نَبِّهrouse نَديمَكَyour drinking companion قَدalready نَعِسhe has grown drowsy
نَبِّه نَديمَكَ قَد نَعِس
يَسقيكَhe serves you كَأساًa cup فيin الغَلَسthe predawn darkness
يَسقيكَ كَأساً في الغَلَس
Rouse your drinking companion; he has grown drowsy.
Wake your boon companion, for he has nodded off,
He will pour you a cup in the predawn gloom,
To serve you a cup in the lingering darkness of dawn,
صِرفاًunmixed كَأَنَّas though شُعاعَهاits radiance
صِرفاً كَأَنَّ شُعاعَها
فيin كَفِّthe palm of شارِبِهاits drinker قَبَسa flame
في كَفِّ شارِبِها قَبَس
Unmixed, as though its radiance
Pure wine, as though its radiant beams
Were a flame in its drinker’s palm,
Were a burning torch in the hand of its drinker,
مِمّاof that which تَخَيَّرَchose كَرمَهاits vines
مِمّا تَخَيَّرَ كَرمَها
كِسرىKisra بِعانَةَat Anah وَاِغتَرَسand planted
كِسرى بِعانَةَ وَاِغتَرَس
Of wine whose vines were chosen
From a vintage whose vine was chosen
And planted by Kisra at Anah.
By Chosroes in 'Anah, where he planted it.
تَدَعُit leaves الفَتىthe young man وَكَأَنَّماand as though
تَدَعُ الفَتى وَكَأَنَّما
بِلِسانِهِin his tongue مِنهاfrom it خَرَسmuteness
بِلِسانِهِ مِنها خَرَس
It leaves a young man as though
It leaves the young man in such a state
His tongue were struck dumb by it.
That his tongue seems struck with muteness;
يُدعىhe is called فَيَرفَعُand he raises رَأسَهُhis head
يُدعى فَيَرفَعُ رَأسَهُ
فَإِذاbut when اِستَقَلَّhe lifted بِهِit نَكَسhe lowered it
فَإِذا اِستَقَلَّ بِهِ نَكَس
He is called, and raises his head;
He is called, so he attempts to lift his head,
But once he has lifted it, he lets it droop.
But the moment he raises it, it droops back down.
يَسقيكَهاhe pours it for you ذوone wearing قُرطَقٍa short tunic
يَسقيكَها ذو قُرطَقٍ
يُلهيhe entertains وَيُعجِلُand hurries مِنwhoever حَبَسlingers
يُلهي وَيُعجِلُ مِن حَبَس
One in a short tunic pours it for you;
He who serves it to you is clad in a tunic,
He entertains and hurries whoever lingers.
Beguiling the soul and hurrying those who delay,
خَنِثُlanguid الجُفونِof eyelids كَأَنَّهُas though he were
خَنِثُ الجُفونِ كَأَنَّهُ
ظَبيُa gazelle الرِياضِof the meadows إِذاwhen نَعِسit grows drowsy
ظَبيُ الرِياضِ إِذا نَعِس
Languid of eyelid, as though he were
With languid eyelids, as if he were
A meadow gazelle grown drowsy.
A gazelle of the meadows when it grows drowsy.
أَضحىhas become الإِمامُthe imam مُحَمَّدٌMuhammad
أَضحى الإِمامُ مُحَمَّدٌ
لِلدينِfor the faith نوراًa light يُقتَبَسfrom which light is kindled
لِلدينِ نوراً يُقتَبَس
Imam Muhammad has become
Imam Muhammad has become
A light for the faith, from which light is kindled.
A light for the faith from which illumination is drawn;
وَرِثَinherited الخِلافَةَthe caliphate خَمسَةًfive
وَرِثَ الخِلافَةَ خَمسَةً
وَبِخَيرِand as the best سادِسِهِمtheir sixth سَدَسhe made them six
وَبِخَيرِ سادِسِهِم سَدَس
Five inherited the caliphate;
He inherited the Caliphate from five before him,
He joined them as their sixth and best.
And as the noblest sixth, he completed their count.
تَبكيweep البُدورُthe full moons لِضِحكِهِat his laughter
تَبكي البُدورُ لِضِحكِهِ
وَالسَيفُand the sword يَضحَكُlaughs إِنif عَبَسhe frowns
وَالسَيفُ يَضحَكُ إِن عَبَس
The full moons weep at his laughter,
The full moons weep at the beauty of his laughter,
And the sword laughs if he frowns.
While the sword laughs whenever he frowns.
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