عِنديI have سَماواتٌheavens مِنَof الصَوانيthe trays
عِندي سَماواتٌ مِنَ الصَواني
نُجومُهاtheir stars الأَقداحُthe goblets وَالقانيand the crimson wine
نُجومُها الأَقداحُ وَالقاني
I have heavens made of trays,
I have heavens made of trays
Their stars are goblets and crimson wine,
Their stars are cups and jugs
وَطَلعَةٌand a face كَأَوبَةِlike the return of الأَمانِsafety
وَطَلعَةٌ كَأَوبَةِ الأَمانِ
وَأَوجُهٌand faces مِنof نَرجِسٍnarcissus رَيّانِwell-watered
وَأَوجُهٌ مِن نَرجِسٍ رَيّانِ
And a face like the return of safety,
A rising sun like safekeeping vessels
And faces of lush narcissus,
Faces like gushing narcissus flowers
أَعيُنُهُits eyes فِضِيَّةُsilvery الأَجفانِthe eyelids
أَعيُنُهُ فِضِيَّةُ الأَجفانِ
كَمِثلِlike كافورٍcamphor وَزَعفَرانِand saffron
كَمِثلِ كافورٍ وَزَعفَرانِ
Its eyes have silvery eyelids,
Their eyes, eyelids like silver
Like camphor and saffron,
Like camphor and saffron
وَغادَةٌand a graceful maiden مِنamong حاجَةِthe desires of الأَمانيwishes
وَغادَةٌ مِن حاجَةِ الأَماني
مَليحَةٌlovely مَليحَةُlovely in الأَغانيsongs
مَليحَةٌ مَليحَةُ الأَغاني
And a graceful maiden, such as wishes crave,
A young woman of heart's desires
Lovely, with lovely songs.
Lovely, lovely in songs
فَجِدَّso hasten فيin السَيرِtravel بِلاwithout تَوانيdelay
فَجِدَّ في السَيرِ بِلا تَواني
فَنَحنُfor we كَالجيدِlike a neck بِغَيرِwithout جانِa gatherer (uncertain here)
فَنَحنُ كَالجيدِ بِغَيرِ جانِ
So hasten on your way without delay,
Make haste in this journey without delay
For we are like a neck without a gatherer [sense uncertain].
For we are like the generous without any side
Sol 6.1