صِلِregale النُّدمانَthe drinking companions يومَthe day of المهرجانMihrijan
صِلِ النُّدمانَ يومَ المهرجان
بصافٍwith clear wine منfrom مُعَتَّقةaged wine الدِّنانِthe wine jars
بصافٍ من مُعَتَّقة الدِّنانِ
Regale the drinking companions on the day of Mihrijan
Join the repentants on the day of festival
With clear wine aged in jars,
With a drink from an aged wine-skin
بكأسٍwith a cup خُسروانيٍّKhosrowian عتيقٍaged
بكأسٍ خُسروانيٍّ عتيقٍ
فإنfor indeed العيدthe feast عيدٌa feast خُسروانيKhosrowian
فإن العيد عيدٌ خُسرواني
With a cup of aged Khosrowian wine,
With an ancient Khusrawani cup
For the feast is a Khosrowian feast.
For the feast is a Khusrawani feast
وجنِّبنيand keep me away from الزّبَيبيِّينِthe raisin-wine drinkers طُرّاًall of them
وجنِّبني الزّبَيبيِّينِ طُرّاً
فشأنُfor the way ذويthose with الزبيبِraisins خلافunlike شأنيmy way
فشأنُ ذوي الزبيبِ خلاف شأني
And keep me away from all the raisin-wine drinkers,
And spare me the raisin liqueurs
For the way of the raisin folk is unlike my way.
For the ways of raisin makers differ from mine
فأشرَبُهاfor I drink it وأزعُمهاand deem it حَراماًforbidden
فأشرَبُها وأزعُمها حَراماً
وأرجوand I hope for عفوpardon ربٍّa Lord ذيpossessing امتنانِgracious bounty
وأرجو عفو ربٍّ ذي امتنانِ
For I drink it and deem it forbidden,
I drink it and claim it forbidden
And hope for pardon from a gracious Lord.
And hope for the pardon of an indulgent Lord
ويشرَبُهاand he drinks it ويزعُمُهاand deems it حلالاًlawful
ويشرَبُها ويزعُمُها حلالاً
وتلكand that علىupon الشَّقيِّthe wretch خطيئتانِtwo sins
وتلك على الشَّقيِّ خطيئتانِ
And he drinks it and deems it lawful,
While they drink it claiming it lawful
And that counts as two sins against the wretch.
And those two are sins upon the wretched