حَيِّgreet الرِفاقَthe companions وَطُفand go round بِكَأسِwith a cup of الراحِwine
حَيِّ الرِفاقَ وَطُف بِكَأسِ الراحِ
وَاِطرِزand embroider بِكَأسٍwith a cup حُلَّةَthe robe of الأَفراحِjoys
وَاِطرِز بِكَأسٍ حُلَّةَ الأَفراحِ
Greet the companions, and make the rounds with a cup of wine.
And embroider the robe of joys with a cup.
حُثَّhasten الكُؤوسَthe cups إِلىtoward جُسومٍbodies أَصبَحَتhas become
حُثَّ الكُؤوسَ إِلى جُسومٍ أَصبَحَت
فيهاwithin them المُدامِwine شَريكَةَa companion to الأَرواحِthe souls
فيها المُدامِ شَريكَةَ الأَرواحِ
Hasten the cups toward bodies where
Wine has become a companion to their souls.
حاشِspare المُدامَthe wine وَعاطِنيand pass me مَشمولَةًnorth-wind-cooled wine
حاشِ المُدامَ وَعاطِني مَشمولَةً
ظَلَّتhas remained فَساديmy corruption وَهيَyet it is عَينُthe very essence of صَلاحيmy well-being
ظَلَّت فَسادي وَهيَ عَينُ صَلاحي
Spare the wine, and pass me a draught cooled by the north wind,
It has remained my ruin, yet is the essence of my well-being.
حَمراءُred لَوif تَرَكَleft off السُقاةُthe cupbearers مِزاجَهاmixing it
حَمراءُ لَو تَرَكَ السُقاةُ مِزاجَها
أَمسَتwould become by evening لَناfor us عِوَضاًa substitute عَنِfor المِصباحِthe lamp
أَمسَت لَنا عِوَضاً عَنِ المِصباحِ
Red—if the cupbearers left it unmixed,
It would serve us at evening in place of a lamp.
حَجَبَveiled الحَبابُthe bubbles شُعاعَهاits radiance فَكَأَنَّهُso, as though it were
حَجَبَ الحَبابُ شُعاعَها فَكَأَنَّهُ
شَفَقٌtwilight تَلَهَّبَblazed تَحتَbeneath ذَيلِthe hem of صَباحِdawn
شَفَقٌ تَلَهَّبَ تَحتَ ذَيلِ صَباحِ
The bubbles veiled its radiance, as though it were
Twilight aflame beneath the hem of dawn.
حَبَبٌbubbles تَظَلُّremain بِهِwith them الكُؤوسُthe cups كَأَنَّهاas though they were
حَبَبٌ تَظَلُّ بِهِ الكُؤوسُ كَأَنَّها
خَصرُthe waist of الفَتاةِthe maiden مُمَنطَقاًgirdled بِوِشاحِwith a sash
خَصرُ الفَتاةِ مُمَنطَقاً بِوِشاحِ
Bubbles keep the cups looking like
A maiden's waist girdled with a sash.
حَكَمَruled الزَمانُTime وَغَضَّand lowered عَنّاaway from us طَرفُهُits gaze
حَكَمَ الزَمانُ وَغَضَّ عَنّا طَرفُهُ
ياO صاحِfriend لاdo not تَقنَعbe content بِأَنَّكَwith your being صاحِsober
يا صاحِ لا تَقنَع بِأَنَّكَ صاحِ
Time has ruled, and averted its gaze from us.
O friend, do not be content with being sober.
حَقُّthe due of الصِباyouth دَينٌa debt عَلَيكَupon you فَأَدِّهِso pay it
حَقُّ الصِبا دَينٌ عَلَيكَ فَأَدِّهِ
بِالشُربِby drinking بَينَamong خَمائِلٍleafy groves وَرَداحِand full-figured women
بِالشُربِ بَينَ خَمائِلٍ وَرَداحِ
Youth's due is a debt you owe, so pay it
By drinking amid leafy groves and full-figured women.
حاكَwove الحَياthe rain حُلَلَthe robes of الرَبيعِspring فَعَطَّرَتso they perfumed
حاكَ الحَيا حُلَلَ الرَبيعِ فَعَطَّرَت
نَشرَthe breath of الصَباthe east wind بِأَريجِهاwith their fragrance الفَيّاحِfar-spreading
نَشرَ الصَبا بِأَريجِها الفَيّاحِ
The rain wove the robes of spring, and they perfumed
The east wind's breath with their spreading fragrance.
حُلَلٌrobes إِذاwhen بَكَتِwept السَحائِبُthe clouds أَشرَقَتshone
حُلَلٌ إِذا بَكَتِ السَحائِبُ أَشرَقَت
بِخُدودِwith cheeks of وَردٍroses أَوor ثُغورِmouths of أَقاحِdaisies
بِخُدودِ وَردٍ أَو ثُغورِ أَقاحِ
Robes that shine when the clouds weep,
With cheeks of roses or mouths of daisies.
حَيّاgreeted الحَياthe rain بِأَريجِهاwith their fragrance فَتَرَنَّحَتso they swayed
حَيّا الحَيا بِأَريجِها فَتَرَنَّحَت
أَعطافُهاtheir boughs مِنfrom غَيرِother than نَشوَةِintoxication from راحِwine
أَعطافُها مِن غَيرِ نَشوَةِ راحِ
The rain greeted them with their fragrance, and
Their boughs swayed, without wine's intoxication.
حَمَلَتbecame laden فَأَشرَقَand so shone زَهرُهاtheir flowers فَكَأَنَّماso, as though
حَمَلَت فَأَشرَقَ زَهرُها فَكَأَنَّما
ضَرَبَتstruck مَعاصِمَهاtheir wrists يَدُthe hand of القَدّاحِthe fire-striker
ضَرَبَت مَعاصِمَها يَدُ القَدّاحِ
They became laden, and their flowers shone, as though
The fire-striker's hand had struck their wrists.
حَبَكَwove الهَناjoy بِسَمائِهِنَّin their sky خَمائِلاًleafy groves
حَبَكَ الهَنا بِسَمائِهِنَّ خَمائِلاً
تَنقَضُّswoop down فيهاwithin them أَنجُمُthe stars of الأَقداحِthe goblets
تَنقَضُّ فيها أَنجُمُ الأَقداحِ
Joy wove leafy groves in their sky,
Within which the stars of goblets swoop down.
حُزناwe gained السُرورَjoy بِهاin them وَبِتناand we spent the night نَجتَليwe behold
حُزنا السُرورَ بِها وَبِتنا نَجتَلي
بِنتَthe daughter of الكُرومِthe vines بِغَيرِwithout عَقدِa contract of نِكاحِmarriage
بِنتَ الكُرومِ بِغَيرِ عَقدِ نِكاحِ
We gained joy there, and spent the night beholding
The daughter of vines, without a marriage contract.
حَلّىadorned الزَمانُTime بِجودِهِwith its bounty أَجيادَناour necks
حَلّى الزَمانُ بِجودِهِ أَجيادَنا
وَسَخاand was lavish فَأَلبَسَناso it clothed us ثِيابَgarments of مِراحِmirth
وَسَخا فَأَلبَسَنا ثِيابَ مِراحِ
Time adorned our necks with its bounty
And was lavish, clothing us in garments of mirth.
حَتّىuntil اِنتَهَبناwe plundered العَيشَlife حَتّىuntil كَأَنَّهُas though it were
حَتّى اِنتَهَبنا العَيشَ حَتّى كَأَنَّهُ
مالُthe wealth of اِبنِson of أُرتُقَArtuq فيin يَدِthe hand of المُدّاحِthe panegyrists
مالُ اِبنِ أُرتُقَ في يَدِ المُدّاحِ
Until we plundered life, until it seemed
Ibn Artuq's wealth in panegyrists' hands.
حاميprotector of النَزيلِthe guest إِذاwhen أَلَمَّhe alights بِرَبعِهِat his abode
حامي النَزيلِ إِذا أَلَمَّ بِرَبعِهِ
مُحييreviver of الأَنامِhumankind بِجودِهِthrough his bounty السَحّاحِever-pouring
مُحيي الأَنامِ بِجودِهِ السَحّاحِ
Protector of the guest when he alights at his abode,
Reviver of humankind through his ever-pouring bounty.
حَسُنَتgrew beautiful بِهِthrough him الدُنياthe world فَكانَand had been أَديمُهاits surface
حَسُنَت بِهِ الدُنيا فَكانَ أَديمُها
عُطلاًbare مِنَof التَجميلِadornment وَالأَوضاحِand silver ornaments
عُطلاً مِنَ التَجميلِ وَالأَوضاحِ
The world grew beautiful through him; its face had been
Bare of adornment and silver ornaments.
حُكمٌa judgment رَضيتُI was content بِهِwith it فَمَدَّso extended سَماحَهُhis generosity
حُكمٌ رَضيتُ بِهِ فَمَدَّ سَماحَهُ
ضيقيmy straitened circumstances وَحَيّاand greeted جودُهُhis bounty بِفَلاحيwith my success
ضيقي وَحَيّا جودُهُ بِفَلاحي
A judgment I accepted; his generosity was extended
By my need, and his bounty greeted me with success.
حَلَّتuntied مَكارِمُهُhis noble deeds عِقالَthe fetter of خَصاصَتيmy poverty
حَلَّت مَكارِمُهُ عِقالَ خَصاصَتي
إِذwhen راشَhe feathered مِنfrom بَعدِafter الخُمولِobscurity جَناحيmy wing
إِذ راشَ مِن بَعدِ الخُمولِ جَناحي
His noble deeds untied the fetter of my poverty
When he feathered my wing after obscurity.
حارَبتُI battled دَهريmy fate مُذsince حَلَلتُI lodged بِرَبعِهِat his abode
حارَبتُ دَهري مُذ حَلَلتُ بِرَبعِهِ
وَجَعَلتُهُand I made him عِندَat المَضيقِa time of distress سِلاحيmy weapon
وَجَعَلتُهُ عِندَ المَضيقِ سِلاحي
I have battled my fate since I lodged at his abode,
And made him my weapon in times of distress.
حَسبيenough for me إِذاwhen رُمتُI sought الفَخارَglory مِنَamong الوَرىhumankind
حَسبي إِذا رُمتُ الفَخارَ مِنَ الوَرى
مَغدايَmy morning going فيin أَكنافِهِhis shelter وَرَواحيand my evening going
مَغدايَ في أَكنافِهِ وَرَواحي
Enough for me, when I seek glory among humankind,
Are my morning visits to his shelter and my evening visits.
حَمَّلتَyou loaded نَجمَNajm الدينِal-Din أَعناقَthe necks of الوَرىhumankind
حَمَّلتَ نَجمَ الدينِ أَعناقَ الوَرى
مِنَناًfavors جِساماًweighty مِنof نَدىًbounty وَسَماحِand generosity
مِنَناً جِساماً مِن نَدىً وَسَماحِ
Najm al-Din, you have laden the necks of humankind
With weighty favors of bounty and generosity.
حَكَّمتَyou gave authority فيover الأَموالِwealth آمالَthe hopes of العِدىthe enemies
حَكَّمتَ في الأَموالِ آمالَ العِدى
وَجَعَلتَand you made شُربَthe drinking of المَجدِglory غَيرَother than صَباحِmorning drinking
وَجَعَلتَ شُربَ المَجدِ غَيرَ صَباحِ
You gave your enemies' hopes command over wealth,
And made glory's drinking no morning draught.
حازَhe attained العُلىthe heights فَسَرىthen journeyed by night بِصارِمِwith the keen blade of عَزمِهِhis resolve
حازَ العُلى فَسَرى بِصارِمِ عَزمِهِ
يُغنيكَspares you عَنthe need for خَطِّيَّةٍa Khatt spear وَصِفاحِand broad swords
يُغنيكَ عَن خَطِّيَّةٍ وَصِفاحِ
He gained the heights, then went by night with his resolve's keen blade.
It spares you the need for a Khatt spear and broad swords.
حَزمٌprudence فَتَحتَyou unlocked بِهِwith it الأُمورَaffairs وَإِنَّهاand indeed they
حَزمٌ فَتَحتَ بِهِ الأُمورَ وَإِنَّها
كَالقُفلِlike a lock مُحتاجُin need إِلىof المِفتاحِthe key
كَالقُفلِ مُحتاجُ إِلى المِفتاحِ
Prudence with which you unlocked affairs; indeed, they
Are like a lock in need of a key.
حَجَّتmade pilgrimage إِلَيكَto you بَنوthe sons of الرَحيلِjourneying لِعِلمِهِمbecause they knew
حَجَّت إِلَيكَ بَنو الرَحيلِ لِعِلمِهِم
حَقّاًfor certain بِأَنَّكَof your being كَعبَةُthe Kaaba of المُدّاحِthe panegyrists
حَقّاً بِأَنَّكَ كَعبَةُ المُدّاحِ
The sons of journeying made pilgrimage to you, knowing
For certain that you are the Kaaba of panegyrists.
حَرَمٌa sanctuary إِذاwhen حَلَّalighted الوُفودُthe delegations بِرَبعِهِat his abode
حَرَمٌ إِذا حَلَّ الوُفودُ بِرَبعِهِ
قُرِنَتwere joined عَواقِبُthe outcomes of سَعيِهِمtheir efforts بِنَجاحِwith success
قُرِنَت عَواقِبُ سَعيِهِم بِنَجاحِ
A sanctuary: when delegations alight at his abode,
The outcomes of their efforts are joined with success.
حَمِدوكَthey praised you جُهدَto the utmost of المُستَطيعِthe able one وَأَثبَتواand they inscribed
حَمِدوكَ جُهدَ المُستَطيعِ وَأَثبَتوا
لِعُلاكَfor your eminence شُكراًgratitude ماnot لَهُfor it مِنany ماحِone who effaces
لِعُلاكَ شُكراً ما لَهُ مِن ماحِ
They praised you as fully as they could, and inscribed
For your eminence, gratitude that none can erase.
Sol 6.1