أسفرتshe unveiled عنfrom جمالهاher beauty للساقيto the cupbearer
أسفرت عن جمالها للساقي
فسقاهso it made him drink الهوىpassion سمومpoisons المآقيthe eye-corners
فسقاه الهوى سموم المآقي
She unveiled her beauty to the cupbearer,
She unveiled her beauty to the cupbearer,
and passion gave him the poisons of her eyes to drink.
and passion made him drink the venom of her eyes' corners.
صاحhe cried out فيناamong us وراحand began يضربstriking بالكاwith the cup (first part)
صاح فينا وراح يضرب بالكا
سcompletion of 'cup' ويمتاحand draws forth ريقهاher saliva الدرياقيantidotal
س ويمتاح ريقها الدرياقي
He cried out among us and began plying the cup,
He cried out among us and began beating the cup,
drawing from her saliva the antidote.
and drawing forth her antidotal saliva.
خالhe supposed أناthat we منamong الخليِّينthose free of love فاختاso he strutted (first part)
خال أنا من الخليِّين فاختا
لcompletion of 'strutted' عليناbefore us بدمعهwith his tears المهراقpoured forth
ل علينا بدمعه المهراق
He took us for wanton revelers, then strutted
He thought us free of love, and so he strutted
before us with his streaming tears.
before us with his outpoured tears.
هاتهاbring it ياO حديثnewly عهدacquainted with التصابيyouthful dalliance
هاتها يا حديث عهد التصابي
واسقنيهاand give it to me to drink علىbeside الخدودthe cheeks النواقيspotless
واسقنيها على الخدود النواقي
Bring it here, you newly pledged to youthful passion,
Bring it, you new to youthful dalliance,
and let me drink it upon cheeks spotless and pure:
and pour it for me beside the spotless cheeks
منof فتاةa girl كأنهاas though she were ريمةa white gazelle الرمthe sand (first part)
من فتاة كأنها ريمة الرم
لcompletion of 'sand' لعوبٍplayful رَبَحْلةٍfull-figured منفاقlavish
ل لعوبٍ رَبَحْلةٍ منفاق
from a maiden like a gazelle of the sands,
of a girl like a white gazelle of the sands,
playful, full-hipped, and lavish;
playful, full-figured, lavish.
ذاتpossessing فرعٍtresses كأنهاas though she were ليلةa night of البيparting (first part)
ذات فرعٍ كأنها ليلة البي
نcompletion of 'parting' علىabove غرةٍa radiant forehead كيومlike the day of التلاقيreunion
ن على غرةٍ كيوم التلاقي
with tresses like the night of separation
With tresses like the night of parting,
above a brow like the day of reunion;
above a radiant brow like the day of reunion,
وقوامand a figure كماas when التقىmet الغصنthe bough والريand the wind (first part)
وقوام كما التقى الغصن والري
حcompletion of 'wind' لذيذdelicious الجنىthe fruit شهيّdesirable العناقthe embrace
ح لذيذ الجنى شهيّ العناق
and a figure swaying as the bough bends in the wind,
and a figure like a bough meeting the breeze,
its fruit sweet, its embrace delectable.
sweet in fruit, delightful to embrace.
أشغلتناdistracted us حجولهاher anklets عنfrom طلاهاher wine
أشغلتنا حجولها عن طلاها
فسكرناso we grew drunk بلحنهاon her melody الإسحاقيIshaqi
فسكرنا بلحنها الإسحاقي
Her anklets distracted us from her wine,
Her anklets distracted us from her wine,
and we grew drunk on her Ishaqian melody.
so we grew drunk on her Ishaqi melody.
واغتنيناand we had no need عنof الرياضthe gardens بنسريwith the wild rose (first part)
واغتنينا عن الرياض بنسري
نcompletion of 'wild rose' سناهاher radiance ونرجسand the narcissus of الأحداقthe eyes
ن سناها ونرجس الأحداق
We had no need of gardens, with the wild rose
And we needed no gardens, with the wild rose
of her radiance and the narcissus of her eyes;
of her radiance and the narcissi of her eyes,
وبجيدٍand with a neck مطوَّقencircled بكمالٍwith perfection
وبجيدٍ مطوَّق بكمالٍ
ولآلٍand pearls بديعةwondrous in الإشراقbrilliance
ولآلٍ بديعة الإشراق
with a neck encircled in perfection,
and with a neck encircled by perfection
and pearls wondrous in their brilliance.
and pearls of wondrous brilliance.
فكأنso it was as though النجومthe stars خرَّتfell down لديهاbefore her
فكأن النجوم خرَّت لديها
ليلةon the Night of القدرDecree منfrom أعاليthe heights of الطباقthe layered heavens
ليلة القدر من أعالي الطباق
It seemed the stars had fallen prostrate before her
It was as though the stars had fallen before her
on the Night of Power, from the highest heavens.
on the Night of Decree, from the heights of the layered heavens;
فاستقرتthen settled بصدرهاupon her breast فرقداهاher two Farqad stars
فاستقرت بصدرها فرقداها
وعلىand upon جيدهاher neck الدراريthe radiant stars البواقيthe remaining ones
وعلى جيدها الدراري البواقي
Her twin Farqad stars settled upon her breast,
then her two Farqad stars settled upon her breast,
and all the other radiant stars upon her neck.
and the remaining radiant stars upon her neck.
ياO لهاfor it (exclamatory) ليلةًa night بهاduring it غفلgrew heedless الحاthe guard (first part)
يا لها ليلةً بها غفل الحا
رسcompletion of 'guard' عناof us وفاقand awoke طرفthe eye of الوفاقunion
رس عنا وفاق طرف الوفاق
What a night! While it lasted, the guard paid no heed
What a night, when the guard grew heedless
to us, and the eye of good fortune awoke.
of us, and the eye of union awoke!
صارbecame قلبيmy heart بهاduring it خليّاًfree منfrom الأكthe sorrows (first part)
صار قلبي بها خليّاً من الأك
دارcompletion of 'sorrows' لماwhen غداbecame صفاهاits serenity رواقيmy pure wine
دار لما غدا صفاها رواقي
Through her my heart was freed of troubles
My heart that night grew free of sorrows,
when her clear wine became my pavilion.
when its serenity became my pure wine.
قصَّرتshortened طولهاits length ربيبةone reared in خدرa curtained chamber
قصَّرت طولها ربيبة خدر
طالماso often طوَّلتshe lengthened لياليthe nights of الفراقseparation
طالما طوَّلت ليالي الفراق
A bower-bred maiden shortened that night's length,
A maiden reared behind curtains shortened its length,
though often she had lengthened my nights of separation.
she who had so often lengthened the nights of separation.
كرمتshe grew noble حينwhen جاورتshe dwelt beside حمدHamad البيBey (first part)
كرمت حين جاورت حمد البي
كcompletion of 'Bey' فصارتand so she became كريمةnoble in الأخلاقcharacter
ك فصارت كريمة الأخلاق
That night was ennobled when it came beside praise of the Bey,
She grew noble when she dwelt beside Hamad Bey,
and so became noble in character:
and so became noble in character.
السخيthe generous الوفيthe faithful فيin العسرhardship واليسand ease (first part)
السخي الوفي في العسر واليس
رcompletion of 'ease' وحالand the state of السرورjoy والإشفاقand apprehension
ر وحال السرور والإشفاق
generous and faithful in hardship and ease,
He is generous and faithful, in hardship and ease,
in joy and in fear;
and in times of joy and apprehension.
أفصحmost eloquent of الناسpeople بعدafter منhim who فخمpronounced emphatically الضاthe letter ḍād (first part)
أفصح الناس بعد من فخم الضا
دcompletion of 'ḍād' وأسخىand most generous of الورىhumankind علىin الإطلاقabsolute terms
د وأسخى الورى على الإطلاق
the most eloquent of men after him who exalted the language of Ḍād,
The most eloquent of men after him who gave ḍād its emphatic sound,
and the most generous of all creation, without exception;
and the most generous of humankind without exception.
سيدٌa lord يقهرovercomes الشجاعthe brave ولكنand yet
سيدٌ يقهر الشجاع ولكن
يتحامىkeeps clear of قناعthe veil of ذاتthe woman wearing النطاقthe girdle
يتحامى قناع ذات النطاق
a lord who vanquishes the brave, yet
A lord who overcomes the brave, and yet
shies from a girdled maiden's veil.
keeps clear of a girdled woman's veil.
نابتstood in البيضُthe bright swords والمكارمُand noble deeds منهfrom him
نابت البيضُ والمكارمُ منه
فيin الردىdeath والندىand bounty عنfor الأطواقnecklaces
في الردى والندى عن الأطواق
White blades and noble deeds spring from him,
His bright swords and noble deeds have taken,
surpassing every bound in destruction and largesse.
in death and bounty, the place of necklaces.
يشبعhe sates الطيرthe birds منwith قلوبthe hearts of الأعاديthe enemies
يشبع الطير من قلوب الأعادي
وحدودand the edges of الظُبَىthe sword blades منwith الأعناقthe necks
وحدود الظُبَى من الأعناق
He satiates carrion birds with his enemies' hearts,
He sates the birds with his enemies' hearts,
and keen sword-edges with their necks.
and the edges of sword blades with necks.
قدindeed براهfashioned him الإلهGod برّاًvirtuous لتعزيto exalt (first part)
قد براه الإله برّاً لتعزي
زcompletion of 'exalt' المعاليlofty virtues وذلand the abasement of أهلthe people of النفاقhypocrisy
ز المعالي وذل أهل النفاق
God indeed fashioned him righteous, to exalt
God fashioned him virtuous, to exalt
high honor and humble the hypocrites.
lofty virtues and abase the people of hypocrisy.
ربmany a ليلٍnight جلاhe made shine عليهover it نهاراًdaylight
رب ليلٍ جلا عليه نهاراً
بالأمرِّwith the stout blade المضلَّعridged البرّاقgleaming
بالأمرِّ المضلَّع البرّاق
Many a night he spread daylight over
Many a night he has brightened into day
with the keenest, many-edged, lightning-bright blade;
with his stout, ridged, gleaming blade,
ونهاراًand a day كساهhe clothed it ليلاًin a night طويلاًlong
ونهاراً كساه ليلاً طويلاً
منof غبارthe dust of المضمَّراتthe conditioned steeds العتاقthe thoroughbreds
من غبار المضمَّرات العتاق
and many a day he clothed in long night
and many a day clothed in a long night
with the dust of lean, pedigreed mares.
of dust from lean, thoroughbred steeds.
ردَّhe drove back خيلَthe cavalry of العقيلِal-ʿUqayl فيهwithin it حيارىbewildered
ردَّ خيلَ العقيلِ فيه حيارى
تحسبthinking الأرضthe earth دارةa circle كالمآقlike an eye-corner
تحسب الأرض دارة كالمآق
He drove back ʿUqayl's cavalry, bewildered in the fray,
There he drove al-ʿUqayl's cavalry back, bewildered,
imagining the earth a ring like the sockets of the eyes.
thinking the earth a circle as small as an eye's corner.
أخذتهمseized them صواهلthe neighing ones among الخيلthe horses بالرعwith thunder (first part)
أخذتهم صواهل الخيل بالرع
دcompletion of 'thunder' وبيضand the bright blades of السيوفthe swords بالإبراقwith lightning
د وبيض السيوف بالإبراق
The horses' neighing overwhelmed them like thunder,
The neighing steeds assailed them with thunder,
and the white swords like lightning.
and the bright swords with lightning.
خلَّفواthey left behind ماwhat لهمthey possessed لهfor him وتنحَّواand withdrew
خلَّفوا ما لهم له وتنحَّوا
ماnot لهمfor them غيرother than عفوهhis pardon منany واقيprotector
ما لهم غير عفوه من واقي
They left all they possessed to him and withdrew;
They left him all they owned and withdrew;
they had no protector but his pardon.
they had no protector but his pardon.
هكذاthus يفعلacts الشجاعthe brave man ويعفوand pardons الthe
هكذا يفعل الشجاع ويعفو ال
شوذقfalcon الحرthe noble عنfrom فراشthe butterflies of السواقيthe watercourses
شوذق الحر عن فراش السواقي
Thus acts the brave man; and the noble
Thus acts the brave man, and pardon is granted
falcon spares the moths of the streams.
by the noble falcon to the butterflies of the watercourses.
دمتmay you endure ياO أكرمmost generous of العبادmortals عباباًa surging sea
دمت يا أكرم العباد عباباً
حيدريّاًlike Haydar تمنyou bestow favors بالأرزاقwith sustenance
حيدريّاً تمن بالأرزاق
May you endure, most generous of men, a surging sea,
May you endure, most generous of mortals, a surging sea,
lionlike as Haydar, ever bestowing sustenance;
like Haydar, bestowing sustenance.
وبقيتand may you remain المدىfor all time تقيّاًdevout نقيّاًpure
وبقيت المدى تقيّاً نقيّاً
وافرabundant in العرضhonor طاهرpure in الأعراقancestry
وافر العرض طاهر الأعراق
and may you remain forever devout and pure,
And may you remain for all time devout and pure,
abundant in honor, pure in lineage—
your honor full, your lineage unstained,
ماas long as تغنتsing بلابلthe nightingales of الروضthe garden فازداso increased (first part)
ما تغنت بلابل الروض فازدا
دتcompletion of 'increased' أنيناًin moaning بلابلthe nightingales of الأشواقlonging
دت أنيناً بلابل الأشواق
so long as the garden nightingales sing and increase
so long as the garden's nightingales sing, and ever louder
their lament—the nightingales of longing;
moan the nightingales of longing,
وصباand yearns للصبوحfor the morning draught عاشقa lover of بكرa virgin
وصبا للصبوح عاشق بكر
أسفرتshe unveiled عنfrom جمالهاher beauty للساقيto the cupbearer
أسفرت عن جمالها للساقي
and a young, untried lover yearns for the morning draught
and a virgin's lover yearns for the morning draught—
as she unveils her beauty to the cupbearer.
she who unveiled her beauty to the cupbearer.
Sol 6.1