والهبرand al-Habr يرفلrevels فيin نعمىthe bliss of تشردهhis vagrancy
والهبر يرفل في نعمى تشرده
بينamong الكواعبthe full-bosomed maidens محفوفاًsurrounded بأقمارby moons
بين الكواعب محفوفاً بأقمار
And al-Habr revels in the bliss of his vagrancy,
The youth revels in bounty though homeless,
Among full-bosomed maidens, surrounded by moons
Among maidens attended by stars.
تداعبthey caress الطبلthe drum سكراناًdrunk أتأملهI gaze at him
تداعب الطبل سكراناً أتأمله
فإنthen if صحاhe sobers غبhe drinks منof صهباءtawny wine مزمارa flute
فإن صحا غب من صهباء مزمار
That caress the drum; I watch him in his drunkenness.
The drum ecstasies him in drunkenness, I contemplate him,
Then, if he sobers, he drinks of a flute's tawny wine,
If he sobers bid farewell to the flute's melodies.
وسرحand lets wander الطرفthe gaze فيover أعطافthe curves of غانيةa beautiful woman
وسرح الطرف في أعطاف غانية
هيهاتhow far منfrom شدوهاher singing ترجيعthe trilling of أطيارbirds
هيهات من شدوها ترجيع أطيار
And lets his gaze roam over a beautiful woman's curves;
The glance roams in singing damsels' arms,
Far short of her song falls the trilling of birds.
Alas! From their singing hope no birds' return.
هذاthis هوit is العمرlife لاnot أيامdays تنفقهاyou spend them
هذا هو العمر لا أيام تنفقها
فيacross الأرضthe earth تضربyou travel مشوارa journey بمشوارafter a journey
في الأرض تضرب مشوار بمشوار
This is life—not days you spend
This is life, no days spent
Roaming the earth, journey after journey,
On earth going from place to place
حرصاًout of eagerness علىfor خدمةservice أعياكhas eluded you طائلهاits benefit
حرصاً على خدمة أعياك طائلها
وكانand was نائلهاits reward وعثاءthe hardship of أسفارjourneys
وكان نائلها وعثاء أسفار
Out of zeal for service whose benefit has eluded you,
Zealously serving views that avail you naught,
And whose reward was the hardship of travel,
Though reaching them wearies journeys.
ومنصبand a post لمdid not تفدyou gain منهfrom it بلهنيةease
ومنصب لم تفد منه بلهنية
منof المعاشlivelihood سوىexcept أجرa reward سنماريlike Sinimmar's
من المعاش سوى أجر سنماري
And a post from which you gained no ease
And a position you gained no cheer from
In life, save a reward like Sinimmar's.
Of livelihood but wages of pilgrim guide.
ياO هبرHabr هاتbring it فإنfor indeed اللّهGod بارئناour Maker
يا هبر هات فإن اللّه بارئنا
وخالقand Creator of الكرمthe vine ربa Lord جدexceedingly غفارforgiving
وخالق الكرم رب جد غفار
O Habr, bring it, for God, our Maker,
O youth, come, for God created us
And Creator of the vine, is a Lord most forgiving.
And the Bountiful Lord is forgiving.
اليومtoday خمرwine فلاso do not تحفلpay heed بأمرto the business of غدtomorrow
اليوم خمر فلا تحفل بأمر غد
ولاnor بوسواسto fretful thoughts of إقبالgood fortune وإدبارand ill fortune
ولا بوسواس إقبال وإدبار
Today is for wine; so pay no heed to tomorrow's affairs,
Today is wine so heed not tomorrow
Nor to fretting over good fortune and bad.
Nor anxiety for prosperity and loss.
فيin حلبةthe arena of الدهرtime سرthe secret of السبقwinning ليسthere is not لهfor it
في حلبة الدهر سر السبق ليس له
شرطa condition ولاnor هوit موكولentrusted لمضمارto a racecourse
شرط ولا هو موكول لمضمار
In the arena of time, the secret of winning has no
In the arena of fate the race
Condition, nor is it entrusted to a racecourse.
Has no rules and is not for a course.
Sol 6.1