما بَقِيَتْ به عذراءُ إلاَّ
صَبَتْshe yearned نحويtoward me وَهَامَand was infatuated فُؤادُهاher heart بيwith me
صَبَتْ نحوي وَهَامَ فُؤادُها بي
Not a virgin remained there who did not
yearn for me, her heart mad with love for me.
أُواصلُI keep company with هذهthis one فَتَغَارُso grows jealous هذيthis other one
أُواصلُ هذه فَتَغَارُ هذي
وَتَعْتِبُand chides أوor تُعرِّضُhints بالعتابِat reproach
وَتَعْتِبُ أو تُعرِّضُ بالعتابِ
I keep company with this one, and that one grows jealous,
and chides me, or voices her reproach in hints.
وأخرىand another بينَنَاbetween us بالكُتُبِwith letters تَسْعَىgoes back and forth
وأخرى بينَنَا بالكُتُبِ تَسْعَى
مُكَاتمةًsecretly وتَرْجِعُand returns بالحَوابِwith the reply (probable reading)
مُكَاتمةً وتَرْجِعُ بالحَوابِ
And another carries letters between us,
in secret, and returns with the reply.
فماso not إنemphasizing negation رُمْتُهI sought it حتىuntil تَوَلّىit made off
فما إن رُمْتُه حتى تَوَلّى
بِذاتِwith what was in يديmy hand وأوْديand did away باكتسابيwith my earnings
بِذاتِ يدي وأوْدي باكتسابي
No sooner had I sought it out than it made off
with all I possessed, and ruined my earnings.
Sol 6.1