خَلِّleave الْمِرَاءَdisputation لِفِتْيَةِto the young men of الدَّرْسِstudy
خَلِّ الْمِرَاءَ لِفِتْيَةِ الدَّرْسِ
وَاعْكُفْand devote yourself عَلَىto صَفْرَاءَyellow wine كَالْوَرْسِlike wars-dye
وَاعْكُفْ عَلَى صَفْرَاءَ كَالْوَرْسِ
Leave disputation to the youths of learning,
Leave arguing for the young students
And devote yourself to wine as yellow as wars-dye.
And devote yourself to the yellow parchment like a bouquet
نُورٌa light تَوَقَّدَblazed بَيْنَamong آنِيَةٍvessels
نُورٌ تَوَقَّدَ بَيْنَ آنِيَةٍ
كَبَيَاضِlike the whiteness of صُبْحٍdawn شَفَّgrew transparent عَنْto reveal شَمْسِthe sun
كَبَيَاضِ صُبْحٍ شَفَّ عَنْ شَمْسِ
A light blazed among the vessels,
A light kindled between vessels
Like the whiteness of dawn revealing the sun.
Like the whiteness of dawn when the sun appears
هِيَit جَوْهَرٌan essence كَالنَّفْسِlike the soul مَاnot بَرِحَتْhas ceased
هِيَ جَوْهَرٌ كَالنَّفْسِ مَا بَرِحَتْ
تُهْدِيbrings السُّرُورَjoy لِكُلِّto every ذِيpossessor of نَفْسِa soul
تُهْدِي السُّرُورَ لِكُلِّ ذِي نَفْسِ
It is an essence like the soul, and never ceases
It is a gem like the soul that has not ceased
To bring joy to every living soul.
To bring joy to everyone with a soul
قَدْindeed شَاكَلَتْهَاhas resembled it فَهْيَso it تَأْلَفُهَاis drawn to it
قَدْ شَاكَلَتْهَا فَهْيَ تَأْلَفُهَا
وَالْجِنْسُand kind يَأْلَفُenjoys صُحْبَةَthe company of الْجِنْسِits kind
وَالْجِنْسُ يَأْلَفُ صُحْبَةَ الْجِنْسِ
It resembles the soul, and so the soul is drawn to it;
It resembled her so it befriends her
And kind enjoys the company of its kind.
And kind befriends the company of its kind
رَقَّتgrew fine وَدَقَّتْand grew subtle فِيin قَرَارَتِهَاits depths
رَقَّت وَدَقَّتْ فِي قَرَارَتِهَا
فَسَمَتْso it rose عَنِbeyond الإِدْرَاكِperception بِالْحِسِّby the senses
فَسَمَتْ عَنِ الإِدْرَاكِ بِالْحِسِّ
It grew fine and subtle in its depths,
It softened and thinned in its subtlety
And so rose beyond perception by the senses.
So it transcended comprehension by the senses
يَسْقِيكَهَاserves it to you خَنِثٌan effeminate man شَمَائِلُهُhis manners
يَسْقِيكَهَا خَنِثٌ شَمَائِلُهُ
تَدْعُوinvite إِلَىto التَّقْبِيلِkissing وَاللَّمْسِand touching
تَدْعُو إِلَى التَّقْبِيلِ وَاللَّمْسِ
An effeminate man serves it to you, whose ways
A delicate effeminate man serves it to you
Invite kissing and touching.
Inciting you to kiss and touch
فَاهْنَأْso take delight بِعَيْشٍin a life لَيْسَis not يُوْجَدُfound فِيin
فَاهْنَأْ بِعَيْشٍ لَيْسَ يُوْجَدُ فِي
غَيْرِother than الكَرىslumber أَوْor عَالَمِthe realm of الْحَدْسِintuition
غَيْرِ الكَرى أَوْ عَالَمِ الْحَدْسِ
So delight in a life that is not to be found in
So enjoy a life not found
Anything but slumber or the realm of intuition.
Beyond imagination or the world of intuition
Sol 6.1