ياOh حبَّذاhow lovely نادٍa gathering place لناfor us
يا حبَّذا نادٍ لنا
حُفَّwas surrounded بأُنْسٍby conviviality وطَرَبْand delight
حُفَّ بأُنْسٍ وطَرَبْ
Oh, how lovely is our gathering place,
O what joy a companion who calls us
surrounded by conviviality and delight!
Embraced in delight and enchantment
وخمرةٌand wine فيin كأسِهاits cup
وخمرةٌ في كأسِها
يلعبُplays بالنَّرْدِat backgammon الْحَبَبْthe bubbles
يلعبُ بالنَّرْدِ الْحَبَبْ
And wine, in whose cup
A goblet with wine that makes gleeful
the bubbles play at backgammon:
The roll of dice on cloth of silk and gold
فُصوصgemstones ألْماسٍdiamond علىupon
فُصوص ألْماسٍ على
بِساطِa carpet خَزٍsilk fabric وذَهَبْand gold
بِساطِ خَزٍ وذَهَبْ
diamond gems upon
a carpet of silk and gold.
Partial English translation: 4 of 6 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1