داعيthe caller الصَبُوحthe morning draught دَعاcalled إِلىto الصَهباءِthe tawny wine
داعي الصَبُوح دَعا إِلى الصَهباءِ
وَالوَقتُand the hour راقَbecame pleasant بِقاعةin the hall of الوَعساءِal-Waʿsāʾ (soft sandy ground)
وَالوَقتُ راقَ بِقاعة الوَعساءِ
The herald of the morning draught called us to tawny wine,
And the hour was pleasant in the hall of al-Waʿsāʾ,
ماwhat lies بَينَbetween وَرديّrosy وَجنةٍa cheek جالَwandered النَدىthe dew
ما بَينَ وَرديّ وَجنةٍ جالَ النَدى
فيهِin it وَآخرand another يجتليهِcontemplates it الرائيthe onlooker
فيهِ وَآخر يجتليهِ الرائي
Amid a rosy cheek where dew has wandered,
And another rose the onlooker contemplates,
وَمدامَةٍand wine راضtamed المِزاجthe temperament مِزاجُهاits blend
وَمدامَةٍ راض المِزاج مِزاجُها
فَغَدَتso it became تُثيرُstirring الشَوقَlonging فيin الأَحشاءِthe inward parts
فَغَدَت تُثيرُ الشَوقَ في الأَحشاءِ
And wine whose blend has tamed the temperament,
So it began to stir longing in the inward depths,
مِنfrom كَفِّthe palm of ساقٍa cupbearer أَهيَفٍslender-waisted حُلوِsweet اللَمىthe lips’ dark hue
مِن كَفِّ ساقٍ أَهيَفٍ حُلوِ اللَمى
يَرنُوhe gazes إِلَيكَat you بِمُقلَةٍwith an eye حَوراءِdark-pupilled and bright-white
يَرنُو إِلَيكَ بِمُقلَةٍ حَوراءِ
From the hand of a slender cupbearer with sweet, dusky lips,
He gazes at you with an eye of striking black and white,
كَالبَدرِlike the full moon لَيلَةَthe night of تِمّهits fullness فَكَأَنّماso as though
كَالبَدرِ لَيلَةَ تِمّه فَكَأَنّما
رَبُّthe Lord البَريّةِof creation صاغَهُfashioned him مِنfrom ماءِwater
رَبُّ البَريّةِ صاغَهُ مِن ماءِ
Like the full moon on the night of its fullness, as though
The Lord of creation had fashioned him from water.
فَأَجبso answer أَخاكَyour brother وَلاand do not تَكُنbe مُتَوانِياًslow to act
فَأَجب أَخاكَ وَلا تَكُن مُتَوانِياً
وَاِغنَمand seize لَذيذَthe sweetness of العَيشِlife قَبلَbefore تَناءِparting
وَاِغنَم لَذيذَ العَيشِ قَبلَ تَناءِ
So answer your brother, and do not tarry,
And seize life’s sweetness before parting.
Translation model: Sol 6.1