هاتيbring ليto me الدفَّthe tambourine ياO ندىNada والمزاهرْand the lutes
هاتي لي الدفَّ يا ندى والمزاهرْ
ضيفُناour guest اليومَtoday، ياO حبيبةُbeloved، شاعرْa poet
ضيفُنا اليومَ، يا حبيبةُ، شاعرْ
Bring me the tambourine, Nada, and the lutes.
Bring me the tambourine, O dew, and the flowers,
Our guest today, beloved, is a poet.
Our guest today, my love, is a poet,
شاعرٌa poet أطعمfed الجمالَbeauty وغذَّىand nourished
شاعرٌ أطعم الجمالَ وغذَّى
كبدَheart of; literally, liver of الشعرِpoetry منfrom دموعِtears of المحاجِرthe eye sockets
كبدَ الشعرِ من دموعِ المحاجِر
A poet who fed beauty and nourished
A poet who fed beauty and nourished
the heart of poetry with tears from eye sockets.
The liver of poetry with the tears of rocks,
ذوَّبَmelted الفجرَthe dawn فيin جفونeyelids of العذارىthe maidens
ذوَّبَ الفجرَ في جفون العذارى
كالندىlike dew ذابmelted فيin جفونeyelids of الأزاهرthe blossoms
كالندى ذاب في جفون الأزاهر
He melted dawn into the eyelids of maidens,
Melted dawn in the eyelids of virgins
like dew melting in the eyelids of blossoms.
Like dew, he melted in the eyelids of flowers,
يخلعbestows النورَlight فوقupon هامcrowns of الروابيthe hills
يخلع النورَ فوق هام الروابي
غامسًاdipping ريشةَthe brush of الهوىlove فيinto المشاعرfeelings
غامسًا ريشةَ الهوى في المشاعر
He bestows light upon the crowns of hills,
He sheds light above the peaks of hills
dipping love's brush into feelings.
Dipping the feather of love in feelings,
نحنwe قومٌa people لاnot نحسَبُwe consider العيشَlife إلاother than
نحن قومٌ لا نحسَبُ العيشَ إلا
سكرةًan intoxication تبعثُawakens اللَّظىflame فيin الضمائرthe inner selves
سكرةً تبعثُ اللَّظى في الضمائر
We are a people who consider life nothing but
We are a people who only consider life
an intoxication that kindles flame in souls;
An intoxication that ignites passions in consciences,
سكرةًan intoxication ذاقtasted طعمَهاits taste ألفُa thousand قَيْسٍQays
سكرةً ذاق طعمَها ألفُ قَيْسٍ
قبلbefore قيسٍQays، وبعدand after قيسِQays of العشائرthe clans
قبل قيسٍ، وبعد قيسِ العشائر
an intoxication whose taste a thousand Qayses savored
An intoxication whose taste a thousand Qais
before Qays and after Qays of the clans;
Tasted before Qais, and after Qais of tribes,
سكرةًan intoxication يخلعbestows الشبابyouth عليهاupon it
سكرةً يخلع الشباب عليها
ناضراتِfresh, blooming things الحشاthe innermost heart وفَوْحَand the fragrance of السرائرinmost secrets
ناضراتِ الحشا وفَوْحَ السرائر
an intoxication upon which youth bestows
An intoxication that youth sheds over it
the heart's fresh blooms and the fragrance of inmost secrets.
The blossoms of gardens and the scent of secrets,
شاعرَpoet of الغيدthe fair maidens أنشدِsing to الغيدَthe fair maidens واسحَرْand enchant
شاعرَ الغيد أنشدِ الغيدَ واسحَرْ
قدindeed عرَفناكَwe have known you، ياO أخاbrother of الحبlove، ساحرan enchanter
قد عرَفناكَ، يا أخا الحب، ساحر
Poet of fair maidens, sing to the fair maidens and enchant!
Poet of love, recite love and enchant,
Indeed, we have known you, brother of love, as an enchanter.
We know you, O brother of love, a sorcerer
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