ياصَديقيO my friend مَسعودُMasʿūd حَقّاًtruly وَماand not كُلevery (first part)
ياصَديقي مَسعودُ حَقّاً وَما كُل
لُcompletion of 'every' صَديقٍa friend دَعَوتُهُI called him بِصَديقِa friend
لُ صَديقٍ دَعَوتُهُ بِصَديقِ
O Masʿūd, my true friend—not everyone
O my friend Masoud, truly and not all
I have called a friend is a friend.
Friends I called friend,
قَدindeed أَحاطَتhave surrounded بِيَaround me الهُمومُworries وَماand not أَحI think (first part)
قَد أَحاطَت بِيَ الهُمومُ وَما أَح
سِبُcompletion of 'I think' أَنّيthat I مِنfrom دَأبِهِاtheir persistence بِمُفيقِrecovering
سِبُ أَنّي مِن دَأبِهِا بِمُفيقِ
Worries have surrounded me, and I do not think
Worries have besieged me, yet I do not think
I shall recover from their persistence.
That I will awaken from their habit.
وَشِفائيand my cure فيin نَشوَةٍintoxication تَذَرُcasts away الأَحthe sorrows (first part)
وَشِفائي في نَشوَةٍ تَذَرُ الأَح
زانَcompletion of 'the sorrows' عَنّيaway from me مِنfrom سِلسَبيلٍa sweet, smooth-flowing drink رَحيقِpure wine
زانَ عَنّي مِن سِلسَبيلٍ رَحيقِ
And my cure lies in a rapture that casts sorrows
And my cure is in intoxication that leaves
away from me, born of sweet-flowing, pure wine—
Troubles far from me, an exquisite potion.
أُمِّmother of لَهوٍrevelry كَأَنَّas though ياruby (first part) قوتَةًcompletion of 'ruby' فيin الthe
أُمِّ لَهوٍ كَأَنَّ يا قوتَةً في ال
كَأسِcup مِنهاof it عُلَّتwas perfumed بِمِسكٍwith musk فَتيقِdiffusing its fragrance
كَأسِ مِنها عُلَّت بِمِسكٍ فَتيقِ
the mother of revelry—as though a ruby in the
Mother of entertainment, as if a goblet
cup of it were perfumed with musk, its fragrance released.
Filled with musk so fine.
غَنِيَتit had no need مِنbecause of صَفاءِclarity جَوهَرِهاits essence الذاintrinsic (first part)
غَنِيَت مِن صَفاءِ جَوهَرِها الذا
تِيِّcompletion of 'intrinsic' عَنof أَنto تُراقَbe poured فيthrough راووقِa wine-strainer
تِيِّ عَن أَن تُراقَ في راووقِ
Its own essence is so clear that it has no need
It sang from the purity of its essence
to be poured through a wine-strainer.
Too lofty to be poured into a flask.
مِنamong عَتادِprovisions الرُهبانِthe monks لَمdid not يَخلُbe empty عُمرَthroughout the span of الthe
مِن عَتادِ الرُهبانِ لَم يَخلُ عُمرَ ال
دَهرِtime مِنهاof it قِلايَةُthe monastic cell of الجاثَليقِthe Catholicos
دَهرِ مِنها قِلايَةُ الجاثَليقِ
Among the monks' provisions—throughout all
Of the monks' tools, the age
time, the Catholicos's cell has never been without it.
Never lacked a patriarch's chalice.
مَذهَبُthe creed of القَسِّthe priest مَذهَبيmy creed فيin صَبوحٍa morning draught
مَذهَبُ القَسِّ مَذهَبي في صَبوحٍ
أَناI فيهاin it مُغرىًenamored بِهِof it وَغَبوقِand an evening draught
أَنا فيها مُغرىً بِهِ وَغَبوقِ
The priest's creed is mine in morning drinking;
The creed of passion is my creed, in the
I am enamored of it with this wine—and of evening drinking.
Dawn I am tempted by it and fervor.
فَأَرِحنيso relieve me مِنfrom شاغِلِthe distraction of الهَمِّcare وَاِعتِقand set free
فَأَرِحني مِن شاغِلِ الهَمِّ وَاِعتِق
مِنهُfrom it رِقّيmy bondage بِدَنِّwith a wine-jar خَمرٍwine عَتيقِaged
مِنهُ رِقّي بِدَنِّ خَمرٍ عَتيقِ
So relieve me of distracting care, and free
So relieve me of the preoccupying worries,
me from its bondage with a jar of aged wine.
And free my soul with aged wine.
لاmay ... never أَلَمَّتbefall بِكَupon you الهُمومُworries وَلاand may ... never زِلcease (first part)
لا أَلَمَّت بِكَ الهُمومُ وَلا زِل
تَyou (verb ending) سَميراًa nightly companion لِلكَأسِto the cup وَالإِبريقِand the ewer
تَ سَميراً لِلكَأسِ وَالإِبريقِ
May worries never beset you, and may you never cease
May worries not afflict you, nor cease
to be a nightly companion to the cup and the ewer.
To be a friend to the cup and decanter.
Sol 6.1