نَدامى بَعدَ ثالِثَةٍ تَلاقوا

يَضمُّهُم بِكوهْ زَيّانَ راحُ

My regrets, after three met

Drinking companions met after a third night,

Were gathered by the ravine of Zayyan.

Brought together by wine in Kuh Zayyan.

وَقَد باكَرتُها فَتَرَكتُ مِنها

قَتيلاً ما أَصابَتني جِراحُ

And I had reached it early and left from it

I had come to it early in the morning, and I departed from it

A slain man - how my wounds have afflicted me!

Slain, though no wounds had afflicted me.

وَقالوا أَيُّها الخَمّارُ مَن ذا

فَقالَ أَخٌ تخوَّنهُ اصطِباحُ

And they said “O you who sells wine, who is this?”

They asked, "O tavern-keeper, who is this?"

He said “A brother betrayed by the morning glow.”

He replied, "A brother betrayed by his morning draught.

ادارَ الراحَ حَتّى أَقعَصَتهُ

فَخَرَّ كَأَنَّهُ عودٌ شناحُ

He turned the wine until he made him lean backwards

He passed the wine around until it struck him down,

And he fell as if he was a bending branch.

And he collapsed like a tall, sturdy trunk."

فَقالَ هاتِ أَلحِقنا بِراحٍ

بِهِ وَتَعللوا ثُمَّ اِستَراحوا

So he said “Give me some wine to join my companion”

Then one said, "Bring it, let us catch up through wine

They reproached him and then let him relax.

With him," and they sought diversion, then rested.

فَلَم يَتَمَهَّلوا حَتّى رَمَتهُم

بِحَدِّ سلاحِها وَلَها سِلاحُ

They did not hesitate until it threw them down

They did not linger long before it struck them

With the edge of its weapons, and it has weapons.

With the edge of its weapon—and indeed, it has a weapon.

وَحانَ تَنضبُّهي فَسألتُ عَنهُم

فَقالَ أَتاحهم قَدرٌ مُتاحُ

It was time for it to diminish, so I asked about them

Then came my time to awaken, so I asked about them.

And he said “Fate brought them to a tavern.”

He said, "An allotted fate has overtaken them.

رأوكَ مُجدَّلاً فآستَخبروني

فَحَرّكَهُم إِلى الشّربِ اِرتياحُ

They saw you adorned, so they asked me

They saw you laid low, so they asked me about you,

And the comfort of drinking stirred them.

And a joyous desire moved them to drink."

فَقُلتُ لَهُ فَسرَّحَني إِليهم

حَثيثاً وَالسراحُ هُوَ النَجاحُ

So I said to him “Let me go to them quickly”

So I said to him, "Send me off to them

And setting out is success.

Swiftly, for release is true success."

فَقالَ نَعَم فَقالوا اَلحِقَنَّا

بِهِ قَد لاحَ لِلرائي صَباحُ

He said “Yes”, so they said “Join us,

He said, "Yes," and they said, "Let us join him,

For the dawn has appeared to the seer.”

For morning has already appeared to the beholder."

فَما أَن زالَ ذاكَ الدأبُ مِنّا

ثَلاثاً يَستَغِبُّ وَيُستَباحُ

We three have not ceased that habit -

And that remained our constant habit,

To disappear and be violated.

For three days, taken at intervals and enjoyed freely.

نَبيتُ مَعاً وَلَيسَ لَنا اِلتِقاءٌ

بِبَيتٍ مالَنا مِنهُ بَراحُ

We spend the night together, and we have no

We spend the night together, yet we do not meet,

Meeting in a house - we have no shelters.

In a house from which we have no departure.