وأهدى نسيمُ الروض مسكاً وعنبراً
وواصلَ للأنفاسِ ما كان كتّما
The garden breeze bestowed musk and ambergris,
and shared with every breath what once had lain concealed.
ورجّعَتِ الأطيارُ ألحانَ شجوِها
وجاوبَها الدولابُ لما ترنّما
The birds repeated the melodies of their sorrow,
and the waterwheel answered them when it began to sing.
فلا تُهمِلا هذا الزمانَ فإنّه
يجدِّدُ للمشتاقِ عُمراً مُنعّما
So, you two, do not squander this season—for it
renews for the yearning lover a life of bliss.
وحُثّا به كأسَ المُدامِ فإنها
تزيدُ الفتى ظرفاً وخُلقاً مكرَّما
And ply the wine cup briskly in it, for wine
adds grace to a youth and nobility to his character—
ولا سيما من كفّ أحورَ ساحرٍ
بألحاظِه ردّ الخميسَ العرمرما
especially from the hand of a bewitching, dark-eyed youth:
with his glances, that slender youth routed a mighty host.
ألم بنا في مجلسِ اللهوِ وانثَنى
وقد أودَع الأحزانَ قلباً متيّما
He stopped among us in the revelers’ gathering, then withdrew,
having lodged sorrows in a love-stricken heart.
فوالله ما أدري إذا ما لقيتُه
أشمسَ الضُحى ألقى أمِ البدرَ في السّما
By God, I cannot tell, whenever I meet him:
is it the morning sun I meet, or the full moon in the sky?
أسرّ زماني لو تأتي يسيره
بتحليلِ ما قد كان في العيشِ حرّما
My days would gladden me, if their slightest boon came to pass,
making lawful what life had once forbidden,
وأطفأ نارَ الهجرِ من ماءِ وصلِه
وإسفارِه من بعدِ ما قد تلثّما
and quenching separation’s fire with the water of his union
and his radiant unveiling after he had veiled himself.
Sol 5.6