لأنسindeed, conviviality بينamong زيتونolive trees وزرعand crops
لأنس بين زيتون وزرع
وماءand water منfrom غديرa pool فيin ظروفvessels
وماء من غدير في ظروف
Surely, conviviality among olive trees and crops,
Among olives and crops,
And water from a pool in vessels,
And water from a spring in jars,
ومشويand roast meat وشأيand tea فيin كؤوسcups
ومشوي وشأي في كؤوس
مزججةglazed مذهبةgilded الحروفthe lettering
مزججة مذهبة الحروف
And roast meat and tea in cups,
And grilled meat and tea in cups,
Glazed, their lettering gilded,
With gilded letters engraved,
وضربand shooting بالبنادقwith rifles وانشراحand good cheer
وضرب بالبنادق وانشراح
وصيدand hunting وانتشارand roaming فيin الكهوفthe caves
وصيد وانتشار في الكهوف
And rifle-shooting and good cheer,
And shooting with rifles and joy,
And hunting and roaming in the caves,
And hunting and spreading in caves,
وإخوانand companions الصفاsincerity والدهرand the times صافunclouded
وإخوان الصفا والدهر صاف
تنادمناwe drank together بأتباعwith attendants وقوفstanding
تنادمنا بأتباع وقوف
And true companions, with the times unclouded,
And good friends through time,
As we drank together, with attendants standing by—
We gathered as loyal troops,
أعزdearer عليto me بلindeed أشهىmore delectable وأحلىand sweeter
أعز علي بل أشهى وأحلى
وأرضىand more pleasing منthan ملازمةremaining beneath السقوفthe roofs
وأرضى من ملازمة السقوف
Is dearer to me—indeed, more delectable and sweeter—
More precious to me, rather most delicious,
And more pleasing than remaining beneath roofs.
And satisfactory than ceilings' company,
علىdespite أناthat we قضيناspent الامسyesterday أنساconvivial joy
على أنا قضينا الامس أنسا
وجددناand we renewed it علىin رغمdefiance of الانوفthe noses
وجددنا على رغم الانوف
Although we spent yesterday in convivial joy,
Although we had fun yesterday,
And renewed it, in defiance of proud noses,
And renewed despite unwillingness,
وأرجوand I hope أنto أرىsee فيon الاربعاءWednesday
وأرجو أن أرى في الاربعاء
خروفاa lamb معwith خروفa lamb معخروفwith a lamb
خروفا مع خروف معخروف
I hope to see on Wednesday
And I hope to see on Wednesday,
A lamb with a lamb with a lamb:
A lamb with a lamb stuffed,
فمنthen from مسعودMas‘ud أوor موسىMusa والاand if not
فمن مسعود أو موسى والا
فمنthen from حزبa group نوىplanned طرباmerriment بسوفin Souf
فمن حزب نوى طربا بسوف
Then from Mas‘ud or Musa; otherwise,
So whoever is happy or Musa,
Then from a group planning merriment in Souf;
From the party that intended joy with yearning,
ومنand from مفتاحMiftah أوساسيor Sasi والاand if not
ومن مفتاح أوساسي والا
فمنthen from مستنطقan examining magistrate شهمgallant رؤوفcompassionate
فمن مستنطق شهم رؤوف
And from Miftah or Sasi; otherwise,
Or whoever is key or Awad,
Then from a gallant, compassionate examining magistrate.
From the eloquent, kind interrogator,
فهلis there, then منany كيسa discerning man يسعىstrives اليهاtoward it
فهل من كيس يسعى اليها
يقولsays اناI فيرجحso he outweighs بالالوفagainst thousands
يقول انا فيرجح بالالوف
Is there, then, a discerning man who will strive for it,
Is there a bag that seeks it?
Saying, 'I will!' and so outweighing thousands?
Saying I outweigh with thousands,
ففردfor one man مثلlike ألفa thousand تمthen (apparent typo) ألفa thousand
ففرد مثل ألف تم ألف
كأفlike an 'ugh!' فيin مهاجمةcharging الصفوفthe ranks
كأف في مهاجمة الصفوف
For one man may equal a thousand, while a thousand
So one like a thousand completed a thousand,
May be worth a mere 'ugh!' when charging the ranks.
As the letter K in attacking the ranks,
فمنwho, then منكمamong you لهhas القدحthe lot-arrow المعلىhighest-ranking
فمن منكم له القدح المعلى
غنيrich القلبof heart للحسنيof goodness ألوفdeeply fond
غني القلب للحسني ألوف
So which of you holds the prizewinning arrow,
Who among you has the highest purity,
Rich of heart, devoted to goodness?
Generous at heart to Al-Husseini thousands?
والاand if not فالبرونيthen al-Baruni قالsaid انيindeed I
والا فالبروني قال اني
لهاready for it انif حلis permissible تكليفburdening الضيوفthe guests
لها ان حل تكليف الضيوف
Otherwise, al-Baruni has said, 'Indeed, I
Otherwise, Al-Barouni said I am,
Am ready for it, if burdening guests is permissible.'
Free to resolve the guests' assignment,
أجبanswer ياO سيدmaster الادباءthe literati واصدعand speak out
أجب يا سيد الادباء واصدع
بحقfor truth لاdo not تهبfear سلthe unsheathing of السيوفthe swords
بحق لا تهب سل السيوف
Answer, O master of the literati, and speak out
Respond, O master of literature, and speak out,
For truth; do not fear the unsheathing of swords.
With the right, do not grant asking swords,
فماfor no فازhas triumphed امرؤman الاexcept بسيفضwith a sword (apparent typo)
فما فاز امرؤ الا بسيفض
صقيلpolished أوor لسانa tongue أوor خروفa lamb
صقيل أو لسان أو خروف
For no man has triumphed except by a sword,
For man has only succeeded with sword,
Polished, or a tongue, or a lamb.
Polished, or tongue, or lamb,
أقدمI offer بالنيابةby proxy ذاthis فاماthen either
أقدم بالنيابة ذا فاما
فداءاًas ransom أوor فعفواthen pardon منfrom عطوفa kindly soul
فداءاً أو فعفوا من عطوف
I offer this by proxy: either
I present on behalf of that,
As ransom, or else pardon from a kindly soul.
Either ransom or pardon from gentleness.
Sol 6.1