دَعleave عَنكَaway from you ياO صاحِfriend الفِكَرthoughts
دَع عَنكَ يا صاحِ الفِكَر
فيمَنabout one who تَغَيَّرَhas changed أَوor هَجَرhas deserted
فيمَن تَغَيَّرَ أَو هَجَر
Put aside, my friend, all thought
Cast aside, my friend, all anxious thoughts
of one who has changed or deserted you.
Of those who changed or turned away.
وَاِشرَبand drink كُمَيتاًreddish-brown wine مُزَّةًtart
وَاِشرَب كُمَيتاً مُزَّةً
عَنَسَتgrew into an old maid وَأَقعَدَهاand left her infirm الكِبَرold age
عَنَسَت وَأَقعَدَها الكِبَر
And drink a reddish-brown, tart wine,
And drink a dark red vintage, tart and sharp,
grown an old maid, laid low by age,
Which time has aged and settled deep with years.
مِنfrom كَفِّthe palm of ظَبيٍa gazelle ناعِمٍtender
مِن كَفِّ ظَبيٍ ناعِمٍ
غَنِجٍcoquettish بِمُقلَتِهِin his eye حَوَرstriking contrast of dark pupils and eye-whites
غَنِجٍ بِمُقلَتِهِ حَوَر
from the hand of a tender gazelle,
From the hand of a soft-skinned gazelle,
coy, with eyes of striking black and white.
A flirtatious youth with wide, striking eyes,
يَسبيtakes captive القُلوبَthe hearts بِدَلِّهِwith his coy charm
يَسبي القُلوبَ بِدَلِّهِ
وَالطَرفِand the glance مِنهُfrom him إِذاwhen نَظَرhe looks
وَالطَرفِ مِنهُ إِذا نَظَر
He captures hearts with his coy charm
Who takes hearts captive with his coy play,
and with his glance whenever he looks.
And with the glance he casts when he looks.
فَكَأَنَّهاso it is as though it فيin كَفِّهِhis palm
فَكَأَنَّها في كَفِّهِ
شَمسٌa sun وَراحَتُهُand his palm قَمَرa moon
شَمسٌ وَراحَتُهُ قَمَر
So, within his hand, the wine is like
It is as though the wine within his hand
a sun, and his palm is like a moon.
Were a sun, and his palm a moon.
لَمdid not يَصطَبِحtake a morning drink مِنهاof it النَديthe drinking companion (first part)
لَم يَصطَبِح مِنها النَدي
مُcompletion of 'drinking companion' ثَلاثَةًthree cups إِلّاexcept سَكِرbecame drunk
مُ ثَلاثَةً إِلّا سَكِر
No drinking companion ever drank of it in the morning—
No companion drinks a morning draught of it—
three cups—without becoming drunk
Just three cups—without becoming intoxicated,
طَرَباًwith delight وَغَنّىand sang مُعلِناًaloud
طَرَباً وَغَنّى مُعلِناً
وَالطَرفُand the gaze مِنهُof him قَدalready نَكَرgrew strange
وَالطَرفُ مِنهُ قَد نَكَر
with delight and singing out aloud,
Filled with ecstasy, singing out aloud
his gaze now grown strange:
While his gaze turns strange and dazed:
ياO مَنyou whom أَضَرَّharmed بِهِto him السَهَرsleeplessness
يا مَن أَضَرَّ بِهِ السَهَر
عِنديI have مِنَof الحُبِّlove الخَبَرthe news
عِندي مِنَ الحُبِّ الخَبَر
“O you whom sleeplessness has harmed,
"O you whom sleeplessness has harmed,
I have news of love.”
I hold the true tidings of love."
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