طابwas pleasant شربdrinking الخندرِيسthe aged wine
طاب شرب الخندرِيس
ومعاطاةُand passing around الكؤوسِthe cups
ومعاطاةُ الكؤوسِ
Sweet was the drinking of aged wine,
The drinking of wine is good,
And the passing of cups,
And the handling of cups,
وغِناءand singing يخلقcreates اللthe plea- (start of 'pleasures')
وغِناء يخلق الل
ذّاتِ-sures (end of 'pleasures') فيin سِرّinnermost depths of النفوسthe souls
ذّاتِ في سِرّ النفوس
And singing that creates plea-
And singing that creates sublime spirits
sures in the innermost depths of souls,
In the secrets of souls,
منfrom وجوهٍfaces زاهراتٍradiant
من وجوهٍ زاهراتٍ
لمdid not تكدَّرْbecome clouded بعُبُوسِby frowning
لم تكدَّرْ بعُبُوسِ
From radiant faces
With radiant faces
Not clouded by a frown,
Unmarred by frowns,
فيin ذَرَاthe shelter of مَلْكٍa king عُلاهhis glory
في ذَرَا مَلْكٍ عُلاه
فضلتْsurpassed نورَthe light of الشُمُوسthe suns
فضلتْ نورَ الشُمُوس
In the shelter of a king whose glory
In the atoms of a sublime kingdom
Surpassed the light of the suns.
Brighter than the light of suns.
Sol 6.1