قدindeed نزلناwe have camped بروضةin a meadow وغديرand a pool
قد نزلنا بروضة وغدير
وهجرناand we forsook القصرthe palace المنيفlofty المشيداgrandly built
وهجرنا القصر المنيف المشيدا
We have camped in a meadow beside a pool,
We have descended in a meadow and stream
and forsaken the lofty, grandly built palace,
And we have abandoned the lofty, well-built palace
بعريشin a bower تَرَىyou see منamong الزادthe provisions فيهin it
بعريش تَرَى من الزاد فيه
زُكْرَتَيْtwo leather flasks خمرةof wine وصقراand a falcon صيوداskilled at hunting
زُكْرَتَيْ خمرة وصقرا صيودا
in a bower where, among the provisions, you see
In a shelter where you can see among the supplies
two leather flasks of wine and a falcon skilled at hunting,
Two bottles of mature wine and a trained hawk
وغريرينِand two guileless youths يُطربانboth delight الندامىthe drinking companions
وغريرينِ يُطربان الندامى
كلماwhenever قلتُI said أبدياbegin, you two وأعيداand repeat, you two
كلما قلتُ أبديا وأعيدا
and two guileless youths who delight the drinking companions.
And two singing girls who entertain the boon companions
Whenever I say, “Begin and repeat—
Whenever I say "forever" and repeat it
غنيانيsing to me, you two يُغَنّيانيthey both sing to me بلحنٍwith a melody
غنياني يُغَنّياني بلحنٍ
سلسflowing الرجعthe refrain يصدعit cleaves الجلموداthe solid rock
سلس الرجع يصدع الجلمودا
sing to me!” they sing to me with a melody
Two singers sing to me with a melody
whose flowing refrain cleaves solid rock.
Of smooth refrain that cracks stiffness
لاmay ... not ذَعرتُI startled السوامthe grazing herds فيat فلقِthe breaking
لا ذَعرتُ السوام في فلقِ
الصبحof dawn مغيراًas a raider ولاnor دُعيتI was called يزيداYazid
الصبح مغيراً ولا دُعيت يزيدا
May I never startle grazing herds at the break
I startled neither the sleeper at dawn's split
of dawn as a raider, nor be called Yazid.
Changing nor did I call Yazid
حَيِّgreet ذاthis الزورvisitor وانههand forbid him أنْto يعوداreturn
حَيِّ ذا الزور وانهه أنْ يعودا
إنَّindeed بالبابat the door حارسينtwo guards قعوداseated
إنَّ بالباب حارسين قعودا
Greet this visitor, and forbid him to return:
Stop, O time, returning and do not come back
indeed, two guards are seated at the door.
There are two guards sitting at the door
منwhoever يزرناvisits us يجدwill find شِوَاءroast meat حبارىof bustard
من يزرنا يجد شِوَاء حبارى
وقديداًand dried meat رخصاًtender وخمراًand wine عتيداready at hand
وقديداً رخصاً وخمراً عتيدا
Whoever visits us will find roast bustard,
Whoever visits us will find tender-aged lovers
tender dried meat, and wine ready at hand,
And roasted meat, cheap and wine ready
وكراماand noble companions معذَّلينmuch reproached وبيضاًand fair-skinned ones
وكراما معذَّلين وبيضاً
خلعواthey cast off العذرthe bridles يسحبونthey trail البروداthe striped cloaks
خلعوا العذر يسحبون البرودا
and noble, much-reproached companions, and fair-skinned ones
And generous drunkards who have taken off excuses
who have cast off their bridles, trailing striped cloaks.
Pulling off clothes
لستI am not عنfrom ذاthis بمقصرholding back ماwhat جزائيmy reward
لست عن ذا بمقصر ما جزائي
قَرّبتْshe brought near ليto me كريمةa noble woman عنقوداa bunch of grapes
قَرّبتْ لي كريمة عنقودا
I am not holding back from this—what is my reward?
I have not failed in that, my reward
A noble woman has brought me a bunch of grapes.
A generous woman brought me a cluster