قُمrise فَاِغتَنِمand take advantage غَفلَةَheedlessness الزَمانِTime
قُم فَاِغتَنِم غَفلَةَ الزَمانِ
ماas long as دُمتَyou remain مِنهُfrom it عَلىin أَمانِsafety
ما دُمتَ مِنهُ عَلى أَمانِ
Rise, and take advantage of Time's heedlessness,
Arise, seize the heedless moment
As long as you remain safe from it.
While you remain secure from fate’s advance
ماas long as دامَremains عودُbough الشَبابِyouth غَضّاtender
ما دامَ عودُ الشَبابِ غَضّا
تَرغَبُdesire فيfor وَصلِكَunion with you الغَوانيthe beautiful women
تَرغَبُ في وَصلِكَ الغَواني
As long as youth's bough remains tender,
While the sapling of youth remains fresh
Beautiful women long for union with you.
And the lovesick maidens long for your union
تَفتَضُّyou deflower عَذراءَa virgin بِنتَdaughter كَرَمٍa grapevine
تَفتَضُّ عَذراءَ بِنتَ كَرَمٍ
أَنحَلَهاmade her slender المَكثُthe stay فيin الدِنانِthe wine jars
أَنحَلَها المَكثُ في الدِنانِ
You deflower a virgin, daughter of the vine,
A highborn beauty weakened by waiting
Whom lingering in wine jars has made slender.
Her inhibitions melted away by wine
تَضحَكُshe laughs فيin كَأسِهاher goblet سُروراًfor joy
تَضحَكُ في كَأسِها سُروراً
إِذاwhen بَكَتwept أَعيُنُeyes القَنانيthe bottles
إِذا بَكَت أَعيُنُ القَناني
She laughs in her goblet for joy
Laughing with joy in her cup
When the eyes of the bottles weep.
While the eyes of the singers grow teary
ماnot رَقَصَتshe danced فيin الكُؤوسِthe cups إِلّاexcept
ما رَقَصَت في الكُؤوسِ إِلّا
نَقَّطَهاdotted her المَزجُthe mixing بِالجُمانِwith pearls
نَقَّطَها المَزجُ بِالجُمانِ
She never dances in the cups but
She danced not but for the wine
The mixing dots her with pearls,
That adorned her cup with bubbles
حَتّىuntil تَراهاyou see her مِنّاfrom us عِقالاًa fetter
حَتّى تَراها مِنّا عِقالاً
لِليَدِfor the hand وَالرِجلِand the foot وَاللِسانِand the tongue
لِليَدِ وَالرِجلِ وَاللِسانِ
Until you see her as our fetter—
Until you see her, intoxicated,
For hand and foot and tongue.
Devoid of hand, foot or tongue
Sol 6.1