فيin هَوىlove of آرامgazelles جَرعاءthe sandy tract of الحِمىthe sanctuary
في هَوى آرام جَرعاء الحِمى
بِعتI sold نَفسيmy soul بِالنَفيسfor the precious الأَنفسِthe most precious
بِعت نَفسي بِالنَفيس الأَنفسِ
In love with the gazelles of the sanctuary's sandy tract,
I sold my soul for the dearest, most precious one,
ناثِراًscattering ياقوتrubies of دَمعيmy tears حَيثماwherever
ناثِراً ياقوت دَمعي حَيثما
ينظمُstrings اللؤلؤَpearls ثَغرthe mouth of الأَلعسِthe dark-lipped one
ينظمُ اللؤلؤَ ثَغر الأَلعسِ
scattering the rubies of my tears wherever
the dark-lipped one's mouth strings pearls.
بِأَبيmay my father ransom أَحوىa dark-lipped one حَوىwho gathered كُلّall البهاbeauty
بِأَبي أَحوى حَوى كُلّ البها
ذوpossessing جَمالٍbeauty وَدَلالand coquetry وَكَمالand perfection
ذو جَمالٍ وَدَلال وَكَمال
May my father ransom the dark-lipped one who holds all beauty,
possessing beauty, coquetry, and perfection;
أَغيدٌa supple one تَسلبsteal جفناهhis two eyelids النُهىreason
أَغيدٌ تَسلب جفناه النُهى
حَيثwhere تَكسوclothe الجسمthe body سقماًin sickness وَاِنتِحالand wasting
حَيث تَكسو الجسم سقماً وَاِنتِحال
a supple one whose eyelids steal reason,
as they clothe the body in sickness and wasting.
لاdo not تَقولواsay ماnot دَرىhe knew أَنthat قَدalready وَهىhad weakened
لا تَقولوا ما دَرى أَن قَد وَهى
جَلَديmy endurance ماnot كُلّeverything ماthat يُدرىis known يُقالis said
جَلَدي ما كُلّ ما يُدرى يُقال
Do not say he did not know of the weakening
of my endurance; not everything known is spoken.
أَناI إِنif متّI die أَسىًof grief لاno جَرَماdoubt
أَنا إِن متّ أَسىً لا جَرَما
أنَّنيthat I مِنof وَصلهِunion with him لَمnot أَيأسِI have despaired
أنَّني مِن وَصلهِ لَم أَيأسِ
As for me, if I die of grief, surely
I have not despaired of union with him.
قَدُّهُhis stature العادلupright كَمhow often قَدindeed ظَلَماhas wronged
قَدُّهُ العادل كَم قَد ظَلَما
وَهوَand he عِنديin my eyes مَحسنa benefactor غَيرnot مسيa wrongdoer
وَهوَ عِندي مَحسن غَير مسي
How often his upright stature has done wrong,
yet in my eyes he is a benefactor, not a wrongdoer.
ياO غَزالاًgazelle علّمwho taught الظَبيthe antelope النفارto flee
يا غَزالاً علّم الظَبي النفار
أَنتَyou مَألوفيَmy familiar beloved مِنsince عَهدthe days of الصِباyouth
أَنتَ مَألوفيَ مِن عَهد الصِبا
O gazelle who taught the antelope to flee,
you have been my familiar love since youth.
جُلُّthe greater part of ناريmy fire حينَwhen يَزهوblooms جُلّنارthe pomegranate blossom of
جُلُّ ناري حينَ يَزهو جُلّنار
خَدّكyour cheek المائيِّdewy يَذكوblazes لَهَباin flame
خَدّك المائيِّ يَذكو لَهَبا
My fiercest fire, when the pomegranate blossom blooms
upon your dewy cheek, blazes into flame.
جَنّةa paradise ماnot جمعتhas joined ماءwater وَنارand fire
جَنّة ما جمعت ماء وَنار
قَطّever إِلّاexcept لتريناto show us عَجَباa marvel
قَطّ إِلّا لترينا عَجَبا
A paradise that never joined water and fire
except to show us a marvel.
فَكَليمso the wounded one القَلبin heart مِنهاfrom it عِندَماwhen
فَكَليم القَلب مِنها عِندَما
همّintended يَأتيto bring بِشهابwith a blaze قَبسِa firebrand
همّ يَأتي بِشهاب قَبسِ
So the wounded-hearted one, when from it
he sought to fetch a blazing firebrand,
أَمَّهاhe approached it مِنfrom جانبthe side of الطورal-Tur فَماand did not
أَمَّها مِن جانب الطور فَما
شَكَّdoubt أَنthat آنسhe perceived روحَthe Spirit of القدسِHoliness
شَكَّ أَن آنس روحَ القدسِ
approached it from the side of al-Tur, and never
doubted he had perceived the Holy Spirit.
ياO أَنيسcompanion of القَلبthe heart ماwhat هَذاthis البعادestrangement
يا أَنيس القَلب ما هَذا البعاد
وَالتَجَنّيand unjust blame فَلَقَدfor indeed طالَhas grown long المَدىthe duration
وَالتَجَنّي فَلَقَد طالَ المَدى
O companion of my heart, what is this estrangement
and unjust blame? The separation has lasted long.
أَناI لاnot أَنفكُّcease عَنfrom حفظpreserving الوِدادaffection
أَنا لا أَنفكُّ عَن حفظ الوِداد
لاdo not تُضيّعwaste حُرمَةَthe sanctity of الودِّlove سُدىin vain
لا تُضيّع حُرمَةَ الودِّ سُدى
I never cease to preserve affection;
do not waste love's sanctity in vain.
بِأَبيmay my father ransom أَنتَyou أَنِلgrant قَلبيmy heart المُرادits desire
بِأَبي أَنتَ أَنِل قَلبي المُراد
مِنكَfrom you لاdo not تشمتmake gloat بِمُضناكover your lovesick one العِداthe enemies
مِنكَ لا تشمت بِمُضناك العِدا
May my father ransom you! Grant my heart its desire
from you; give no foes cause to gloat over your lovesick one.
وَاِتّخذand take قَهرthe vanquishing of اللَواحيthe reproaching women مَغنماas a prize
وَاِتّخذ قَهر اللَواحي مَغنما
فَالأَسىfor grief مِنfrom لُؤمِهاtheir baseness لاnot ينتَسىis forgotten
فَالأَسى مِن لُؤمِها لا ينتَسى
And count vanquishing the reproaching women a prize,
for the grief their baseness brings cannot be forgotten.
كَمhow often أَراشَتfeathered بِملامٍwith reproach أَسهماًarrows
كَم أَراشَت بِملامٍ أَسهماً
فَتَكَتravaged فيin القَلبthe heart عَنfrom غَيرno قسيbows
فَتَكَت في القَلب عَن غَير قسي
How often have they feathered arrows with reproach
that ravaged the heart without bows.
هاتِbring شَمسthe sun of الراحwine ياO بَدرfull moon of الدجاthe darkness
هاتِ شَمس الراح يا بَدر الدجا
وَاِعصand defy مَنwhoever يَنهىforbids النهىreason عَنfrom شربِهاdrinking it
وَاِعص مَن يَنهى النهى عَن شربِها
Bring the sun of wine, O full moon of the darkness,
and defy whoever bars the mind from drinking it.
إِنّindeed لِلتَوبةfor repentance باباًa gate أرتجاwas shut
إِنّ لِلتَوبة باباً أرتجا
إِذwhen بَدَتappeared شَمسthe sun of الطلاwine مِنfrom غربهاits west
إِذ بَدَت شَمس الطلا مِن غربها
Indeed, repentance's gate was shut
when the sun of wine appeared from its west.
لاdo not تَلمنيblame me أَنَّنيbecause I بِعتI sold الحجاreason
لا تَلمني أَنَّني بِعت الحجا
وَعَذيريand my defender أَنتَyou كنbe مُنتَبِهاmindful
وَعَذيري أَنتَ كن مُنتَبِها
Do not blame me for selling my reason;
and you are my defender—be mindful.
فلعمريfor, by my life قَدindeed بَررتI fulfilled القسَماthe oath
فلعمري قَد بَررت القسَما
إِنَّهاindeed it ذاتpossessing مَقامa station أَقدسِmost sacred
إِنَّها ذات مَقام أَقدسِ
For, by my life, I have kept the oath:
it surely holds a most sacred station.
فَلِماso why عذَّبتَyou tormented ياO عَذبsweet of اللَمىthe lips' dusky hue
فَلِما عذَّبتَ يا عَذب اللَمى
جَسَداًa body مِنfrom سقمthe languor of جفينكyour little eyelid كُسيwas clothed
جَسَداً مِن سقم جفينك كُسي
Why, then, have you tormented, O sweet, dark-lipped one,
a body clothed in sickness from your eyelid?
حَبّذاhow lovely صَبوةthe passion of أَيّامthe days of الصِباyouth
حَبّذا صَبوة أَيّام الصِبا
وَزَمانٌand a time بالتَصابيin youthful dalliance قَدindeed مَضىhas passed
وَزَمانٌ بالتَصابي قَد مَضى
How lovely the passion of youth's days,
and a time that passed in youthful dalliance,
وَصَباباتand ardent longings لَهاfor them الصَبُّthe lover صَباyearned
وَصَبابات لَها الصَبُّ صَبا
لَيسَnot يَبغيseeks القَلبthe heart عَنهاin place of them عوضاa substitute
لَيسَ يَبغي القَلب عَنها عوضا
and ardent longings for which the lover yearned;
the heart seeks no substitute for them.
كَمhow often لهاfor them أَذكتkindled نسيماتbreezes of الصباthe east wind
كَم لها أَذكت نسيمات الصبا
فيin الحَشاthe breast مِنof لاعِجيthe searing fires of جَمرembers of الغَضاghada wood
في الحَشا مِن لاعِجي جَمر الغَضا
How often for them have the east wind's breezes kindled
in the breast the searing fires of ghada embers!
ياO زَماناًa time كانَthat was ليfor me مغتنماa prize
يا زَماناً كانَ لي مغتنما
وَلَهُand for it قَدindeed كُنتI was كَالمُختَلسِlike a stealthy snatcher
وَلَهُ قَد كُنت كَالمُختَلسِ
O time that was a prize to me,
and which I seized like a thief!
مَدمَعيmy tears نمَّbetrayed me إذwhen الوَجدpassion نَماgrew
مَدمَعي نمَّ إذ الوَجد نَما
غَيرexcept أَنّthat القَلبthe heart لَمnot يَستيئسِdespaired
غَير أَنّ القَلب لَم يَستيئسِ
My tears betrayed me as passion grew,
yet the heart did not despair.
قُمrise بِناwith us لِلرَوضto the garden نَسعىlet us hasten ياO نَديمdrinking companion
قُم بِنا لِلرَوض نَسعى يا نَديم
حَيثwhere يُهديoffers نَشرهits fragrance عطرthe perfume of الشَذاsweet scent
حَيث يُهدي نَشره عطر الشَذا
Rise with us, drinking companion; let us hasten to the garden,
where its spreading fragrance offers sweet perfume.
وَأَعدand renew ذكرىthe memory of جَوىthe heartache of العَهدthe bond القَديمold
وَأَعد ذكرى جَوى العَهد القَديم
وَحَديثand the tale of الشَوقlonging عَنfrom قَلبيmy heart خذاtake
وَحَديث الشَوق عَن قَلبي خذا
And renew the memory of the old bond's heartache,
and take the tale of longing from my heart.
وَاِستَقمand stay true إنّيindeed I عَلىupon العَهدthe covenant القَديمold
وَاِستَقم إنّي عَلى العَهد القَديم
لَستI am not بِالنابذone who casts off فيمَنamong those who نَبَذاcast it off
لَست بِالنابذ فيمَن نَبَذا
And stay true: I remain upon the old covenant;
I am not one to cast it off among those who do.
لاno وَمَنby the one who قَلّدَgarlanded جيديmy neck نعماwith blessings
لا وَمَن قَلّدَ جيدي نعما
وَهباتٍand gifts فيamong المَلاthe people لَمnot تنتَسِwere forgotten
وَهباتٍ في المَلا لَم تنتَسِ
No, by him who hung blessings about my neck,
and gifts never forgotten among the people:
الأميرthe prince المُنتميof lineage مَنthe one who قَدindeed سَماrose high
الأمير المُنتمي مَن قَد سَما
بَدرfull moon of أُفقthe horizon of المَجدglory شَمسsun of المَجلسِthe assembly
بَدر أُفق المَجد شَمس المَجلسِ
the prince of noble descent, who has risen high,
full moon on glory's horizon, sun of the assembly.
الأَميرthe prince الأَوحدpeerless الساميexalted وَمَنand the one who
الأَمير الأَوحد السامي وَمَن
تَتَباهىtake pride بِمعاليهِin his lofty merits الرُتبthe ranks
تَتَباهى بِمعاليهِ الرُتب
The peerless, exalted prince, the one
in whose lofty merits ranks take pride.
كَيفhow لاnot وَهوَand he الأَمينthe faithful المؤتمنthe trusted
كَيف لا وَهوَ الأَمين المؤتمن
مَنthe one who لهُto him العزّglory اِنتَمىtraced its lineage حَيثwherever اِنتَسَبhe claimed descent
مَن لهُ العزّ اِنتَمى حَيث اِنتَسَب
How could it be otherwise, when he is faithful and trusted,
he to whom glory claims kinship, wherever he traces his descent?
درّةthe pearl of العَلياءeminence فيupon جيدthe neck of الزَمَنtime
درّة العَلياء في جيد الزَمَن
وطِرازand the embroidered ornament of الفَخرpride ماadverbial emphasis بَينamong العَربthe Arabs
وطِراز الفَخر ما بَين العَرب
The pearl of eminence upon time's neck,
and pride's embroidered ornament among the Arabs;
مَنthe one who غَداhas become فَضلthe excellence of علاهhis eminence عَلماa banner
مَن غَدا فَضل علاه عَلما
وَنَداهُand his bounty مَنهلاًa watering-place لِلمُحتَسيfor the drinker
وَنَداهُ مَنهلاً لِلمُحتَسي
the one whose lofty excellence has become a banner,
and whose bounty a spring for those who drink.
ياO لَهُfor it مِنof مَنهلa watering-place يَرويquenches الظَماthirst
يا لَهُ مِن مَنهل يَروي الظَما
لَمnot تَزَلhas ceased فيهِin it حَياةthe life of الأَنفُسِsouls
لَم تَزَل فيهِ حَياة الأَنفُسِ
What a spring it is, quenching thirst!
In it the life of souls has ever dwelt.
كَعبةthe Kaaba of الآمالhopes كَمhow many حجَّmade pilgrimage إِلىto
كَعبة الآمال كَم حجَّ إِلى
بابهاits door منthose who للندىto bounty لَبّىanswered the call وَطافand circumambulated
بابها من للندى لَبّى وَطاف
The Kaaba of hopes—how many have made pilgrimage to
its door, answering bounty's call and circling it!
رَوضةthe garden of الفَضلexcellence الَّتيwhich بَينَamong المَلاthe people
رَوضة الفَضل الَّتي بَينَ المَلا
قَطّever لَمnot يَنبتgrew بِهاin it دَوحspreading trees of الخلافdiscord
قَطّ لَم يَنبت بِها دَوح الخلاف
The garden of excellence, where among the people
no spreading tree of discord has ever grown;
سِدرَةٌa lote tree فرعthe branch of علاهاits eminence قَدindeed عَلاrose high
سِدرَةٌ فرع علاها قَد عَلا
يانِعاًripening دانيwithin reach الجنىthe fruit للإقتطافfor plucking
يانِعاً داني الجنى للإقتطاف
a lote tree whose branch of eminence has risen high,
ripening, its fruit within reach for plucking.
لَيسَnot بدعاًa marvel لَوif نَماflourished ذاthis المُنتميscion
لَيسَ بدعاً لَو نَما ذا المُنتمي
حَيثwhere ينميmakes grow الغُصنthe branch طَيبthe goodness of المغرسِthe planting-place
حَيث ينمي الغُصن طَيب المغرسِ
It is no marvel if this scion flourishes,
for a good planting-place makes the branch grow.
إِنَّماonly البدعُthe marvel بِمَنin one who يَنموflourishes وَماand has not
إِنَّما البدعُ بِمَن يَنمو وَما
أنemphatic particle تَحاشىkept clear عرقهhis root عَنof دَنسِstain
أن تَحاشى عرقه عَن دَنسِ
The marvel is only in one who flourishes, though
his root has not kept clear of stain.
بَحرan ocean of حلمforbearance لَمnot يَزَلhas ceased تَيّارُهُits current
بَحر حلم لَم يَزَل تَيّارُهُ
يَجمَعgathers الدُرَّpearls وَيَرميand casts away بِالصَدفthe shells
يَجمَع الدُرَّ وَيَرمي بِالصَدف
An ocean of forbearance, whose current has ever
gathered pearls and cast away the shells;
وَبعلمand through the science of الكيمياalchemy أَنظارُهُhis glances
وَبعلم الكيميا أَنظارُهُ
لَمnot تَزَلhave ceased تَصنعto make إكسيرthe elixir of الشَرَفhonor
لَم تَزَل تَصنع إكسير الشَرَف
and through the science of alchemy his glances
have ever fashioned the elixir of honor.
حيدريٌّHaydar-like فيin الوَغىbattle بتّارُهُhis cleaving sword
حيدريٌّ في الوَغى بتّارُهُ
يَفلقُsplits الهامskulls وَيَبرىand shears off كُلّevery كَفّhand
يَفلقُ الهام وَيَبرى كُلّ كَفّ
He is Haydar-like in battle; his cleaving sword
splits skulls and shears off every hand.
حَيدريٌّHaydar-like حَوزَةَthe domain of المَجدglory حَمىhe guarded
حَيدريٌّ حَوزَةَ المَجد حَمى
صائِلاًcharging كَالأَسدlike the lion المُفترسِravening
صائِلاً كَالأَسد المُفترسِ
Haydar-like, he guarded glory's domain,
charging like a ravening lion.
فَاِتّخذso take ساحَةthe precinct of ناديهِhis assembly حِمىas a sanctuary
فَاِتّخذ ساحَة ناديهِ حِمى
عَنagainst يَدthe hand of الدَهرtime تَكُنyou will be فيin حرسِsafe keeping
عَن يَد الدَهر تَكُن في حرسِ
So make the precinct of his assembly your sanctuary
against time's hand, and you will be under guard.
مظهرthe embodiment of الحَقّtruth الَّذيwho لَمّاwhen اِنجلىshone forth
مظهر الحَقّ الَّذي لَمّا اِنجلى
نورُهُhis light أَخفىhid ظَلامthe darkness of الباطلِfalsehood
نورُهُ أَخفى ظَلام الباطلِ
Truth's embodiment: when there shone forth
his light, it hid the darkness of falsehood;
جَوهَرthe jewel of الصدقtruthfulness الَّذيwhich زانadorned حلىthe ornaments of
جَوهَر الصدق الَّذي زان حلى
عقدهhis necklace جيدthe neck of الزَمانtime العاطلِunadorned
عقده جيد الزَمان العاطلِ
the jewel of truthfulness, the ornaments of whose
necklace adorned the bare neck of time;
الهمامthe valiant one المُرتَجىthe hoped-for غَوثsuccor of الملاthe people
الهمام المُرتَجى غَوث الملا
ذُوpossessor of العلاeminence غَيثthe rain of النَوالbounty الهاطلِpouring down
ذُو العلا غَيث النَوال الهاطلِ
the valiant one, hoped-for succor of the people,
the exalted one, the pouring rain of bounty.
لَيسَhe is not غَيثاًrain لاno وَلاnor بَحراًa sea طَمىthat swelled
لَيسَ غَيثاً لا وَلا بَحراً طَمى
فَكلاfor both ذينِthose two بِهِwith him لَمnot يقسِwas compared
فَكلا ذينِ بِهِ لَم يقسِ
He is no rain—no, nor a swelling sea,
for neither of those can be compared with him.
لَوif بِهِwith him ناظرتyou compared كلّاeach مِنهُماof the two
لَو بِهِ ناظرت كلّا مِنهُما
ماnot وَفىwould equal معشارa tenth of عشرa tenth of الخمسِa fifth
ما وَفى معشار عشر الخمسِ
If you compared either of the two with him,
it would not equal a tenth of a tenth of a fifth.
ياO أَميراًprince خلقُهُhis character الأَسنىnoblest حَوىembraced
يا أَميراً خلقُهُ الأَسنى حَوى
شِيماًvirtues طابَwas pure علاهاtheir loftiness عُنصراin origin
شِيماً طابَ علاها عُنصرا
O prince, whose noblest character embraces
virtues whose lofty nature is pure in origin;
وَالَّذيand the one who عَنfrom حَزمِهِhis prudence العَزمresolve رَوىrecounted
وَالَّذي عَن حَزمِهِ العَزم رَوى
هِمماًhigh aspirations قَدindeed سَعدتwere blessed بَينَamong الوَرىmankind
هِمماً قَد سَعدت بَينَ الوَرى
and you, from whose prudence resolve has recounted
aspirations blessed among mankind:
هاكَtake حَمداًpraise لَمnot يَكُنwas يَبغيseeking السِوىanother
هاكَ حَمداً لَم يَكُن يَبغي السِوى
طالِباًseeking مِنfrom بَعدafter عينٍthe thing itself أَثَراa trace
طالِباً مِن بَعد عينٍ أَثَرا
receive praise that would not seek another,
chasing a trace after the very thing itself.
إِنَّماonly أَمدَحI praise مَولىًa patron مُنعماbeneficent
إِنَّما أَمدَح مَولىً مُنعما
عزّis honored مَدحيmy praise فيهِof him لَمnot يستبخسِwas undervalued
عزّ مَدحي فيهِ لَم يستبخسِ
I praise only a beneficent patron;
my praise of him is honored, not undervalued.
مَنthe one who رقىascended أَوجthe summit of المَعاليlofty honors سُلَّماby a ladder
مَن رقى أَوج المَعالي سُلَّما
كَرُقيّlike the ascent of البَدرthe full moon تَحتَbeneath الغَلسِthe predawn gloom
كَرُقيّ البَدر تَحتَ الغَلسِ
One who climbed the ladder to the summit of greatness,
like the full moon's ascent beneath the predawn gloom.
كَمhow many أَيادٍfavors لكَare yours ياO كنزtreasury of النَدىbounty
كَم أَيادٍ لكَ يا كنز النَدى
وَصفهاtheir description تَعجزare incapable عَنهُof it الأَلسُنُtongues
وَصفها تَعجز عَنهُ الأَلسُنُ
How many favors are yours, O treasury of bounty,
that tongues are powerless to describe!
وَسَجاياand virtues لَيسَnot تُحصىare counted عَدَداin number
وَسَجايا لَيسَ تُحصى عَدَدا
وَأَرىand I think تِعدادهاenumerating them لاnot يحسنُis fitting
وَأَرى تِعدادها لا يحسنُ
And virtues beyond all counting;
I find it unfitting to enumerate them.
إِنif يَكُنis شُكريmy gratitude لَهاfor them فَرضاًobligatory غَداhas become
إِن يَكُن شُكري لَها فَرضاً غَدا
فَهيَthen they فيin شَرعthe law of المَعاليlofty deeds سننُtraditions
فَهيَ في شَرع المَعالي سننُ
If my thanks for them have become a duty,
they are traditions in the law of noble deeds.
سننٌtraditions عقدthe necklace of ثَناهاtheir praise اِنتَظماwas strung
سننٌ عقد ثَناها اِنتَظما
فَتَحلَّتso they were adorned مِنهُby it أَسنىthe finest مَلبسِattire
فَتَحلَّت مِنهُ أَسنى مَلبسِ
Traditions whose necklace of praise was strung,
so they were adorned by it in the finest attire,
وَبَدَتand they appeared تَزهوradiant جَمالاًin beauty مِثلَماas though
وَبَدَت تَزهو جَمالاً مِثلَما
تَزدَهيthey shine فيin حللٍrobes مِنof سُندُسِfine silk
تَزدَهي في حللٍ مِن سُندُسِ
and appeared radiant in beauty, as though
resplendent in robes of fine silk.
هاكَهاtake her قَدindeed بَرزتshe emerged تَحتَbeneath الستورthe veils
هاكَها قَد بَرزت تَحتَ الستور
غادَةًa graceful maiden بِاليمنwith good fortune وافَتshe arrived وَالمُنىand hopes
غادَةً بِاليمن وافَت وَالمُنى
Take her: she has appeared beneath the veils,
a graceful maiden arriving with good fortune and hopes.
عَينthe jewel of خدرa bower كمhow many تَلَتshe recited آياتverses of نورlight
عَين خدر كم تَلَت آيات نور
تُبهرُdazzles العينthe eye سَناءwith grandeur وَسَنىand radiance
تُبهرُ العين سَناء وَسَنى
The jewel of the bower—how many verses of light she has recited,
dazzling the eye with grandeur and radiance.
وَبعيدand at the festival of الفطرbreaking the fast إِذwhen عَمَّspread everywhere السُرورjoy
وَبعيد الفطر إِذ عَمَّ السُرور
أَقبَلَتshe approached تَنشُرunfurling راياتthe banners of الهَناfelicity
أَقبَلَت تَنشُر رايات الهَنا
And at Eid al-Fitr, when joy spread everywhere,
she came unfurling the banners of felicity.
فَاِرتشفso sip كَأسthe cup of التَهانيcongratulations وَاِغنَماand seize the gain
فَاِرتشف كَأس التَهاني وَاِغنَما
وَاِحتسيand drink مِنfrom راحِهاher wine ماwhat تَحتَسيyou drink
وَاِحتسي مِن راحِها ما تَحتَسي
So sip the cup of congratulations and seize the boon,
and drink as much of her wine as you will.
فَبمسكso with the musk of المَدحpraise أنسيal-Ansi ختماsealed
فَبمسك المَدح أنسي ختما
كُلَّماwhenever فضَّwas broken ختامُthe seal of الأَكؤُسِthe cups
كُلَّما فضَّ ختامُ الأَكؤُسِ
Thus al-Ansi sealed it with the musk of praise,
whenever the cups' seals were broken.
Sol 6.1