أَرىI see الأَقداحَthe goblets تعثرُstumble بِالقَنانيagainst the bottles
أَرى الأَقداحَ تعثرُ بِالقَناني
وَروحَand the spirit of الراحِwine تَعبَثُtoys بِالجِنانِwith the heart
وَروحَ الراحِ تَعبَثُ بِالجِنانِ
I see the goblets stumble against the bottles,
I see the cups stumbling with the jugs
And wine's spirit toy with the heart.
And the breeze of comfort playing with the gardens
تَصِفُّarrays نَجومَهاits stars جُنداًas an army يُحاميdefending
تَصِفُّ نَجومَها جُنداً يُحامي
حِماًa sanctuary قَدindeed قامَstood فيهِwithin it الفرقدانِthe two Farqad stars
حِماً قَد قامَ فيهِ الفرقدانِ
It arrays its stars as an army defending
Arranging its stars like an army defending
A sanctuary where the two Farqad stars have taken their stand.
A sanctuary in which the Pleiades have risen
كانَّas though كُؤسَهاits cups نُصِبَتwere planted حِراباًas spears
كانَّ كُؤسَها نُصِبَت حِراباً
تَسلّمsalute حَيثُwhere لاحَshone النيرانِthe two luminaries
تَسلّم حَيثُ لاحَ النيرانِ
As though its cups were planted as spears,
Their cups were set up like battle gear
Saluting where the two luminaries shone.
Taking over wherever the fires shone
وَفيand within الأَلبابminds نَشأتهاits headiness اِستَدارَتhas circled
وَفي الأَلباب نَشأتها اِستَدارَت
وَبيand in me سُكرٌintoxication بِغَيرِwithout طَلاwine الدَنانِthe wine jars
وَبي سُكرٌ بِغَيرِ طَلا الدَنانِ
And its headiness has circled within minds,
And in hearts their drinking sprees flourished
And I am drunk without the wine of the jars.
While I was drunk without sipping the vine
فَلِلأَنوارِfor the lights have بِالأَنظارupon gazes فَتكٌdeadly havoc
فَلِلأَنوارِ بِالأَنظار فَتكٌ
بِهِby it تَسبىare taken captive العُيونُthe eyes لَدىat العَيانِthe sight
بِهِ تَسبى العُيونُ لَدى العَيانِ
For lights wreak havoc upon the gaze,
For lights there is murder in the eyes
By which eyes are taken captive at the sight.
With it the gazes commit felonies against what is seen
تَحجَّبveiled itself فيin السَماءِthe sky البَدرُthe full moon لَماwhen
تَحجَّب في السَماءِ البَدرُ لَما
بَداappeared القَمرانthe two moons فيin هَذاthis المَكانِthe place
بَدا القَمران في هَذا المَكانِ
The full moon veiled itself in heaven when
The full moon veiled itself when
The two moons appeared in this place:
The two moons appeared in this place
مُشيراًthe two counselors of المَجدglory دَرويشDarwish المُفَدّىthe cherished one
مُشيراً المَجد دَرويش المُفَدّى
وَأَسعَدand As'ad مُخلِصٌMukhlis فَردthe peerless one of الزَمانِthe age
وَأَسعَد مُخلِصٌ فَرد الزَمانِ
Glory's two counselors, Darwish, the cherished,
Signaling glory, al-Duraywish the redeemed one
And As'ad Mukhlis, peerless in his age.
And the most fortunate savior of the times
مُشيرٌa marshal لِلجُنودof the troops بِهِthrough him اِستَعَزَتthey gained might
مُشيرٌ لِلجُنود بِهِ اِستَعَزَت
يَمدhe spreads عَلىover العُلىthe heights عَلَمَthe banner of الأَمانِsafety
يَمد عَلى العُلى عَلَمَ الأَمانِ
A marshal whose troops have gained might through him,
Signaling to the soldiers with it they were honored
He spreads over the heights the banner of safety;
Raising over the heights the flag of safety
وَوالٍand a governor لِلرَعيةٍfor the subjects قَدindeed تَرَدّىhas robed himself
وَوالٍ لِلرَعيةٍ قَد تَرَدّى
مِنof الإِخلاصِsincerity أَشرَفَthe noblest طيلَسانِmantle
مِن الإِخلاصِ أَشرَفَ طيلَسانِ
And a governor who, for his subjects, has donned
And a guardian of the subjects who sacrificed
The noblest mantle of sincerity.
From sincerity the most honorable attire
أَفاضاthey both poured forth مِنfrom أَثيرthe ether of المَجدglory فَضلاًbounty
أَفاضا مِن أَثير المَجد فَضلاً
يُطَوِّقُencircles كُلَevery جيدٍneck بِالجُمانِwith pearls
يُطَوِّقُ كُلَ جيدٍ بِالجُمانِ
They both poured forth bounty from glory's ether,
Bestowing from the ether of glory a grace
Which garlands every neck with pearls,
That crowns every brave neck with awards
وَحِلماًand forbearance يَغمُرُfloods الآفاقَthe horizons لُطفاًwith kindness
وَحِلماً يَغمُرُ الآفاقَ لُطفاً
وَأُنساًand fellowship رَقَّgrew tender يُفرِجُfrees كُلَevery عانِcaptive
وَأُنساً رَقَّ يُفرِجُ كُلَ عانِ
And forbearance that floods the horizons with kindness,
And clemency that gently overwhelms the horizons
And tender fellowship that frees every captive,
And intimacy that melts to relieve every distress
وَحَزماًand resolve قامَarose يَدفَعُrepelling كُلevery خَطبٍcalamity
وَحَزماً قامَ يَدفَعُ كُل خَطبٍ
وَرَأَياًand judgment دونَهُbeneath it السَيفthe sword اليَمانيYemeni
وَرَأَياً دونَهُ السَيف اليَماني
And resolve that has risen to repel every calamity,
And resolve that dispels every affliction
And judgment before which the Yemeni sword falls short.
And opinion none can match but the right hand blade
أَلاbehold ياO أَيُّهاyou العلمانtwo luminaries شُكراًthanks لَماfor what
أَلا يا أَيُّها العلمان شُكراً لَما
مَنَحتَهُbestowed it هتانthese two اليَدانِthe two hands
مَنَحتَهُ هتان اليَدانِ
Behold, O you two luminaries—thanks for what
Behold! O two pillars, thanks for what
These two hands have bestowed.
These two hands have bestowed
خَليلKhalil عَلاكُماthe eminence of you both فيin الكَونthe world أَضحىhas become
خَليل عَلاكُما في الكَون أَضحى
يُتَرجِمُgives expression عَنto فِعالِكماthe deeds of you both الحِسانِnoble
يُتَرجِمُ عَن فِعالِكما الحِسانِ
Khalil, friend of your exalted selves, has become in this world
Khalil, because of your actions the universe
An interpreter of your noble deeds,
Translates your benevolence
وَيُطلِقُand gives free rein بِالنِيابَةas a representative كُلevery يَومٍday
وَيُطلِقُ بِالنِيابَة كُل يَومٍ
لِسانthe tongue of الشُكرgratitude عَنon behalf of أَهلthe people of الزَمانِthe age
لِسان الشُكر عَن أَهل الزَمانِ
And every day, as a spokesman, gives free rein
And unleashes on your behalf each day
To the tongue of gratitude on behalf of the people of the age.
The tongue of gratitude from the people of the times
Sol 6.1