ياO! لقبيmy epithet (likely a typo for 'for my heart') منfrom نغمةmelody الأوتارthe strings
يا لقبي من نغمة الأوتار
وصنوفand varieties of الريحانthe fragrant herbs والأزهارand the flowers
وصنوف الريحان والأزهار
Oh, my heart [conjectural reading], at the melody of the strings,
O my nickname, from the melody of the strings
And the varieties of fragrant herbs and flowers!
And kinds of basil and flowers
وندياًّand a gathering شهدتهI beheld it فلكاًa celestial sphere تطلعrise
وندياًّ شهدته فلكاً تطلع
فيهwithin it الأقداحthe goblets مثلlike الدراريthe brilliant stars
فيه الأقداح مثل الدراري
And a gathering I beheld as a firmament—rising
And a stream I witnessed becoming a sky that rises
Within it were goblets like brilliant stars.
In it the cups like the full moons
ففراقٌso a separation ماwhat بينbetween لهواكyour merriment (irregular spelling) والهمand care
ففراقٌ ما بين لهواك والهم
وجمعand a joining ماwhat بينbetween ماءٍwater ونارand fire
وجمع ما بين ماءٍ ونار
So your merriment and care are parted,
So separation between your love and worry
And water and fire are joined.
And gathering between water and fire
وكأنand as if السقاةthe cupbearers أقمارmoons ليلnight
وكأن السقاة أقمار ليل
سائراتcoursing along تديرpassing around شمسa sun نهارday
سائرات تدير شمس نهار
And the cupbearers seem like moons of night,
And it is as if the water-bearers are night moons
Coursing along, passing round a sun of day.
Walking around, turning the sun of day
فقدودٌso bodies فيin نشوةintoxication وجفونٌand eyelids
فقدودٌ في نشوة وجفونٌ
فيin فتورlanguor وأوجهٌand faces فيin احمرارflushing
في فتور وأوجهٌ في احمرار
So bodies are tipsy, and eyelids
Embers in bliss and eyelids
Languid, and faces flushed.
In languor and faces blushing
إنif تخالفyou disagree فيabout أنهاthat it is الشمسthe sun فانظرthen look
إن تخالف في أنها الشمس فانظر
نورهاits light إذwhen خبتit went out علىupon الأقمارthe moons
نورها إذ خبت على الأقمار
If you doubt that it is the sun, then look
If you disagree that it is the sun, then look
At its light upon the moons when it has gone out.
At its light when it sets over the moons