Sol 5.6

  1. Behold a radiant gathering of fellowship,

    for a companion who has visited and a friend who still visits.

  2. All beauty has been confined to it, so

    by God’s grace, you see no defect within it.

  3. May God never bring a tiresome guest there,

    so long as the beloved friends are present—

  4. when the sun of fiery wine rises and

    full moons circle with goblets of vintage wine;

  5. when he whose absence delights us is gone,

    and curtains are drawn against the informers:

  6. a house prepared after it was adorned

    for wine to be served and a cupbearer to make his rounds.

  7. So drink, amid its splendor, a wine

    over which the ages have passed in bliss.

  8. And if you should sin by drinking it,

    your Lord is God, the Pardoning, the All-Forgiving.

  9. Seize the pleasures offered by its like,

    as a blessing for every grateful servant.

  10. All our beloved friends rejoiced in it

    and dated it: “This is the abode of joy.”

Sol 5.6