منfrom خمرةwine البكريّal-Bakrī قطبspiritual pole الأوانِthe age
من خمرة البكريّ قطب الأوانِ
ردcome to drink وارتشفand sip فيin الحانthe tavern صافيclear wine الأوانيthe vessels
رد وارتشف في الحان صافي الأواني
Of the wine of al-Bakrī, the spiritual pole of the age,
From the wine jug of al-Bukri
drink, and sip the vessels’ clear wine in the tavern.
Turn back and sip its pure drink
واخلعand cast off restraint بربّاتwith the ladies of الخدورthe curtained chambers الّتيwho
واخلع بربّات الخدور الّتي
كأنّهاas though they were فيin الحسنbeauty حورhouris الجنانthe gardens of Paradise
كأنّها في الحسن حور الجنان
And cast off restraint with the ladies of the curtained chambers, who
And take off the veils of the rosy-cheeked
are, in beauty, like the houris of the gardens of Paradise.
Who in beauty are like the Houris of Paradise
وطفand circle بركنaround the corner of الحيّthe encampment وانزلand alight بهat it
وطف بركن الحيّ وانزل به
فكلّfor everyone منwho قدhas already حلّهsettled in it فيin أمانsafety
فكلّ من قد حلّه في أمان
And circle the encampment’s corner, and alight there;
Hover around the comely neighborhood
for all who have settled there are safe.
And descend upon it, for all who reside there are safe
وارمand cast جمارstoning pebbles الغيرotherness فيon السيرthe journey إنif
وارم جمار الغير في السير إن
تكنyou are لوصلfor union with الغيدthe graceful maidens لاويturning العنانthe reins
تكن لوصل الغيد لاوي العنان
And cast pebbles at otherness on the journey, if
And drive away the camels of others on your journey
you are turning the reins toward union with the graceful maidens.
If you wish to reach your beloved loosen the reins
والبسand put on ثيابgarments الحبّlove وارفلand stride proudly بهاin them
والبس ثياب الحبّ وارفل بها
وافخرand take pride فهذاfor this is الفخرglory لاnot الطيلسانthe ṭaylasān (a draped mantle)
وافخر فهذا الفخر لا الطيلسان
And don the garments of love, and stride proudly in them;
Wear the clothes of love and wrap yourself in them
and take pride, for this is glory—not the ṭaylasān mantle.
And boast, for this is true boasting, not vainglory
Sol 6.1