يَاoh حُسْنَهَاits beauty قَارُورَةٌa bottle
يَا حُسْنَهَا قَارُورَةٌ
جَاءَتْit came مَهْفَهَفَةَslender and graceful القَوَامِthe form
جَاءَتْ مَهْفَهَفَةَ القَوَامِ
Oh, what a lovely bottle!
O beautiful flask
It came, slender and graceful in form,
That came swaying in her gait
وَضَّاءةٌradiant مَمْلُوءةٌfilled
وَضَّاءةٌ مَمْلُوءةٌ
مَاءَwater يُضِيءُglows بِلاwithout ضِرَامِflame
مَاءَ يُضِيءُ بِلا ضِرَامِ
radiant and filled
Radiant, filled
with water that glows without flame.
With water that shines without wick
مَاءٌwater بِهِwith it تُشْفَىare healed صُدُورُbreasts
مَاءٌ بِهِ تُشْفَى صُدُورُ
الشَّارِبِينَthe drinkers مِنَfrom الأَوَامِburning thirst
الشَّارِبِينَ مِنَ الأَوَامِ
Water that cures the breasts
Water that heals the breasts
of drinkers of their burning thirst.
Of those who drink from life's bitterness
سِرُّthe secret النَّدَىgenerosity; dew فِيهِin it وَسِرُّand the secret
سِرُّ النَّدَى فِيهِ وَسِرُّ
حَمِيَّةِardor المُهْدِيthe gift-giver الهُمَامِthe noble-hearted
حَمِيَّةِ المُهْدِي الهُمَامِ
In it lies the secret of generosity, and the secret
The secret of dew is in it, and the secret
of the noble giver’s ardor:
Of the noble guide's fervor
عَبَّاسٌʿAbbās المُصْفَىpure مُوَدَّتَهُhis affection
عَبَّاسٌ المُصْفَى مُوَدَّتَهُ
الكَرِيمُthe generous one ابْنِson of الكِرَامِthe generous
الكَرِيمُ ابْنِ الكِرَامِ
ʿAbbās, whose affection is pure,
Abbas the distilled, his love
the generous son of generous men,
The generous, son of the generous
سَاقِيcupbearer to النُّهَىthe minds بِنَثِيرِهِthrough his prose
سَاقِي النُّهَى بِنَثِيرِهِ
وَنَظِيمِهِand his verse أَشْهَىmost delicious مُدَامِwine
وَنَظِيمِهِ أَشْهَى مُدَامِ
who pours for minds, through his prose
Bearer of plenty in his streaming
and his verse, the most delicious wine.
And in his stringing, sweetest wine
Sol 6.1