أيِّهْcall out بحاسٍto a drinker وحاسرand a bareheaded man
أيِّهْ بحاسٍ وحاسر
فالروضfor the garden زاهٍradiant وزاهرand blooming
فالروض زاهٍ وزاهر
Call out to the drinker and the bareheaded man;
O you who drinks in sorrow and grief
For the garden is radiant and blooming.
While the garden is blooming and bright
وجدand be generous بجريالwith ruby wine كاسof a cup
وجد بجريال كاس
لصولةof the onslaught الهمof sorrow كاسرa breaker
لصولة الهم كاسر
And lavish a cup's ruby wine,
He found a cup for washing away cares
A breaker of sorrow's onslaught.
That breaks the intensities of worries
عقارهاits wine ذاتhaving تاجٍa crown
عقارها ذات تاجٍ
يجلis exalted عنbeyond درpearls تاجرof a merchant
يجل عن در تاجر
Its wine wears a crown
Its medicine is crowned
Surpassing a merchant's pearls.
More radiant than a merchant's wares
لوif شامهاglimpsed it طرفthe eye حاجٍof a pilgrim
لو شامها طرف حاجٍ
لرامهاhe would seek it عندat حاجرHajir
لرامها عند حاجر
If a pilgrim's eye glimpsed it,
If a longing one smelled it
He would seek it at Hajir.
He would seek it out urgently
تبشُّsmiles فيin خيرthe best عامٍyear
تبشُّ في خير عامٍ
كأنهas though it were وجهthe face عامرʿĀmir
كأنه وجه عامر
It smiles in the best of years,
It blossoms in a good year
As though it were ʿĀmir's face.
As if it were a cheerful face
زهاwas resplendent بوردwith roses وآسand myrtle
زها بورد وآس
للؤلؤof the pearls الطلof dew آسرa captor
للؤلؤ الطل آسر
It shone with roses and myrtle,
Adorned with roses and myrtle
Capturing the pearls of dew.
For the shining pearls' allure
أطلprolong بهاwith it غيظthe anger ناهٍof a censor
أطل بها غيظ ناهٍ
عنaway from المسراتpleasures ناهرa rebuker
عن المسرات ناهر
Prolong with it a censor's anger,
Frustrations fade in its light
Who scolds people away from pleasures.
From delights it beams and glows
وسرand go بناwith us نحوtoward سامٍa lofty one
وسر بنا نحو سامٍ
يسرّbrings delight فيat كلevery سامرevening gathering
يسرّ في كل سامر
And go with us toward a lofty one,
A secret it shares with us towards wellbeing
Who brings delight at every evening gathering.
Bringing joy to every companion
قوامهhis figure الغضsupple وافٍcomplete
قوامه الغض وافٍ
وردفهand his haunches البضsoft and fair وافرample
وردفه البض وافر
His supple figure is perfect,
Its constitution wholesome and sound
And his soft, fair haunches are ample.
Its abundance plentiful and profound
وسيفand the sword عينيهof his two eyes كافsufficient
وسيف عينيه كاف
لقدّto sever أوصالthe limbs كافرof an unbeliever
لقدّ أوصال كافر
And the sword of his two eyes suffices
The blade of its eyes enough
To sever an unbeliever's limbs.
To smite any defiant foe
ألاdo you not ترىsee السنthe tooth بادٍshowing
ألا ترى السن بادٍ
يقولit says للروضto the garden بادرhasten
يقول للروض بادر
Do you not see the tooth showing,
See, the years bid us seize the day
Saying to the garden, 'Hasten'?
Calling to the garden, "Hurry!"
والماءand the water فيin النهرthe river صافٍclear
والماء في النهر صافٍ
والطيرand the birds فيin الدوحthe spreading trees صافرwhistling
والطير في الدوح صافر
And the water in the river is clear,
While the river's water is clear
And the birds whistle in the spreading trees.
And the birds in the orchard chime and trill
وأنتand you للهمof sorrow نافٍa dispeller
وأنت للهم نافٍ
وكنتand you were كالريمlike a white gazelle نافرskittish
وكنت كالريم نافر
And you drive sorrow away,
You dispel cares and gloom
And you were skittish as a white gazelle.
Once aloof like a gazelle
وكلand everyone منwho كانwas شاكٍcomplaining
وكل من كان شاكٍ
غداbecame لنعماكfor your bounty شاكرgrateful
غدا لنعماك شاكر
And everyone who was complaining
And all who complained bitterly
Has become grateful for your bounty.
Now thank you gratefully
وناظرand the eye الدهرof Time غافٍasleep
وناظر الدهر غافٍ
واللَهand God للذنبof sin غافرa forgiver
واللَه للذنب غافر
And Time's eye is asleep,
While the fate's guard slept
And God forgives sin.
God forgives every sin
Sol 6.1