قُمْrise فَاسْقِنيthen pour me a drink بِالكأسِin the cup لاnot بِالقَنْقَلِin the large measuring vessel
قُمْ فَاسْقِني بِالكأسِ لا بِالقَنْقَلِ
وَاشْرَبْand drink عَلَىupon وَجْهِthe face of الزَّمَانِtime المُقْبِلِapproaching
وَاشْرَبْ عَلَى وَجْهِ الزَّمَانِ المُقْبِلِ
Rise and pour me a drink in a cup, not a huge measuring vessel.
And drink in the face of the time to come.
كَسَتِclothed السَّماءُthe sky الأَرضَthe earth زُهْرَthe bright ones of نُجُومِهاits stars
كَسَتِ السَّماءُ الأَرضَ زُهْرَ نُجُومِها
بِالزَّهْرِwith flowers فَاخْتالَتْso she strutted بِكُمٍّwith a sleeve مُسْبَلِtrailing
بِالزَّهْرِ فَاخْتالَتْ بِكُمٍّ مُسْبَلِ
The sky clothed the earth in its shining stars,
With flowers; she strutted with a trailing sleeve.
صاغَfashioned الغَمامُthe clouds لَهاfor her عُيُونَeyes of جَوَاهِرٍjewels
صاغَ الغَمامُ لَها عُيُونَ جَوَاهِرٍ
وَأَجَادَand perfected جَلْوَتَهاtheir polishing لِعَيْنِfor the eye of المُجْتَليthe beholder
وَأَجَادَ جَلْوَتَها لِعَيْنِ المُجْتَلي
The clouds fashioned for her eyes of jewels,
And polished them finely for the beholder's eye.
فَتَأَرَّجَتْso she grew fragrant وَتَبَرَّجَتْand displayed her finery واسْتَوْقَفَتْand halted
فَتَأَرَّجَتْ وَتَبَرَّجَتْ واسْتَوْقَفَتْ
لَحْظَthe gaze of المُجِدِّthe diligent one وَخُطْوَةَand the step of المُسْتَعْجِلِthe hurried one
لَحْظَ المُجِدِّ وَخُطْوَةَ المُسْتَعْجِلِ
So she wafted fragrance, displayed her finery, and arrested
The diligent one's gaze and the hurried one's step.
فِيهاin her عُيُونٌeyes كُحَّلٌkohl-dark مَبْهُوتَةٌastonished
فِيها عُيُونٌ كُحَّلٌ مَبْهُوتَةٌ
كُحِلَتْwere lined with kohl بِدَمْعِwith the tears of الطَّلِّthe dew إِذْwhen لَمْnot تُكْحَلِbe lined with kohl
كُحِلَتْ بِدَمْعِ الطَّلِّ إِذْ لَمْ تُكْحَلِ
In her are kohl-dark, astonished eyes,
Lined with the tears of dew when no kohl had touched them.
وَبِهاand in her خُدُودٌcheeks أُخْجِلَتْwere made to blush فَتَعَصْفَرَتْso they turned safflower-hued
وَبِها خُدُودٌ أُخْجِلَتْ فَتَعَصْفَرَتْ
وَبِهاand in her ثُغُورٌmouths ضُحَّكٌlaughing لاnot تَأْتَلِيslacken
وَبِها ثُغُورٌ ضُحَّكٌ لا تَأْتَلِي
And in her are cheeks made to blush, turning safflower-hued,
And in her are laughing mouths that never falter.
صُفْرٌyellow ones وَحُمْرٌand red ones كَالمَدَاهِنِlike oil bowls أُودِعَتْwere entrusted with
صُفْرٌ وَحُمْرٌ كَالمَدَاهِنِ أُودِعَتْ
دَمْعَthe tears of النَّدىdew فَحَمَلْنَso they bore أَحْسَنَthe finest مَحْمَلِmanner of bearing
دَمْعَ النَّدى فَحَمَلْنَ أَحْسَنَ مَحْمَلِ
Yellow and red, like oil bowls entrusted
With dew's tears, which they bore most beautifully.
شِبْهُthe likeness of الخُدُودِthe cheeks بِعَقْبin the wake of خَطْبٍa calamity مُؤْلِمٍpainful
شِبْهُ الخُدُودِ بِعَقْب خَطْبٍ مُؤْلِمٍ
أَوْor شِبْهُهاtheir likeness مِنfrom بَعْدِafter خَوْفٍa fear مُوجِلِterrifying
أَوْ شِبْهُها مِن بَعْدِ خَوْفٍ مُوجِلِ
Like cheeks after a painful calamity,
Or like them after a terrifying fright.
أَلْوَانُهاtheir colors شَتَّىvarious الفُنونِkinds وَإِنَّماand yet only
أَلْوَانُها شَتَّى الفُنونِ وَإِنَّما
غُذِيَتْwere nourished بِمَاءٍwith water واحِدٍone and the same مِنْfrom مَنْهَلِa water source
غُذِيَتْ بِمَاءٍ واحِدٍ مِنْ مَنْهَلِ
Their colors are of many kinds, yet they were only
Nourished by the same water from a single source.
مَاnot العَيْشُlife إِلاexcept فيin الرِّياضِthe gardens وَمُسْمِعٍand a singer
مَا العَيْشُ إِلا في الرِّياضِ وَمُسْمِعٍ
غَرِدٍmelodious وَساقٍand a cupbearer إِنْif سَقىhe pours لَمْnot يَعْدِلِturn aside
غَرِدٍ وَساقٍ إِنْ سَقى لَمْ يَعْدِلِ
Life is found only in gardens, with a singer
Melodious, and a cupbearer who, when he pours, never turns aside.
فَإِذاso when دَعاكَcalls you العَيْشُlife فيin خَلَساتِهِits stolen moments
فَإِذا دَعاكَ العَيْشُ في خَلَساتِهِ
فَارْكُضْso race إِلَيْهِto it فيamong الرَّعِيلِthe troop الأَوَّلِthe first
فَارْكُضْ إِلَيْهِ في الرَّعِيلِ الأَوَّلِ
So when life calls you in its stolen moments,
Race toward it with the foremost troop.
Translation model: Sol 6.1