نَسيمٌa breeze كَالرِضاlike contentment مِنfrom حَيثُwherever وافىit came
نَسيمٌ كَالرِضا مِن حَيثُ وافى
تَلَقّاهُreceived it نَدىdew كَالإِعتِذارِlike an apology
تَلَقّاهُ نَدى كَالإِعتِذارِ
A breeze like contentment, wherever it came,
A breeze like contentment from where it came
was greeted by dew like an apology.
Met by dew like apologies
وَأَطيارٌand birds فَواخِتُهاtheir ringdoves تُغَنّيsing
وَأَطيارٌ فَواخِتُها تُغَنّي
عَلىto the accompaniment of زَمرِthe piping of القَماريthe turtledoves فيamong القِماريthe aloeswood trees
عَلى زَمرِ القَماري في القِماري
And birds—their ringdoves sing
And birds singing gaily overhead
to the turtledoves’ piping among the aloeswood trees.
To the tunes of lutists in the orange grove
فَقُمso rise هاتِbring الَّتيthat which تُبديreveals حَباباfroth
فَقُم هاتِ الَّتي تُبدي حَبابا
فَتَحسَبُهُso you take it for لُجَيناsilver فيin نُضارِgold
فَتَحسَبُهُ لُجَينا في نُضارِ
So rise; bring the wine that shows its froth,
So rise and bring that which shows bubbles of love
so you would take it for silver in gold.
Mistaking it for bright red wine
فَعَزميfor my resolve أَنto أَموتَI die اليَومَtoday سَكراًdrunk
فَعَزمي أَن أَموتَ اليَومَ سَكراً
إِذاwhen بَلَغَreaches الهَزارُthe nightingale إِلىto الهَزارِa thousand
إِذا بَلَغَ الهَزارُ إِلى الهَزارِ
For I am resolved to die drunk today,
My intent is to die drunk today
when the nightingale reaches a thousand notes.
When jest reaches jest
Sol 6.1