اللهGod أكبرُis greatest طابgrew glad القلبthe heart وانشرحاand opened with joy
الله أكبرُ طاب القلب وانشرحا
واستيقظand awoke الدهرTime منfrom إغفائهِits slumber وصحاand became alert
واستيقظ الدهر من إغفائهِ وصحا
God is greatest! The heart grew glad and opened wide.
God is greatest! The heart grew glad and opened wide.
Time awoke from its slumber and came to.
And Time awoke from its slumber and became alert.
والبشرand gladness وافىarrived وروضاتand the gardens of الشفاhealing ابتسمتsmiled
والبشر وافى وروضات الشفا ابتسمت
وبلبلُand the nightingale of البرءrecovery منfrom أفنانهاtheir boughs صدحاsang
وبلبلُ البرء من أفنانها صدحا
Gladness arrived, and the gardens of serenity smiled;
And gladness arrived, and the gardens of healing smiled.
the nightingale of healing sang out from their boughs.
And the nightingale of recovery sang from their boughs.
والغصْنُand the branch يرقصdances فيin أدواحهاtheir great trees طرباًin delight
والغصْنُ يرقص في أدواحها طرباً
لماwhen سرتswept فيthrough أراضيهاtheir lands الصباthe east wind مرحاmerrily
لما سرت في أراضيها الصبا مرحا
The branch dances rapturously among their spreading trees
And the branch dances among their great trees in delight,
as the east wind courses playfully through their grounds.
when the east wind swept merrily across their lands.
والكونُand the universe طلقٌcheerful محياهُits face وغرتهُand its brow
والكونُ طلقٌ محياهُ وغرتهُ
تربوsurpasses علىabove الشمسthe sun فيat وقتthe time of الضحىforenoon وضَحاin brilliance
تربو على الشمس في وقت الضحى وضَحا
The universe is bright of countenance, and its brow
And the universe has a cheerful face, and its brow
outshines the sun at forenoon in radiance.
surpasses the sun in brilliance at forenoon.
فاستغنمso seize الصفوَserenity حيثwhile الدهرَTime مبتهجٌis joyful
فاستغنم الصفوَ حيث الدهرَ مبتهجٌ
وانهضand rise إلىto الراحthe wine وابعثand send round بينناamong us القدحاthe goblet
وانهض إلى الراح وابعث بيننا القدحا
So seize the clear delight while Time rejoices;
So seize serenity while Time rejoices,
rise to the wine and pass the goblet among us.
and rise to the wine and pass the goblet among us.
ولاand do not تضعsquander فرصةَthe opportunity of الدهرTime التيwhich سمحتgranted freely
ولا تضع فرصةَ الدهر التي سمحت
بهاwith it اللياليthe nights وقمand rise للكأسto the cup مصطبحاtaking a morning draught
بها الليالي وقم للكأس مصطبحا
Do not squander the chance that Time
And do not squander Time's opportunity, freely granted
and the nights have granted; rise to the cup and drink at dawn.
by the nights; rise to the cup for a morning draught.
وغَنِّنيand sing to me بحديثwith tales of الغانياتthe beautiful women ولاand do not
وغَنِّني بحديث الغانيات ولا
تَصِخْlisten إلىto قولِthe words of مَنone who فيconcerning حبهنَlove for them لحاcensured
تَصِخْ إلى قولِ مَن في حبهنَ لحا
Sing to me of the beautiful women, and do not
And sing to me of beautiful women, and do not
heed whoever censures loving them—
heed the words of anyone who censures loving them.
منamong كلّevery فاتكةِdeadly الأجفانِthe eyelids إنif نظرتshe gazes
من كلّ فاتكةِ الأجفانِ إن نظرت
فأيso which قلبheart بسيفby the sword of اللحظthe glance ماnot انجرحاwas wounded
فأي قلب بسيف اللحظ ما انجرحا
each deadly-lidded beauty who, whenever she looks...
Of every woman with deadly eyelids—if she gazes,
What heart has not been wounded by the sword of her glance?
what heart has not been wounded by the sword of her glance?
هيفاءslender-waisted شمسa sun of جمالٍbeauty نورُthe light of غرتهاher brow
هيفاء شمس جمالٍ نورُ غرتها
لنورto the light of شمسthe sun of الضحىforenoon والبدرand the full moon قدindeed فضحاput to shame
لنور شمس الضحى والبدر قد فضحا
A slender beauty, a sun of loveliness—the light of her brow
Slender-waisted, a sun of beauty: the light of her brow
has put the forenoon sun’s light and the full moon to shame.
has put the light of the forenoon sun and the full moon to shame.
إنif سامهاseeks her مَنone who أذابhas melted الحزنُgrief مهجتهhis heart
إن سامها مَن أذاب الحزنُ مهجته
يطيرhe flies فيin وقتهِhis moment مماfrom what بهis in him فرحاfor joy
يطير في وقتهِ مما به فرحا
If one whose innermost heart sorrow has melted should court her,
If one whose heart grief has melted seeks her,
he would at once take wing for joy at what had befallen him.
he instantly flies from his affliction for joy.