سَلْask عنabout الصَّارمِal-Sarim (the resolute one) ابنson of يَحْيىYahya
سَلْ عن الصَّارمِ ابن يَحْيى
راحلاًjourneying نَحْوَناtoward us منfrom النَّهْرَوانِNahrawan
راحلاً نَحْوَنا من النَّهْرَوانِ
Ask after al-Sarim ibn Yahya,
Ask about the sword of the son of Yahya
journeying toward us from Nahrawan,
Traveling towards us from Nahrawan
ليَصُونَso that he may guard المُدامthe wine سُهْداًin sleeplessness ويَغْشىand veil
ليَصُونَ المُدام سُهْداً ويَغْشى
الهَجْرَestrangement بينamid الأَصْواتِthe voices والعيدانِand the lutes
الهَجْرَ بين الأَصْواتِ والعيدانِ
to guard the wine in sleepless vigil and veil
To protect the wine-skin carefully and pour
estrangement amid voices and lutes.
Separation between the voices and the stakes
فَأْتِناso come to us نَصْطبحْlet us drink morning wine ونلتذَّand take pleasure جميعاًall together
فَأْتِنا نَصْطبحْ ونلتذَّ جميعاً
لثلاثٍwith three nights بقينَremaining منof شَعْبانِSha‘ban
لثلاثٍ بقينَ من شَعْبانِ
So come to us: let us drink morning wine and take pleasure together,
So come to us, we will all enjoy morning
with three nights of Sha‘ban remaining.
For three days that remain of Sha'ban