بكّرgo early علىto غيمٍa cloud أتاكَcame to you مجدّداًanew
بكّر على غيمٍ أتاكَ مجدّداً
طلعتrose عليكupon you نجومهُits stars بالأسعدِwith the best fortune
طلعت عليك نجومهُ بالأسعدِ
Go early to a cloud that has come to you anew;
The morning came early on a renewed cloud
Its stars have risen upon you with the best of fortune.
Its stars rose on you in the most auspicious manner
وبعَقبِand after ليلٍa night ثرَّةٍabundantly flowing أخلافُهُits udders
وبعَقبِ ليلٍ ثرَّةٍ أخلافُهُ
رقَدَslept المحبّthe lover وعينُهُand his eye لمdid not ترقُدِsleep
رقَدَ المحبّ وعينُهُ لم ترقُدِ
And after a night whose udders flowed abundantly,
And after a night of abundant stars
The lover slept, though his eye did not sleep.
The lover slept though his eyes did not sleep
يومٌa day يردُّrestores علىto الفتىthe young man أطرابَهُhis joys
يومٌ يردُّ على الفتى أطرابَهُ
ويكفand holds back عاديةَthe onslaught الزمانtime المعتديthe aggressor
ويكف عاديةَ الزمان المعتدي
A day that restores to the young man his joys
A day that restores the youth his pleasures
And repels the onslaught of hostile Time.
And stops the aggressiveness of time
لبسَdonned السحائبَthe clouds جوُّهُits sky وكأنّهُand as though it
لبسَ السحائبَ جوُّهُ وكأنّهُ
يختالُstruts بينbetween ممسّكٍmusk-dark ومورَّدِand rose-red
يختالُ بين ممسّكٍ ومورَّدِ
Its sky has donned the clouds, as though it
The sky wore its air as if
Were strutting between musk-dark and rose-red ones.
Strutting between clasped and unclasped
إنّindeed السرورَjoy قصيرةٌshort أيّامهُits days
إنّ السرورَ قصيرةٌ أيّامهُ
إنif لمdo not تبادرseize promptly وقتَهُits moment لمwill not يوجدِbe found
إن لم تبادر وقتَهُ لم يوجدِ
Indeed, joy's days are short;
Indeed, joy’s days are short
If you do not seize its moment, it will not be found.
If you don’t seize its time, it won’t be found
Sol 6.1