وَمَجلِسِand a gathering لَذَّةٍpleasure أَمسىbecame at evening دُجاهُits darkness
وَمَجلِسِ لَذَّةٍ أَمسى دُجاهُ
يُضيءُshines كَأَنَّهُas though it were صُبحٌa dawn مُنيرُradiant
يُضيءُ كَأَنَّهُ صُبحٌ مُنيرُ
And a gathering of delight, whose evening darkness
A gathering of pleasure as the night falls
Shone as though it were a radiant dawn.
It shines as if it were a bright dawn
تَجَمَّعَgathered فيهِin it مَشمومٌsomething fragrant وَراحٌand wine
تَجَمَّعَ فيهِ مَشمومٌ وَراحٌ
وَأَوتارٌand strings وَوِلدانٌand boys وَحورُand dark-eyed maidens
وَأَوتارٌ وَوِلدانٌ وَحورُ
Fragrance and wine gathered there,
Filled with wine, relaxation,
And strings, and boys, and dark-eyed maidens.
Strings, boys and maidens
تَلَذَّذَتِtook pleasure الحَواسُthe senses اللَمسُtouch فيهِin it
تَلَذَّذَتِ الحَواسُ اللَمسُ فيهِ
بِخَمسٍin five things يَستَتِمُّbecomes complete بِهاthrough them السُرورُjoy
بِخَمسٍ يَستَتِمُّ بِها السُرورُ
The senses—touch among them—took pleasure there
The senses delight in the touching
In five things through which joy becomes complete.
Of five through which joy is made complete
فَكانَso was الضَمَّthe embrace قِسمَthe share اللَمسِtouch فيهِin it
فَكانَ الضَمَّ قِسمَ اللَمسِ فيهِ
وَقِسمُand the share الذَوقِtaste كاساتٍcups تَدورُgo round
وَقِسمُ الذَوقِ كاساتٍ تَدورُ
So the embrace was touch's share there,
For touch, embraces were its share
And taste's share was cups passing round.
And for taste, circulating cups
وَلِلسَمعِand for hearing الأَغانيsongs وَالغَوانيand beautiful women
وَلِلسَمعِ الأَغاني وَالغَواني
لِأَعيُنِناfor our eyes وَلِلشَمِّand for smell البَخورُincense
لِأَعيُنِنا وَلِلشَمِّ البَخورُ
And for hearing, songs; and beautiful women
For hearing, songs and melodies
For our eyes; and for smell, incense.
For our eyes, the incense smoke
Sol 6.1