ثلاثةthree أشياءthings بهاthrough them الهمsorrow يكشفُis dispelled
ثلاثة أشياء بها الهم يكشفُ
تميلinclines إليهاtoward them النفسthe soul منيof mine وتصرفُand is drawn
تميل إليها النفس مني وتصرفُ
Three things by which sorrow is dispelled,
Three things dispel worries when I incline towards them,
Toward which my soul inclines and is drawn:
My soul turns to them and is set free,
شرابwine وبستانand a garden وقطرand rainfall سحابةa cloud
شراب وبستان وقطر سحابة
إذاwhen قطرتdripped أنواؤهاits rain showers ليسdoes not تخلفfail
إذا قطرت أنواؤها ليس تخلف
Wine, a garden, and the rain of a cloud,
A drink, a garden, a raindrop from a cloud,
When its showers fall, it never fails.
When its breeze drops, it leaves no trace,
ورابعةand a fourth راحwine براحةin the palm of شادنa young gazelle
ورابعة راح براحة شادن
بوجنتهon his cheek التفاحthe apples بالشمby smelling يقطفare plucked
بوجنته التفاح بالشم يقطف
And a fourth: wine in the palm of a young gazelle,
And a fourth is the joy of strolling through a lively orchard,
The apples on his cheek are plucked by smelling.
Plucking apples scented with jasmine,
وخامسةand a fifth وصلunion الحبيبthe beloved فإنهfor it is
وخامسة وصل الحبيب فإنه
لذيذdelightful وأماand as for غيرهاother than these فتكلُّفthen it is affectation
لذيذ وأما غيرها فتكلُّف
And a fifth: union with the beloved, for it is
And a fifth is meeting a beloved, for that is sweet,
Delightful; and as for anything else, it is mere affectation.
While all else is pretense.