أَفيقيawaken مِنfrom خِمارَكِyour wine-stupor لاdo not تَناميsleep
أَفيقي مِن خِمارَكِ لا تَنامي
فَقَدfor indeed غَلَبَhas prevailed المَدامَwine عَلىover المَنامِsleep
فَقَد غَلَبَ المَدامَ عَلى المَنامِ
Awake from your wine-stupor; do not sleep.
For wine has triumphed over sleep.
وَهَياand come نَلتَقيlet us meet سكريa drunken woman تغنيsinging
وَهَيا نَلتَقي سكري تغني
بِسَكرانٍwith a drunkard يَجِنُّgoes mad بِلاwithout مَدامِwine
بِسَكرانٍ يَجِنُّ بِلا مَدامِ
Come, let us meet: a drunken woman singing
with a drunkard who goes mad without wine.
وَنَرشَفُand let us sip مِنfrom عَقارِthe wine of اللَهوrevelry كاساa cup
وَنَرشَفُ مِن عَقارِ اللَهو كاسا
يُدارُis passed around عَلَيكِto you مِنfrom كَفِّthe hand of الغَرامِpassion
يُدارُ عَلَيكِ مِن كَفِّ الغَرامِ
And let us sip a cup of revelry's wine,
passed to you from passion's hand.
وَنَخلَعand we disrobe فيin رَحابthe courtyards of القَصرِthe palace حَتّىuntil
وَنَخلَع في رَحاب القَصرِ حَتّى
نَلبّسwe clothe هامَهُits pinnacles خلعrobes of الهِيامِlove's frenzy
نَلبّس هامَهُ خلع الهِيامِ
And let us disrobe in the palace courts, until
we clothe its pinnacles in the robes of love's frenzy.
قِفيstop لاdo not تَشعليlight المِصباحَthe lamp فيهِin it فَقَدfor already
قِفي لا تَشعلي المِصباحَ فيهِ فَقَد
مَزَقتِyou have torn apart أَحجِبَةَthe veils of الظَلامِdarkness
مَزَقتِ أَحجِبَةَ الظَلامِ
Stop; do not light the lamp within, for already
you have torn apart the veils of darkness.
أَهاah! لَكِfor you مِنfrom رَقيبكyour watcher طَرفa glance of سَخطٍanger
أَها لَكِ مِن رَقيبك طَرف سَخطٍ
دَعيهِleave him فَقَدfor indeed تَقَيدَhe is restrained بِاللجامِby the bridle
دَعيهِ فَقَد تَقَيدَ بِاللجامِ
Ah, an angry glance for you from your watcher!
Leave him; he is held fast by the bridle.
يَعضhe bites وسادَهhis pillow غَيظاًin rage وَيُمسيand spends the evening
يَعض وسادَه غَيظاً وَيُمسي
يَغضlowers الطَرفhis gaze مِنout of هَولِdread of الخِصامِquarreling
يَغض الطَرف مِن هَولِ الخِصامِ
He bites his pillow in rage, and spends the evening
lowering his gaze in dread of a quarrel.
وَماand what هُوَhe فاعِلٌgoing to do قَصرتhave fallen short يضداهُhis hands (probable reading)
وَما هُوَ فاعِلٌ قَصرت يضداهُ
إِذاwhen نَظَرَhe sees الخَليلKhalil بِذاin this المَقامِplace
إِذا نَظَرَ الخَليل بِذا المَقامِ
And what can he do? His hands are powerless
when he sees Khalil in this place.
أَزيليremove العَقدthe necklace لَيسَthere is not لَهُfor it مَكانa place
أَزيلي العَقد لَيسَ لَهُ مَكان
يَجيدكِon your neck (probable reading) وَاِطرَحيand cast aside دُررthe pearls of النِظامِthe strand
يَجيدكِ وَاِطرَحي دُرر النِظامِ
Remove the necklace; it has no place
on your neck; cast aside the strung pearls.
خُذيtake عُنقيmy neck يُدارto be wound عَلَيهِaround it طَوقاًas a collar وَإِنand if
خُذي عُنقي يُدار عَلَيهِ طَوقاً وَإِن
لَمnot تَرتَضيyou are content فخذيthen take كَلاميmy words
لَم تَرتَضي فخذي كَلامي
Take my neck, wound round yours as a collar; and if
you are not content, then take my words.
كَلامٌspeech فيهِin it وَصفكa description of you أَيwhat شُيءٍthing
كَلامٌ فيهِ وَصفك أَي شُيءٍ
يفضَّلُis preferred عَنهُover it ماwhat is بَينَamong الأَنامِhumankind
يفضَّلُ عَنهُ ما بَينَ الأَنامِ
Words describing you—what thing
could surpass them among humankind?
أَميطيremove السترthe veil عَنfrom صَدرٍa bosom رَخيمٍtender
أَميطي الستر عَن صَدرٍ رَخيمٍ
فَقَدfor indeed حَسَدَit has envied الجَبينَthe brow بِلاwithout لثامِa veil
فَقَد حَسَدَ الجَبينَ بِلا لثامِ
Lift the veil from your tender bosom,
for it has envied your unveiled brow.
سَليunfasten الأَزرارthe buttons إِنindeed هناكَthere مَوجٌa wave
سَلي الأَزرار إِن هناكَ مَوجٌ
مِنfrom النهدينthe two breasts يَحبسis confined وَسَطَinside جامِa goblet
مِن النهدين يَحبس وَسَطَ جامِ
Undo the buttons: there is a wave there
from your breasts, confined within a goblet.
مذيبةO you who melt مُهجَتيmy heart جوديgive generously ببرءيwith my healing
مذيبة مُهجَتي جودي ببرءي
فَقَدfor indeed عَظمتhas grown severe مَكابدةthe ordeal of السِقامِillness
فَقَد عَظمت مَكابدة السِقامِ
You who melt my heart, grant me healing,
for the ordeal of illness has grown severe.
لَقَدindeed طالَhas lasted long اِحتجابكِyour seclusion وَاِحتِماليand my endurance
لَقَد طالَ اِحتجابكِ وَاِحتِمالي
وَأَبعدِنيand has kept me away عِنادِكِyour stubbornness عَنfrom مَراميmy goal
وَأَبعدِني عِنادِكِ عَن مَرامي
Your seclusion and my endurance have lasted long,
and your stubbornness has kept me from my goal.
أَراكِI see you وَلاand not أَراكِI see you سِوىexcept كَبَرقٍlike lightning
أَراكِ وَلا أَراكِ سِوى كَبَرقٍ
فَاِقنَعso I am content (contextual reading) مِنinstead of وِصالَكِunion with you بِالسَلامِwith a greeting
فَاِقنَع مِن وِصالَكِ بِالسَلامِ
I see you, yet see you not, save like a flash of lightning,
so I settle for a greeting instead of union with you.
وَأَظفرand I gain لاnot بِغَيرwith other than الوَعدِa promise نَيلاًa gain
وَأَظفر لا بِغَير الوَعدِ نَيلاً
مَتىwhen اِقتَصَرَhas confined himself الكَريمthe generous person عَلىto الكَلامِwords
مَتى اِقتَصَرَ الكَريم عَلى الكَلامِ
And I gain nothing beyond a promise.
When has a generous person ever stopped at words?
مَضىhas passed ماwhat قَدalready مَضىhas passed فَدَعيso end عَذابيmy torment
مَضى ما قَد مَضى فَدَعي عَذابي
لِنَنسىlet us forget الآنnow سالِفَةَthe former الخِصامِquarrel
لِنَنسى الآن سالِفَةَ الخِصامِ
What is past is past; so end my torment.
Let us now forget our former quarrel.
يَسوءsaddens الدَهرtime ثُمَthen يَسُرُّgladdens يَوماًone day
يَسوء الدَهر ثُمَ يَسُرُّ يَوماً
وَيَبكيand weeps المَرءa person مِنfrom بَعدِafter اِبتِسامِsmiling
وَيَبكي المَرء مِن بَعدِ اِبتِسامِ
Time brings grief, then one day brings joy,
and a person weeps after smiling.
سَعيدٌhappy مِنwhoever تَيَقظstays alert لِلياليto the nights
سَعيدٌ مِن تَيَقظ لِليالي
وَبادرand hastens للمُنىtoward wishes وَقتَat a time of اِغتِنامِseizing opportunity
وَبادر للمُنى وَقتَ اِغتِنامِ
Happy is he who stays alert to the nights,
and hastens toward his hopes when opportunity comes.
Sol 6.1