هُوَit يَوْمُa day شَكٍّdoubt عَلِيْAli (continued)
هُوَ يَوْمُ شَكٍّ عَلِيْ
يُcompletes 'Ali' وَشَرُّهُand its harm مُذْsince كَانَit existed يُحْذَرْis feared
يُ وَشَرُّهُ مُذْ كَانَ يُحْذَرْ
It is a day of doubt, Ali,
It is a day of doubt for me
and its harm has been feared since it came to be.
Its evil has long been feared
وَالجَوُّand the air حُلَّتُهُits robe مَمَسْmusk-scented (continued)
وَالجَوُّ حُلَّتُهُ مَمَسْ
سَكَةٌcompletes 'musk-scented' مَمُطْرَفُهُits bordered cloak مُعَنْبَرْambergris-scented
سَكَةٌ مَمُطْرَفُهُ مُعَنْبَرْ
And the air's robe is musk-scented,
The air is clad in gray
its bordered cloak fragrant with ambergris.
A roof with drizzling eaves
وَالْمَاءُand the water فِضِّيُّsilvery القَمِيْthe shirt (continued)
وَالْمَاءُ فِضِّيُّ القَمِيْ
صِcompletes 'the shirt' وَطَيْلَسَانُand the mantle الأَرْضِof the earth أَخْضَرْgreen
صِ وَطَيْلَسَانُ الأَرْضِ أَخْضَرْ
And the water is silver-shirted,
The rain is silvery white
and the earth's mantle is green.
And the earth's tongue is green
نَبْتٌplants يُصَعِّدُraises زَهْرَهُits blossoms
نَبْتٌ يُصَعِّدُ زَهْرَهُ
فِيin الأَرْضِthe earth قَطْرُdrops نَدًىdew تَحَدَّرْdescended
فِي الأَرْضِ قَطْرُ نَدًى تَحَدَّرْ
The plants' blossoms are raised
Growth sends up its blossoms
in the earth by drops of dew that have fallen.
In the earth, drops of dew flow down
وَأَخُوand a man of الحَجَاsound judgment إِنْif يَلْقَhe encounters هَbegins 'this'
وَأَخُو الحَجَا إِنْ يَلْقَ هَ
ذَاcompletes 'this' اليَوْمَthe day مِنْin رَمَضَانَRamadan أَفْطَرْhe breaks his fast
ذَا اليَوْمَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ أَفْطَرْ
And a man of sense, if he encounters this
And he who sights the new moon
day in Ramadan, breaks his fast.
If he sees this day in Ramadan, has broken his fast
وَلَنَاand we have فُضَيْلاَتٌsmall leftovers تَكُوto be (continued)
وَلَنَا فُضَيْلاَتٌ تَكُو
نُcompletes 'to be' لِيَوْمِنَاfor our day قُوتَاًsustenance مُقَدَّرْallotted
نُ لِيَوْمِنَا قُوتَاً مُقَدَّرْ
And we have a few leftovers to be
And for us there are merits
our day's allotted sustenance,
That will be our appointed provision for the day
وَمُدَامَةٌand wine صَفْرَاءُyellow أَدْwitnessed (continued)
وَمُدَامَةٌ صَفْرَاءُ أَدْ
رَكَcompletes 'witnessed' عُمْرَهَاits lifetime كِسْرَىKisra وَقَيْصَرْand Caesar
رَكَ عُمْرَهَا كِسْرَى وَقَيْصَرْ
and yellow wine whose years were witnessed
And a yellow wine whose age
by Kisra and Caesar.
Outlasted Chosroes and Caesar
فَانْشَطْso bestir yourself لَنَاfor us نَحْتَثَّlet us quaff مِنْfrom
فَانْشَطْ لَنَا نَحْتَثَّ مِنْ
كَاسَاتِنَاour cups مَاwhichever كَانَwas أَكْبَرْlargest
كَاسَاتِنَا مَا كَانَ أَكْبَرْ
So bestir yourself for us; let us quaff from
So hurry to our cellars for us
whichever of our cups is largest.
And draw out the largest casks there are
أَوْor لاَnot فَإِنَّكَfor you indeed are جَاهِلٌa fool
أَوْ لاَ فَإِنَّكَ جَاهِلٌ
إِنْif قُلْتَyou say إِنَّكَthat you سَوْفَwill تُعْذَرْbe excused
إِنْ قُلْتَ إِنَّكَ سَوْفَ تُعْذَرْ
Or do not—for you are a fool
Or else you are an ignoramus
if you say that you will be excused.
If you say "You will be excused."
Sol 6.1