قامَرَhe gambled باللَّهْوِwith pleasure فيin هَوَىlove of قمرٍa moon
قامَرَ باللَّهْوِ في هَوَى قمرٍ
ونالَand he attained وصْلَunion with البُدُورِthe full moons بالبَدْرِthrough the full moon
ونالَ وصْلَ البُدُورِ بالبَدْرِ
He gambled with pleasure in love with a moon,
He gambled with play in the passion of a moon,
And won union with full moons through the full moon.
And attained the union of full moons through the full moon.
وافْتَضّand he deflowered أبْكارَthe virgins of لهْوِهِhis pleasure طَرَباًin rapture
وافْتَضّ أبْكارَ لهْوِهِ طَرَباً
بينbetween عشاياevenings of المُدَامِwine والبُكُرِand early mornings
بين عشايا المُدَامِ والبُكُرِ
And in rapture deflowered his pleasure's virgins,
He plucked the fruits of his playfulness out of yearning,
Between wine-filled evenings and early mornings.
Between the evenings of wine and first light.
لاno يومَday كاليومِlike this day أبرزَتْهُbrought it forth لَنَاfor us
لا يومَ كاليومِ أبرزَتْهُ لَنَا
رياضُهُits gardens فيin مُشَهَّرِresplendent الحِبَرِembroidered robes
رياضُهُ في مُشَهَّرِ الحِبَرِ
No day is like this day, brought forth for us
No day like the day it brought out for us,
By its gardens in resplendent embroidered robes.
Its meadows in the blossoming month of spring.
يومٌa day بهيمُthe dark, unmarked steed الزمانِof time يَخْطِرُprances منthrough
يومٌ بهيمُ الزمانِ يَخْطِرُ من
جمالِهِits beauty فيin الحُجُولِwhite fetlock markings والغُرَرِand forehead blazes
جمالِهِ في الحُجُولِ والغُرَرِ
A day when the dark steed of Time prances, through
A day in which the time gallivanted from
Its beauty, with white fetlock markings and forehead blazes.
Its beauty among the gazelles and fawns.
مَسَرّةٌjoy كيلهاits measure بلاwithout حَشَفِshriveled dates
مَسَرّةٌ كيلها بلا حَشَفِ
ولذةٌand pleasure صَفْوُهاits purity بلاwithout كَدَرِcloudiness
ولذةٌ صَفْوُها بلا كَدَرِ
A joy whose measure holds no shriveled dates,
A joy without any clouds,
And pleasure whose purity is free of cloudiness.
And a pleasure without any bitterness.
قَدْalready ضُرِبَتْwas pitched خَيْمَةُthe tent الغَمَامِof clouds لناfor us
قَدْ ضُرِبَتْ خَيْمَةُ الغَمَامِ لنا
وَرُشّand was sprinkled جيشthe army النّسِيْمِof the breeze بالمَطَرِwith rain
وَرُشّ جيش النّسِيْمِ بالمَطَرِ
The tent of clouds has already been pitched for us,
The tent of clouds was pitched for us,
And the breeze's army has been sprinkled with rain.
And the army of the breeze sprinkled rain.
وعندناand with us عاتقانِtwo mature maidens حَمْراءُa red one كالشّlike the sun (begins)
وعندنا عاتقانِ حَمْراءُ كالشّ
مْسِcompletion of 'sun' وأخرىand another صَفْرَاءُyellow كالقَمَرِlike the moon
مْسِ وأخرى صَفْرَاءُ كالقَمَرِ
And with us are two mature maidens, one red as the
With us are two rosy shoulders like the sun
Sun, and the other yellow as the moon.
And another yellow like the moon.
بِكرانِtwo virgins هَذِيthis one تُعابُis faulted بالكِبَرِfor old age الthe (next word's article)
بِكرانِ هَذِي تُعابُ بالكِبَرِ ال
بادِيapparent وهَذِيand this one تُعَابُis faulted بالصِّغَرِfor youth
بادِي وهَذِي تُعَابُ بالصِّغَرِ
Two virgins: this one faulted for old age,
Two young ladies, one blamed for being too old
Plain to see, and this one faulted for youth.
And the other blamed for being too young.
مُدامَةٌwine كانَwas مِنْbecause of تَقَادُمِهاits antiquity
مُدامَةٌ كانَ مِنْ تَقَادُمِها
عاصرَهاits presser آدمُAdam ابوfather of البَشَرِhumankind
عاصرَها آدمُ ابو البَشَرِ
A wine so ancient that
A wine bearer whose ancientness
Adam, the father of humankind, was its presser.
Dates back to Adam, father of mankind.
وبِنْتُand a daughter of خِدْرٍa secluded chamber تُرِيْكَshows you صُورَتُهَاher form
وبِنْتُ خِدْرٍ تُرِيْكَ صُورَتُهَا
بّدْرَthe full moon of الدُّجَىnight's darkness فيin ردائِهاher robe العَطِرِfragrant
بّدْرَ الدُّجَى في ردائِها العَطِرِ
And a secluded maiden whose form shows you
And a maiden whose image shows you
Night's full moon in her fragrant robe.
The full moon in its shiny attire.
حنَّتْshe sang plaintively علىover عودِهاher lute وقدand already بَزَلَتْpoured forth
حنَّتْ على عودِها وقد بَزَلَتْ
مُدامُناour wine جمرةًan ember بلاwithout شَرَرِsparks
مُدامُنا جمرةً بلا شَرَرِ
She sang plaintively over her lute, while there flowed
She bent her branch, and our wine bearer slipped,
Our wine, an ember without sparks.
Spilling embers without sparks.
يسعىmoves about عليناamong us بهاwith it الوصائِفُthe serving girls قُلْwere garlanded (begins)
يسعى علينا بها الوصائِفُ قُلْ
لِدْنَcompletion of 'were garlanded' مُجُوناًin wanton revelry قلائِدَnecklaces of الزَّهْرِflowers
لِدْنَ مُجُوناً قلائِدَ الزَّهْرِ
The serving girls circulate among us with it, having been
The cupbearer hurries to serve us, saying:
Garlanded in revelry with necklaces of flowers.
“For our intoxicated friends, necklaces of flowers.”
قُرِّطْنَthey were adorned with earrings قُرْطَيْنِtwo earrings إذْwhen جُلِيْنَthey were unveiled لناto us
قُرِّطْنَ قُرْطَيْنِ إذْ جُلِيْنَ لنا
مُعَقْرِبَاتِcurling into scorpion shapes الأصْدَاغِthe temple-locks والطُّرَرِand the forelocks
مُعَقْرِبَاتِ الأصْدَاغِ والطُّرَرِ
They were each adorned with two earrings when unveiled to us,
Two earrings shone for us,
With their temple-locks and forelocks curled like scorpions.
Of temples and hair locks.
ياO تاركاًone who forsakes طيبَthe sweetness of يومِهِhis day لغدٍfor tomorrow
يا تاركاً طيبَ يومِهِ لغدٍ
تبيعُyou sell عينَthe very substance of السُّرورِjoy بالأثرِfor its trace
تبيعُ عينَ السُّرورِ بالأثرِ
O you who forsake your day's sweetness for tomorrow,
Oh you who leaves the fragrance of his day for tomorrow,
You barter joy itself for its trace.
Selling the eye of joy for a trace.
إنif وَتَرَتْhave wronged قَلْبَكَyour heart الهمومُcares فماthen nothing is
إن وَتَرَتْ قَلْبَكَ الهمومُ فما
مِثْلُlike انتصارٍtaking revenge بالنَّايwith the flute والوَتَرِand the string
مِثْلُ انتصارٍ بالنَّاي والوَتَرِ
If cares have wronged your heart, there is nothing
If worries have estranged your heart, nothing
Like taking revenge with flute and string.
Is like triumph with flute and melody.
وشادِنٍand a young gazelle حيّرَتْbewildered لواحِظَهُhis sidelong glances
وشادِنٍ حيّرَتْ لواحِظَهُ
ألحاظُthe glances of عَيْنِthe eye of الغَزَالِthe gazelle بالحُوَارِin dialogue
ألحاظُ عَيْنِ الغَزَالِ بالحُوَارِ
And a young gazelle whose sidelong glances were bewildered
And a fawn whose glances confused its admirer,
By the glances of the gazelle's eye in dialogue.
With the gazes of a doe's eyes in conversation.
أُجْبِرْتُI was compelled فيin حبِّهِlove for him لأعذُرَهَso I might excuse him
أُجْبِرْتُ في حبِّهِ لأعذُرَهَ
فإنْso if جَفَانيhe shuns me احْتَجَجْتُI pleaded بالقَدَرِby citing fate
فإنْ جَفَاني احْتَجَجْتُ بالقَدَرِ
I was compelled to love him, so that I might excuse him;
I was compelled to love him and excuse him,
So if he shuns me, I plead fate.
And if he spurned me, I pleaded destiny.
سألتهُI asked him زورةًa visit فجادَso he gave generously بِهاwith it
سألتهُ زورةً فجادَ بِها
وكلُّand all هَذَاthis بألسُنِthrough the tongues of النَّظَرِthe gaze
وكلُّ هَذَا بألسُنِ النَّظَرِ
I asked him for a visit, and he granted it generously;
I asked him falsely and he generously obliged,
And all this through the tongues of the gaze.
And all this with glances of sight.
فَنِلْتُso I attained سُؤْليmy wish منfrom رشفِsipping رِيْقَتِهِhis saliva
فَنِلْتُ سُؤْلي من رشفِ رِيْقَتِهِ
ومُنْيَتيand my heart's desire منfrom مآربٍdesired ends أُخَرِother
ومُنْيَتي من مآربٍ أُخَرِ
So I gained my wish by sipping his saliva,
So I attained my request from the sipping of his saliva,
And my heart's desire through other pleasures.
And my desire from other purposes.
Sol 6.1