أَياO ذاpossessor of الحَزمِprudence وَالعَزمِand resolve المَكينِfirm
أَيا ذا الحَزمِ وَالعَزمِ المَكينِ
وَذاand possessor of التَدبيرِplanning وَالرَأيِand judgment الرَصينِsound
وَذا التَدبيرِ وَالرَأيِ الرَصينِ
O you of prudence and firm resolve,
O you of firm resolve and strong determination,
And of planning and sound judgment,
Of wise planning and sound judgement,
تَهَنَّrejoice بِهَذِهِin these الأَيّامِdays وَاِنعَمand take your ease
تَهَنَّ بِهَذِهِ الأَيّامِ وَاِنعَم
قَريرَcontented العَينِof eye مُنقَطِعَlacking القَرينِa peer
قَريرَ العَينِ مُنقَطِعَ القَرينِ
Rejoice in these days and take your ease,
Enjoy these days and live in comfort,
With eyes content and without a peer.
With bright cheerful eyes and no companion.
وَخُذand take فيto الشَربِdrinking بَينَamid عَقيقِcarnelian of وَردٍroses
وَخُذ في الشَربِ بَينَ عَقيقِ وَردٍ
وُدُرِّand pearls of نَدىًdew وَفِضَّةِand silver of ياسَمينِjasmine
وُدُرِّ نَدىً وَفِضَّةِ ياسَمينِ
And take to drinking amid the carnelian of roses,
Drink between ruby and rose wine,
And pearls of dew and the silver of jasmine—
Pour clear dew and silver jasmine,
حَليٍjewelry يَضحَكُlaughs التَرصيعُthe inlay مِنهُfrom it
حَليٍ يَضحَكُ التَرصيعُ مِنهُ
إِذاwhen لَبِسَتهُwear it أَجيادُthe necks of الغُصونِbranches
إِذا لَبِسَتهُ أَجيادُ الغُصونِ
Jewelry whose inlay laughs
Jewels that make the settings laugh
When the necks of branches wear it—
When slender branches wear them.
مِنَof الراحِwine الَّتيthat تُجلىis unveiled فَتَجلوand then clears
مِنَ الراحِ الَّتي تُجلى فَتَجلو
صَدىrust of الأَحزانِsorrows عَنfrom روحِthe soul of الحَزينِthe sorrowful one
صَدى الأَحزانِ عَن روحِ الحَزينِ
Of wine that is unveiled and then clears
From the wine that makes worries clear,
The rust of sorrows from the sorrowful soul.
And turns aside sorrows from the sad soul,
تَرىyou see مِنهاfrom it العُيونَeyes عَلىupon الأَوانيthe vessels
تَرى مِنها العُيونَ عَلى الأَواني
إِذاwhen مُزِجَتit is mixed حَباباًbubbles كَالعُيونِlike eyes
إِذا مُزِجَت حَباباً كَالعُيونِ
You see its eyes upon the vessels,
You see from it eyes in the cups
When it is mixed—bubbles like eyes.
When it is mixed into sipping bubbles.
وَلاand do not تَسلُكfollow سَبيلَthe path of السُكرِdrunkenness إِلّاexcept
وَلا تَسلُك سَبيلَ السُكرِ إِلّا
لَصاحيfor one sober of القَلبِheart سَكرانِdrunk of الجُفونِthe eyelids
لَصاحي القَلبِ سَكرانِ الجُفونِ
And do not follow the path of drunkenness except
And only take the path of drunkenness
For one sober at heart, with drunken eyelids,
To wake the heart of him with sleepy eyes,
لَهُhe has فيon خَدِّهِhis cheek صُدغٌa sidelock مُدارٌcurled
لَهُ في خَدِّهِ صُدغٌ مُدارٌ
كَلَيلِlike the night of الشَكِّdoubt فيin صُبحِthe dawn of اليَقينِcertainty
كَلَيلِ الشَكِّ في صُبحِ اليَقينِ
Who has upon his cheek a curling sidelock,
On his cheek a beauty spot that turns,
Like the night of doubt amid the dawn of certainty.
Like the night of doubt in the dawn of certainty.
وَعِشand live أَمثالَthe likes of عيدِكَyour feast day أَلفَa thousand عيدٍfeast days
وَعِش أَمثالَ عيدِكَ أَلفَ عيدٍ
فَمِثلُكَfor one like you لاnot يُرىis seen فيin أَلفِa thousand حينِages
فَمِثلُكَ لا يُرى في أَلفِ حينِ
And live through a thousand feast days like your own,
And live celebrations like your feast a thousand feasts,
For your like is not seen in a thousand ages.
For the like of you is not seen in a thousand eras.
Sol 6.1