ماءُwater الغَمَامةِof the cloud والُمدَامةِand wine والقَدَحand the cup
ماءُ الغَمَامةِ والُمدَامةِ والقَدَح
وابنُand the offspring of الحَمامَةِthe dove فيin الأَراكَةِthe arak tree قَدhas already صَدحsung out
وابنُ الحَمامَةِ في الأَراكَةِ قَد صَدح
Cloud-water, wine, and the cup,
The cloud's water and the tavern and the wine
and the dove's young has sung out in the arak tree.
And the dove's son singing in the arbor so fine
والرَّوضُand the garden نَدِّيُّmoist with النَّدىdew ماnever لاعَبتcaressed
والرَّوضُ نَدِّيُّ النَّدى ما لاعَبت
أَنَوارَهُits blossoms رِيحُthe wind of الصَّبَاthe east إِلاَّexcept نَفَحit breathed fragrance
أَنَوارَهُ رِيحُ الصَّبَا إِلاَّ نَفَح
And the garden is moist with dew; never does
The meadow's fresh with drops of dew that play
the east wind play with its blossoms without fragrance wafting.
When the morning breeze makes shadows sway
والوَردُand the rose فيin خَديَّهِits two cheeks منfrom شَمسِthe sun of الضُحَىmidmorning
والوَردُ في خَديَّهِ من شَمسِ الضُحَى
خَجِلٌblushing وثَغرُand the mouth of الأُقحُوانِthe daisy قَدِhas already انفَتَحopened
خَجِلٌ وثَغرُ الأُقحُوانِ قَدِ انفَتَح
And the rose, in both its cheeks, at the midmorning sun,
The roses blush in the smiling dawn's bright rays
blushes, while the daisy's mouth has opened.
Their buds now open, their beauty to display
والغَيمُand the cloud يَنظِمُstrings منfrom جَواهرِthe jewels of طَلِّهِits dew
والغَيمُ يَنظِمُ من جَواهرِ طَلِّهِ
لعواتقِfor the shoulders of الزَّهرِthe flowers القلائدَthe necklaces والسُّبَحand strings of beads
لعواتقِ الزَّهرِ القلائدَ والسُّبَح
And the cloud strings, from the jewels of its dew,
The clouds string pearls of their shimmering glow
necklaces and strings of beads for the flowers' shoulders.
Adorning the meadows where flowers grow
والأَرضُand the earth قَدhas already ضَمنَpledged السَّحَابُthe cloud لِتُريِهاfor its soil (uncertain reading)
والأَرضُ قَد ضَمنَ السَّحَابُ لِتُريِها
ريَّاًa drenching منَof الَماءِthe water القَراحِpure قَدِalready اقَتَرحrequested
ريَّاً منَ الَماءِ القَراحِ قَدِ اقَتَرح
And the cloud has pledged to the earth's soil
The earth is promised by clouds floating high
a drenching of pure water, as requested.
The soaking rain that will her thirst satisfy
والجَوُّand the sky فُضيُّsilvery الرِّدَاءِthe cloak رُقُومُهُits patterns
والجَوُّ فُضيُّ الرِّدَاءِ رُقُومُهُ
بِسَناهُwith its radiance يُذهِبُهاgilds them الوَميضُthe lightning-flash إِذاwhen لَمَحit flashes
بِسَناهُ يُذهِبُها الوَميضُ إِذا لَمَح
And the sky's cloak is silver; its patterns
The sky's grey gown is frilled with lightning white
the lightning gilds with its radiance whenever it flashes.
That flashes bright then fades out of our sight
والغُدرُand the pools قَدhave already لَبستdonned مُضَاعَفthe doubled سَردِهاtheir linked mail
والغُدرُ قَد لَبست مُضَاعَف سَردِها
لَمَّاwhen رَمَىshot عنfrom قَوسِهِhis bow نبلاًarrows قُزَحQuzah
لَمَّا رَمَى عن قَوسِهِ نبلاً قُزَح
And the pools have donned their double-woven mail,
Treachery has dressed in its darkness and gloom
when Quzah shot arrows from his bow.
When from his bow the rainbow cast its loom
فَاخلعso cast off عِذَارَكyour bridle فيin التَّصابيyouthful dalliance والهَوَىand passion
فَاخلع عِذَارَك في التَّصابي والهَوَى
فَصِيانةُfor the safeguard of الفَطنِthe shrewd اللَّبيبِthe wise إذاwhen افتُضحhe is exposed
فَصِيانةُ الفَطنِ اللَّبيبِ إذا افتُضح
So cast off your bridle in youthful dalliance and passion,
So doff deception's veil, leave fantasy
for the shrewd, wise man's safeguard lies in being exposed.
Wise discretion flees when truth we clearly see
وانهَضand rise إِلىto الرَّاحِthe wine التيwhich لَمnot تَدعُهَاyou summoned it
وانهَض إِلى الرَّاحِ التي لَم تَدعُهَا
إِلاَّexcept أَجَابَتit answered بالَمسَرَّةِwith delight والفَرَحand joy
إِلاَّ أَجَابَت بالَمسَرَّةِ والفَرَح
And rise to the wine, which you have never summoned
Rise up and turn towards the joy right near
without its answering with delight and joy.
That answers gladness with never a fear
صَفراءُgolden حَاطَenclosed الكَاسُthe cup مِنهاof it قانياًcrimson
صَفراءُ حَاطَ الكَاسُ مِنها قانياً
لُطفاًgently وَراضَand tamed الماءُthe water مِنهاin it ماwhat جَمَحran wild
لُطفاً وَراضَ الماءُ مِنها ما جَمَح
Golden wine: the cup enfolds its crimson hue
My golden cup makes the wine flow free
gently, while water tames whatever in it runs wild.
Sweetly it laughs as it passes round me
شَرُفَتit grew noble فَأَيُّso which يدٍhand لهاby it ماnot سُوِّرَتwas braceleted
شَرُفَت فَأَيُّ يدٍ لها ما سُوِّرَت
نُعمَىa blessing تَعُمُّreaches all وأَيand which قَلبٍheart ماnot انشَرحَhas grown glad
نُعمَى تَعُمُّ وأَي قَلبٍ ما انشَرحَ
It is noble—what hand has not been braceleted by it?
It came pure, blessed - what hand could refrain?
A blessing embracing all—what heart has not grown glad?
What heart not throb with this abundance of gain?
بَينيbetween me وَبَينand between عَواذليmy reprovers فيconcerning شُربِهاdrinking it
بَيني وَبَين عَواذلي في شُربِها
ماwhat بَينis between فَضِّbreaking الخَتمthe seal مِنهاof it منهاof it والتَّرَحand sorrow
ما بَين فَضِّ الخَتم مِنها منها والتَّرَح
Between me and those who chide me for drinking it
The space between the seal and where I drink
lies the gulf between breaking its seal and sorrow.
Is nothing - though others around me shrink
يَسعَىhastens بِهاwith it خَضرُdark-hued الَمرَاشِفِthe lips خَصرُهُhis waist
يَسعَى بِها خَضرُ الَمرَاشِفِ خَصرُهُ
بِسَقَامهِwith its frailty قَبلَbefore الوِشَاحِthe sash قَدalready اتَّشحhas girdled itself
بِسَقَامهِ قَبلَ الوِشَاحِ قَد اتَّشح
One with dusky lips bears it round; his waist
The green pillow's fringe brushes my side
has girdled itself with frailty, even before the sash.
Though sickness once made all my pleasure hide
قَمَرٌa moon تَحَاربَfought فيهِover him جَفنيَmy eyelid والكَرىَand slumber
قَمَرٌ تَحَاربَ فيهِ جَفنيَ والكَرىَ
لَكِنَّyet جِسميmy body والسَّقامَand sickness قَدhave already اصطًلحmade peace
لَكِنَّ جِسمي والسَّقامَ قَد اصطًلح
A moon over whom my eyelid and slumber have fought,
A moon that battled my eyes and heart
yet my body and sickness have made peace.
But with my body made peace from the start
أَوor ذاتُa woman of دَلِّcoquetry كالغَزالةِlike the sun إِنif بَدَتshe appears
أَو ذاتُ دَلِّ كالغَزالةِ إِن بَدَت
وجهاًin face وَجِيداًand in neck كالغَزَالِlike a gazelle إِذاwhen سَنَحit comes into view
وجهاً وَجِيداً كالغَزَالِ إِذا سَنَح
Or a coquettish woman, like the sun when she appears,
Or a gazelle, graceful, gentle and shy
in face, and like a gazelle in neck when it comes into view.
Lovely when glimpsed by a lucky passerby
الطَّلعُthe palm blossom فِيهاin her نضيرٌfresh نَورُهُits bloom
الطَّلعُ فِيها نضيرٌ نَورُهُ
منfrom أَينَwhere ياO هذاyou there أَنامِلُهاher fingertips البَلَحthe unripe dates
من أَينَ يا هذا أَنامِلُها البَلَح
The palm blossom in her is fresh in bloom;
Dawn peers from her face, astonishing bright
how, sir, can her fingertips be unripe dates?
Her slender fingers shine soft amber light
والجُلَّنَارُand pomegranate blossom بِخَدَّهَاon her cheek ياO صَدرَهَاher bosom
والجُلَّنَارُ بِخَدَّهَا يا صَدرَهَا
منfrom أينَwhere ذاthis الرُّمَّانُpomegranate fruit أَمرُهماthe matter of both اتَّضَحbecame clear
من أينَ ذا الرُّمَّانُ أَمرُهما اتَّضَح
And pomegranate blossom is on her cheek—O bosom of hers,
Her cheek and breast like sweetest pomegranate
whence these pomegranates? The matter of both is clear.
Glowing with color so rich and ornate
فَاستَحلِهاso savor it وأَطعand obey سُروُرَكَyour joy عَاصِياًdefying
فَاستَحلِها وأَطع سُروُرَكَ عَاصِياً
مَنwhoever لَجَّpersisted stubbornly فيin تَعنِيفهِhis rebuking ولَحَاand reproached وَلَحand nagged
مَن لَجَّ في تَعنِيفهِ ولَحَا وَلَح
So savor it and obey your joy, defying
Then loose your bonds, follow what pleasure demands
whoever persists in rebuking, reproaching, and nagging you,
Deaf to the critics' shouts and waves of hands
فيin رَوَضةٍa garden تَتجاوَبُanswer one another الأَطيارُthe birds فيamong
في رَوَضةٍ تَتجاوَبُ الأَطيارُ في
بَاناتِهَاits ban trees وَالماءُand the water فيهاwithin it قَدhas already سَرَحflowed freely
بَاناتِهَا وَالماءُ فيها قَد سَرَح
in a garden where the birds answer one another among
In a garden where birds sing to and fro
its ban trees, while water flows freely within it.
The playing waters freely glide and flow
Sol 6.1