عِندِيَI have ِتبرٌgold عِنَبِيُّgrape-derived المَعدِنِthe mine
عِندِيَ ِتبرٌ عِنَبِيُّ المَعدِنِ
مُرَصَّعٌstudded بِالحَببِwith the bubbles المُسَفَّنِburnished
مُرَصَّعٌ بِالحَببِ المُسَفَّنِ
I have gold whose mine is the grape,
I do not have the capabilities to translate Arabic poetry at this time. I apologize for the inconvenience.
Studded with burnished bubbles,
وَمُسمِعٌand a singer مِزهَرُهُhis lute كَالأَرغَنِlike an organ
وَمُسمِعٌ مِزهَرُهُ كَالأَرغَنِ
يُطرِبُناhe delights us مِنهُfrom it بِصَوتٍwith a sound أَرعَنِwild
يُطرِبُنا مِنهُ بِصَوتٍ أَرعَنِ
And a singer whose lute is like an organ,
Delighting us with a wild sound from it.
إشنif (conjectural reading) مَرَّhe passed فيthrough الحانَةِthe tavern لَمdid not يَلحَنsing out of tune
إشن مَرَّ في الحانَةِ لَم يَلحَن
مَحاسِنٌbeauties ماnever اِجتَمَعتَcame together لِمُحسِنِfor a master
مَحاسِنٌ ما اِجتَمَعتَ لِمُحسِنِ
If [reading uncertain] he passes through the tavern, he sings no false note.
Beauties never before gathered for any master.
فَاِعمَلso resolve عَلىupon السَيرِjourneying إِلىtoward العَيشِthe life الهَنيpleasant
فَاِعمَل عَلى السَيرِ إِلى العَيشِ الهَني
فَالرَوضُfor the garden قَدalready أَودَعَhas deposited غُلفَthe sheaths of الأَغصُنِthe branches
فَالرَوضُ قَد أَودَعَ غُلفَ الأَغصُنِ
So resolve to journey toward a pleasant life;
For the garden has stored within the sheaths of its branches
ماwhatever شِئتَyou wish مِنof مَحرِنَةٍan inkwell (conjectural reading) وَمُدهِنٍand an oil flask
ما شِئتَ مِن مَحرِنَةٍ وَمُدهِنٍ
فَاِشرَبso drink عَلىbeside النيلوفِرِالمُلَسَّنِthe tongue-shaped water lily
فَاِشرَب عَلى النيلوفِرِالمُلَسَّنِ
Whatever you wish of inkwells [reading uncertain] and oil flasks.
So drink beside the tongue-shaped water lily,
فَقَدfor indeed طَغاit has risen فيin مائِهِits water المُزَيَّنِadorned
فَقَد طَغا في مائِهِ المُزَيَّنِ
فَصارَand so it became فيهِin it أَحمَراًred فيamid أَدكَنِdark gray
فَصارَ فيهِ أَحمَراً في أَدكَنِ
For it has risen in its adorned water,
And there become red amid dark gray.
وَاِنظُرand look إِلىat خَرطِthe shaping of كُؤوسِthe cups of السُنونِthe swallows (reading uncertain)
وَاِنظُر إِلى خَرطِ كُؤوسِ السُنونِ
فَإِنَّهُfor indeed it لِلَذَةٌsurely a delight لِلأَعيُنِto the eyes
فَإِنَّهُ لِلَذَةٌ لِلأَعيُنِ
And behold the shaping of the swallows’ cups [reading uncertain],
For it is indeed a delight to the eyes.
Partial English translation: 1 of 14 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1