عَلِّلِply with drink القَومَthe company يَشرَبواthat they may drink
عَلِّلِ القَومَ يَشرَبوا
كَيso that يَلَذّواthey may take pleasure وَيَطرَبواand be merry
كَي يَلَذّوا وَيَطرَبوا
Ply the company, that they may drink,
Let the people drink
so they may take pleasure and be merry.
To delight and be joyous
إِنَّماonly ضَلَّلَled astray الفُؤاthe heart (word continues)
إِنَّما ضَلَّلَ الفُؤا
دَcompletion of 'heart' غَزالٌa gazelle مُرَبرَبُplump; well-rounded
دَ غَزالٌ مُرَبرَبُ
Nothing led the heart astray
The young gazelle led astray
but a plump gazelle,
A fawn hopping about
فَرَشَتهُlaid him عَلىupon النَماthe cushions (word continues)
فَرَشَتهُ عَلى النَما
رِقِcompletion of 'cushions' سُعدىSu‘da وَزَينَبُand Zaynab
رِقِ سُعدى وَزَينَبُ
laid upon the cushions
It laid down on the soft grass
by Su‘da and Zaynab.
The grace of Sa'd and Zainab
حالَstood دونَin the way of الهَوىlove وَدوand in the way of (word continues)
حالَ دونَ الهَوى وَدو
نَcompletion of 'in the way of' سُرىnight travel اللَيلِthe night مُصعَبُMus‘ab
نَ سُرى اللَيلِ مُصعَبُ
Love was barred, and so were
It stood in the way of love and the
night journeys, by Mus‘ab,
Difficult journey of night
وَسِياطٍand whips عَلىupon أَكُفpalms (word continues)
وَسِياطٍ عَلى أَكُف
فِcompletion of 'palms' رِجالٍmen تُقَلَّبُare brandished
فِ رِجالٍ تُقَلَّبُ
and by whips in the palms
And whips on the shoulders
of men, being brandished.
Of men who toss and turn
Sol 6.1