دَعْleave aside مقالthe words of العَاذِلاتِthe scolding women
دَعْ مقال العَاذِلاتِ
والهَand pay no heed عنto سَعْيthe efforts of السُّعاةِthe tale-bearers
والهَ عن سَعْي السُّعاةِ
Leave aside the scolding women's words,
and pay no heed to the tale-bearers' efforts.
واشَرِبand drink الرَّاحَthe wine وشُبْهاand mix it
واشَرِب الرَّاحَ وشُبْها
بالثّناياwith the front teeth العَطِراتِfragrant
بالثّنايا العَطِراتِ
And drink the wine, and mingle it
with fragrant front teeth.
وانتَقِلْand take as a relish إنif شئتَyou wish تفَّاapples (first part)
وانتَقِلْ إن شئتَ تفَّا
حَcompletes 'apples' رِياضthe gardens of الوَجَناتthe cheeks
حَ رِياض الوَجَنات
And, if you wish, take as a relish
the apples from the gardens of cheeks.
أناI ماemphatic particle بينamong نَدَاماdrinking companions
أنا ما بين نَدَاما
يmy (attached suffix) وراحيand my wine وسُقاتِيand my cupbearers
ي وراحي وسُقاتِي
I, amid my drinking companions,
my wine, and my cupbearers,
ثَمِلٌdrunk لاnot أعْرفI know الصَّحْsobriety (first part)
ثَمِلٌ لا أعْرف الصَّحْ
وَcompletes 'sobriety' ولاnor وقتَthe time of الصَّلاةprayer
وَ ولا وقتَ الصَّلاة
am drunk, knowing neither sobriety
nor the time for prayer.
وإذاand when نَوّمَنيlulled me to sleep السُّكْdrunkenness (first part)
وإذا نَوّمَني السُّكْ
رُcompletes 'drunkenness' علىin تلكthose الهَيَاتstates
رُ على تلك الهَيَات
And when drunkenness lulls me to sleep
in such states,
لمdid not يُنِّبهنيrouse me سِوىexcept حسْsound (first part)
لم يُنِّبهني سِوى حسْ
سِcompletes 'sound' مثانِيthe lute strings of الغانياتِthe lovely women
سِ مثانِي الغانياتِ
nothing rouses me but the sound
of the lovely women's lute strings,
وغَناهنّand their singing سُحَيْراًjust before dawn
وغَناهنّ سُحَيْراً
سَقِّنيهاgive it to me to drink بحياتيby my life
سَقِّنيها بحياتي
and their singing just before dawn:
“Give me the wine, by my life!”
Sol 6.1