هاتbring! اسقنيهاgive it to me to drink ياO غلامboy
هات اسقنيها يا غلام
فقدfor indeed مضىhas passed شهرthe month الصيامof fasting
فقد مضى شهر الصيام
Bring it—give it to me to drink, boy!
Bring me a drink, O boy
For the month of fasting has passed.
For the month of fasting has passed
واعزفand play علىupon أَوتارthe strings of عودan oud
واعزف على أَوتار عود
جميلbeautiful أَلحانmelodies الغرامof passionate love
جميل أَلحان الغرام
And play upon an oud's strings
And play the strings of a beautiful oud
the beautiful melodies of love.
With lovely melodies of love
إخوانbrothers of سلمىSalma خربشواhave stirred things up
إخوان سلمى خربشوا
فالاحتفاءso celebration بهمin their honor لزامis a duty
فالاحتفاء بهم لزام
Salma's brothers have stirred things up;
My Salma friends got together
so honoring them is a duty.
Celebrating them is an obligation
والهبرand al-Habr قدindeed زارhas visited الربوعthese parts
والهبر قد زار الربوع
فياso, O هلاwelcome عمhas spread everywhere السلامpeace
فيا هلا عم السلام
And al-Habr has visited these parts;
Spring has visited the meadows
so welcome—peace is everywhere!
Hello, let there be peace all around
هياcome! لنسريlet us travel by night عندto the home of منthose who
هيا لنسري عند من
لمdid not يعرفواknow طعمthe taste of الخصامstrife
لم يعرفوا طعم الخصام
Come, let us journey by night to those
Come let us go to those
who have never known the taste of strife.
Who never knew dispute
ودعand leave السياسةpolitics للألىto those who
ودع السياسة للألى
قدindeed أتقنواhave mastered صفlining up الكلامwords
قد أتقنوا صف الكلام
And leave politics to those
Leave politics to the unworthy
who have mastered lining up words.
Who have mastered empty talk
لبسواthey donned الحريرsilk وشعبناwhile our people
لبسوا الحرير وشعبنا
ياO هبرHabr لاnot يجدfinds المضامa morsel of food
يا هبر لا يجد المضام
They have donned silk, while our people,
They wore silk while our people
O Habr, cannot find a morsel to eat.
Find no food, O Spring
نقضواthey broke العهودthe covenants فلاso no عهcovenants (first part)
نقضوا العهود فلا عه
ودcovenants (last part) ولاand no وفاءfaithfulness ولاand no ذمامhonor
ود ولا وفاء ولا ذمام
They broke their covenants: no covenants remain,
They broke pacts, no loyalty
nor faithfulness, nor honor.
No fidelity, no integrity
قدindeed أمرضتهمhas made them ill تخمةa surfeit
قد أمرضتهم تخمة
وحدتكand has driven you ساريةa fever coursing through العظامthe bones
وحدتك سارية العظام
A surfeit has made them ill,
Your solitude sickened them
while fever coursing through the bones has hounded you.
Pervading their bones
فقضوso they decreed عليكagainst you بماby what قضواthey decreed
فقضو عليك بما قضوا
وأَنوفwhile the noses of قومكyour people فيare in الرغامthe dust
وأَنوف قومك في الرغام
So they condemned you by their decrees,
So they finished you off
while your people's noses are in the dust.
While your people's noses are in the dust
فتراهمso you see them يتململونfidgeting وفيwhile in
فتراهم يتململون وفي
الحقيقةtruth همthey نيامare asleep
الحقيقة هم نيام
So you see them fidgeting, though in
You see them restless yet
truth they are asleep.
Truly they are asleep
أَناI إِنif سكرتI get drunk وماand do not صحI sober up (first part)
أَنا إِن سكرت وما صح
وتI sober up (last part) فلاthen not ألامI am blamed ولنand shall not ألامI be blamed
وت فلا ألام ولن ألام
If I get drunk and do not sober up,
If I get drunk and do not wake
I am not to blame, nor shall I be.
There is no pain and I'll feel no regret
ولئنand if indeed شربتI drink الكأسthe cup
ولئن شربت الكأس
مترعةbrimming full فمنthen because of جورthe oppression of اللئامthe base
مترعة فمن جور اللئام
And if indeed I drink the cup
If I drink deep from the cup
brimming full, it is because of the oppression of the base.
It's from the tyranny of the vile
أإذاis it that, if استمعتI listen إلىto الفلاthe falā flute
أإذا استمعت إلى الفلا
والعودand the oud كفرنيdeclares me an unbeliever الإمامthe imam
والعود كفرني الإمام
If I listen to the falā flute
When I listen to the flute
and the oud, does the imam declare me an unbeliever?
And the oud, will the imam call it blasphemy?
ياO هبرHabr هاتbring حديتthe story of قومpeople
يا هبر هات حديت قوم
كyour (attached to 'people') قدindeed أضرhas harmed بيme السقامillness
ك قد أضر بي السقام
O Habr, tell me your people's story;
O Spring, bring me news of your people
illness has done me harm.
Afflicted am I with illness
أَينwhere are الدفوفthe tambourines وأينand where is طبdrum (first part)
أَين الدفوف وأين طب
لكyour drum (last part) أَينwhere is فارعةthe tall woman القوامin stature
لك أَين فارعة القوام
Where are the tambourines, and where is your drum?
Where are the drums and where is your rhythm?
Where is the tall, graceful woman?
Where is your tall graceful figure?
اينwhere is المكحلةthe kohl-eyed woman التيwhose
اين المكحلة التي
للحاظهاher glances have فتكthe deadliness of السهامarrows
للحاظها فتك السهام
Where is the kohl-eyed woman whose
Where is the kohl-eyed gazelle
glances have the deadliness of arrows?
For whom arrows were let loose?
إنindeed الربابةthe rababa فوقupon صدركyour chest
إن الربابة فوق صدرك
ياO أخيmy brother أبهىthe most splendid وسامmedal
يا أخي أبهى وسام
Indeed, the rababa upon your chest
The tambourine on your chest, my friend
is, my brother, the most splendid medal.
Is the finest ornament
ياO هبرHabr أفنيتyou have spent الزمانtime
يا هبر أفنيت الزمان
تعدهcounting it عاماًone year فعامthen another year
تعده عاماً فعام
O Habr, you have spent the years
O Spring, you wasted time
counting them, year after year.
Counting years, year after year
قلsay هلhave? رأيتyou seen سوىanything but
قل هل رأيت سوى
حياةlife ثمthen يعقبهاfollows it حمامdeath
حياة ثم يعقبها حمام
Tell me, have you seen anything but
Say, did you see anything but
life, followed in turn by death?
Life followed by a funeral?
Sol 6.1