Sol 6.1

  1. أَزِل بِالخَمرِ أَدواءَ الخُمارِ

    وَعاقِر صَفوَ عَيشِكَ بِالعُقارِ

    Cure with wine the ailments of the hangover,

    And revel in your life's pure joy with wine.

  2. وَهُبَّ معَ الصَباحِ إِلى صَبوحٍ

    وَصِل آناءَ لَيلِكَ بِالنَهارِ

    And rise with the morning for a morning draught,

    And join your night's hours to the day.

  3. وَإِن شَرَّفتَ مَجلِسَنا فَإِنّا

    لَنا حَقُّ الصَداقَةِ وَالجُوارِ

    And if you honor our gathering, then indeed we

    Have the claims of friendship and neighborliness.

  4. فَعِندي سادَةٌ غُرٌّ كِرامٌ

    يَزينونَ الخَلاعَةَ بِالوَقارِ

    For with me are illustrious, generous gentlemen,

    Who adorn debauchery with dignity.

  5. وَمَجلِسُنا بِهِ ساقٍ صَغيرٌ

    يُحَيّينا بِأَقداحٍ كِبارِ

    And our gathering has a little cupbearer,

    Who greets us with large goblets.

  6. إِذا ما قُلتَ مَهلاً قالَ مَه لا

    وَحَقِّكَ لَيسَ ذا يَومِ اِختِصارِ

    Whenever you say, 'Easy!' he says, 'Stop that! No—

    And by your honor, this is no day for cutting things short!'

  7. وَشادٍ قَد حَوى في الخَدِّ مِنهُ

    كَما في الكَأسِ مِن ماءٍ وَنارِ

    And a singer whose cheek indeed holds

    Water and fire, just as the cup does.

  8. إِذا أَرضى مَسامِعُنا بِشَدوٍ

    تُجاوِبُهُ البَلابِلُ وَالقُماري

    When he delights our ears with song,

    The nightingales and turtledoves answer him.

  9. وَحَضَرَتنا مِنَ الأَزهارِ مَلأى

    مِنَ الوَردِ المُكَلَّلِ بِالبَهارِ

    And our gathering is full of flowers:

    Roses garlanded with oxeye blossoms.

  10. وَفي مَيدانِنا فُرسانُ لَهوٍ

    كُماةٌ في المَجالِسَ لا القِفارِ

    And in our arena are knights of revelry,

    Warriors in gatherings, not in desert wastes.

  11. رِماحُهُمُ الشُموعُ بِهِ وَفيهِ

    دُخانُ النَدِّ كَالنَقعِ المُثارِ

    Their spears there are the candles, and there

    Incense smoke is like dust stirred up.

  12. وَراحٌ في لُجَينِ الكَأسِ تَحكي

    بِصُفرَةِ لَونِها ذَوبَ النُضارِ

    And wine in the silver cup resembles

    Molten gold in its yellow hue.

  13. وَقَد عَقَدَ الحَبابُ لَها نِطاقاً

    لِمِعصَمِ كَأسِها شِبهَ السِوارِ

    And the bubbles have tied a girdle for it,

    Around its cup's wrist, like a bracelet.

  14. فَلا تَعزِم لَنا عُذراً فَإِنّا

    نُجِلُّكَ عَن مَقامِ الاِعتِذارِ

    So do not devise an excuse for us, for we

    Esteem you above the station of apology.

  15. وَعَجِّل بِالتَفَضُّلِ أَو أَرِحنا

    بِمَنعِكَ عَن عَناءِ الاِنتِظارِ

    And hasten to favor us, or relieve us

    By your refusal, from the torment of waiting.