اشربْdrink فإنّfor indeed الزمانtime غضٌّfresh; youthful
اشربْ فإنّ الزمان غضٌّ
وصَرْفُهand its turns of fortune لينِّgentle الجَنابthe side; manner
وصَرْفُه لينِّ الجَناب
Drink—for time is young
Drink, for the times are bitter
and its turns of fortune are gentle—
And their taste makes youth sober
منof قهوةٍwine مُزَّةtart كُمَيْتdark reddish-brown
من قهوةٍ مُزَّة كُمَيْت
أَسْكَرَmore intoxicating منthan أَعْصُرperiods; ages الشَّبابyouth
أَسْكَرَ من أَعْصُر الشَّباب
of a tart, dark reddish-brown wine,
From coffee blended purely
more intoxicating than the days of youth;
More intoxicating than youth in its prime
أرقmore delicate منthan أَدْمُعtears التّصابيyouthful dalliance
أرق من أَدْمُع التّصابي
سَكْباin flowing وأَشْهىand more delectable منthan الضِّرابlovemaking
سَكْبا وأَشْهى من الضِّراب
more delicate than the tears of youthful dalliance
Finer than the tears of lovers
in its flow, and more delectable than lovemaking.
Poured out and sweeter than the wounds of passion
صاغَfashioned لهاfor it المَزْجُthe mixing حينwhen شِيبَتْit was diluted
صاغَ لها المَزْجُ حين شِيبَتْ
نَطاقَa girdle دُرّpearls منfrom الحَبَابِthe bubbles
نَطاقَ دُرّ من الحَبَابِ
The mixing, when it was diluted, fashioned for it
When it was brewed, its blend composed
a girdle of pearls from the bubbles.
A necklace of pearls around gray hair
كأنّas though فيin كَأسهاits cup صباحاًmorning; dawn
كأنّ في كَأسها صباحاً
والليلُand the night مُحْلَولْكpitch-black الثِّيابthe robes
والليلُ مُحْلَولْك الثِّياب
As though dawn were in its cup,
As if in its cup the dawn appears
while night wears pitch-black robes.
And the night disrobes gracefully
يَسْعىgoes about بهاwith it ساحرُbewitching المآقيthe corners of the eyes
يَسْعى بها ساحرُ المآقي
لاnot يُمْرضmakes ill الوصلَintimacy; loving union بالعتابwith reproach
لا يُمْرض الوصلَ بالعتاب
One with bewitching eyes goes about with it,
The magician of trysts rushes with it
who does not sicken intimacy with reproach.
Not to mar love with reproach
كأنهاas though it were لونُthe color وجنَتَيْهhis two cheeks
كأنها لونُ وجنَتَيْه
وطِيبُand the sweetness ألفاظِهhis words العِذابِsweet; delightful
وطِيبُ ألفاظِه العِذابِ
As though it were the color of his cheeks
As if it were the hue of his cheeks
and the sweetness of his delightful words.
And the fragrance of his tormenting words
إنّindeed نَدَىdew; bounty راحَتَيْthe two palms of نزارٍNizar
إنّ نَدَى راحَتَيْ نزارٍ
ماnot زالceased يُغْنيsuffices عنin place of السَّحابthe clouds
ما زال يُغْني عن السَّحاب
Indeed, the dew of Nizar's two palms
Verily the dew of Nizar's palms
has always sufficed in place of clouds.
Still surpasses the clouds
مهذّبٌrefined أروعُsplendid السَّجاياthe innate qualities
مهذّبٌ أروعُ السَّجايا
مقابلٌof noble parentage on both sides ماجدillustrious النِّصابancestral stock
مقابلٌ ماجد النِّصاب
Refined, splendid in character,
Well-mannered, finest manners
nobly born on both sides, illustrious in lineage.
A match for the glorious archer
Sol 6.1