سَيِّدِيmy master أَنْتَyou ومَنْand one who لَمْnot (past negation)
سَيِّدِي أَنْتَ ومَنْ لَمْ
يَزَلِcease الدَّهَرَthroughout time يُوَفَّقْbe granted success
يَزَلِ الدَّهَرَ يُوَفَّقْ
You are my master, and one who
has always been granted success—
عِنْدَناin our view أَطْيَبُthe most pleasing مَنْof those whom يَخْstart of 'chooses'
عِنْدَنا أَطْيَبُ مَنْ يَخْ
تارُهُcompletion of 'chooses him' السَّمْعُthe ear وَأَحْذَقْand the most skilled
تارُهُ السَّمْعُ وَأَحْذَقْ
to us, the most pleasing of those
the ear chooses, and the most skilled.
وَأَرَىand I see جامِعَwhat brings together شَمْليmy affairs
وَأَرَى جامِعَ شَمْلي
كُلَّماwhenever غبْتَyou are absent مُفَرَّقْscattered
كُلَّما غبْتَ مُفَرَّقْ
And I see what holds me together
scattered whenever you are away;
وقَمِيصَand the shirt of الدَّهْرِTime مِنْfrom بَعْstart of 'after'
وقَمِيصَ الدَّهْرِ مِنْ بَعْ
دِكَcompletion of 'after you' قَدْindeed أَوْدَىhas perished وَأَخْلَقْand grown threadbare
دِكَ قَدْ أَوْدَى وَأَخْلَقْ
and Time's shirt, since
you left, has perished and grown threadbare.
إيتناcome to us قَدْindeed كَسَدَتْhas grown stagnant
إيتنا قَدْ كَسَدَتْ
سُوقُthe market of اللَّذاذاتِdelights لِتَنْفَقْlet it thrive
سُوقُ اللَّذاذاتِ لِتَنْفَقْ
Come to us: stagnant has grown
the market of delights—let it thrive.
أَرْكِبِmake ride الكاسَاتِthe goblets كَstart of 'palm'
أَرْكِبِ الكاسَاتِ كَ
فَّcompletion of 'palm' الرِّيمِof the gazelle بِالْخَمْرِwith wine المُعَتَّقِwell-aged
فَّ الرِّيمِ بِالْخَمْرِ المُعَتَّقِ
Make the goblets ride the palm
of the gazelle, with well-aged wine.