شابgrew gray الدجىthe darkness of night فتمخَّضso went into labor الفجرُdawn
شاب الدجى فتمخَّض الفجرُ
ولدwas born الصباحmorning فكُفّنَand was shrouded الفجرُdawn
ولد الصباح فكُفّنَ الفجرُ
Night grew gray with age, and dawn went into labor.
Night grew gray, and dawn went into labor.
Morning was born, and dawn wrapped it in a shroud.
Morning was born, and dawn was shrouded.
بكتwept السماءُthe sky فهشَّso beamed مبتسماًsmiling
بكت السماءُ فهشَّ مبتسماً
نجمُstar الثرىof the earth فتغيبِّتand vanished زُهرُbright stars
نجمُ الثرى فتغيبِّت زُهرُ
The sky wept, and, smiling with delight,
The sky wept; smiling, there beamed
the earth’s growth rejoiced as the bright stars disappeared.
The earth's star, and the bright stars vanished.
خطبsought in marriage النهارُday الشمسَthe sun جادwas generous بهاwith her
خطب النهارُ الشمسَ جاد بها
فلكُcelestial sphere السنىof radiance فتهيَّأَso was readied المهرُthe bridal gift
فلكُ السنى فتهيَّأَ المهرُ
Day sought the Sun in marriage; the sphere of radiance
Day sought the sun in marriage; she was freely bestowed
gave her generously, and the dowry was prepared.
By the sphere of radiance, and the bridal gift was readied.
فرحتrejoiced رياضٌgardens ابرزتdisplayed حللاًrobes
فرحت رياضٌ ابرزت حللاً
قدhad دبَّجتهاembroidered them ديمةٌsteady gentle rain بكرُvirgin
قد دبَّجتها ديمةٌ بكرُ
The gardens rejoiced, displaying robes
Gardens rejoiced and displayed robes
embroidered by a virgin rain-shower.
That a virgin, steady rain had embroidered.
غنَّتsang عنادلُnightingales ارقصتset dancing طرباًin rapture
غنَّت عنادلُ ارقصت طرباً
هيفslender beauties الخمائلof the groves صفَّقclapped النهرُthe river
هيف الخمائل صفَّق النهرُ
Nightingales sang and, out of rapture, set dancing
Nightingales sang, rousing to rapturous dance
the slender boughs of the groves; the river applauded.
The groves' slender beauties; the river clapped.
عَزَفتplayed music نسيماتُbreezes الصباof the east wind هتفتcalled out
عَزَفت نسيماتُ الصبا هتفت
وُرقgray doves الهديلcooing تصبَّبpoured forth البِشرُjoy
وُرق الهديل تصبَّب البِشرُ
The zephyrs played their airs; there cried aloud
The east wind's breezes played music; calls rose
the cooing gray doves, while gladness streamed.
From gray, cooing doves; joy poured forth.
حضرattended الوليمةَthe feast كلevery ذيone with مقةٍlove
حضر الوليمةَ كل ذي مقةٍ
ذكرremembered الحبيبَthe beloved فهاجهso stirred him الذِكرُremembrance
ذكر الحبيبَ فهاجه الذِكرُ
Every lover attended the feast;
Every loving soul attended the feast;
he remembered the beloved, and remembrance stirred him.
Each recalled the beloved, and remembrance stirred him.
سكبواthey poured دمَblood الابريقof the ewer فيinto قدحٍa goblet
سكبوا دمَ الابريق في قدحٍ
فبداand appeared علىupon ياقوتهِits ruby درُّpearls
فبدا على ياقوتهِ درُّ
They poured the pitcher’s blood into a goblet,
They poured the ewer's blood into a goblet,
and pearls appeared upon its ruby.
And pearls appeared upon its ruby.
لاdo not تعجبواmarvel (you all) فكُراتfor the corpuscles كلّof every دمblood
لا تعجبوا فكُرات كلّ دم
فيهاin them البياضُwhiteness وجلُّهاand most of them حُمرُred ones
فيها البياضُ وجلُّها حُمرُ
Do not wonder: the corpuscles of every blood
Do not marvel: the corpuscles of all blood
include white ones and others that are red.
Include white ones, though most are red.
قدhad راقهمpleased them صحوٌclear weather فنادمهمand joined them in drinking
قد راقهم صحوٌ فنادمهم
صفوٌpure wine فطابso grew sweet لاهلهِto its devotees السكرُintoxication
صفوٌ فطاب لاهلهِ السكرُ
Lucid sobriety charmed them; then they were companioned by
Clear weather had pleased them; their boon companion was
limpid purity, while intoxication pleased its devotees.
Pure wine, and intoxication grew sweet to its devotees.
قدhad ازوجواthey wedded بالماءto water سلسلهمtheir smooth wine
قد ازوجوا بالماء سلسلهم
فتولَّدso was born الإطرابُexhilaration والهذرُand idle chatter
فتولَّد الإطرابُ والهذرُ
They married their flowing wine to water,
They had wedded their smooth wine to water,
and rapture and babble were born.
And exhilaration and idle chatter were born.
بزَّoutshone الصبthe morn- (fragment) احَ-ing (fragment) صبوحُهمtheir morning draught فقضواso they spent
بزَّ الصب احَ صبوحُهم فقضوا
ساعاتhours انسٍof fellowship بزَّهاstole them away الدهرُtime
ساعات انسٍ بزَّها الدهرُ
Their morning draught outshone the morning, and they passed
Their morning draught outshone morning, and they spent
hours of fellowship that Time snatched away.
Hours of fellowship that time stole away.
فتفرقواthen they scattered ايديbands (literally, hands) سباof Saba فمضواand they went
فتفرقوا ايدي سبا فمضوا
لشؤونهمto their affairs مذwhen اذنgave leave الظُهرُnoon
لشؤونهم مذ اذن الظُهرُ
Then they scattered like the hands of Saba, and went
Then they scattered like Saba's bands, and went
about their affairs when noon sounded the call.
To their affairs once noon gave leave.
ياO مأتماًa funeral gathering لليلfor night قامarose بهِin it
يا مأتماً لليل قام بهِ
عرسُthe wedding النهارof day وولَدَand gave birth الخمرُwine
عرسُ النهار وولَدَ الخمرُ
O funeral gathering for Night, conducted by
O funeral for night, in which arose
Day’s wedding—and engendered by wine!
Day's wedding, and wine gave birth!
كمhow many فيكin you للالبابfor discerning minds منof عبَرٍlessons
كم فيك للالباب من عبَرٍ
لاno وصلَunion يبقىlasts لاno ولاnor هجرُestrangement
لا وصلَ يبقى لا ولا هجرُ
How many lessons you hold for discerning minds:
How many lessons you hold for discerning minds!
neither union endures, nor separation.
No union lasts—no, nor estrangement.
ذيthis سنَّةٌa law فيon الأرضthe earth سائدةprevailing
ذي سنَّةٌ في الأرض سائدة
بينamong الخلائقcreated beings مذsince طىwas folded up (unclear form) البحرُthe sea
بين الخلائق مذ طى البحرُ
Such is a law prevailing upon the earth
This is a law prevailing on earth
among all creatures since the sea was folded up.
Among creatures, since the sea was folded up.
Sol 6.1