كَذَاthus فَلْتَلُحْthen shine forth قَمَراًas a moon زاهراًradiant
كَذَا فَلْتَلُحْ قَمَراً زاهراً
وتَجْنِand reap الهَوَىlove ناضراًfresh ناضراًfresh
وتَجْنِ الهَوَى ناضراً ناضراً
Thus, shine forth as a radiant moon,
and reap love, fresh and flourishing.
وسَيْبُكَand your bounty صَوْبُa shower of نَدىًdew مُغْدِقٍabundant
وسَيْبُكَ صَوْبُ نَدىً مُغْدِقٍ
أَقامhas remained لناfor us هامِلاًpouring هَامِرَاstreaming
أَقام لنا هامِلاً هَامِرَا
And your bounty is a shower of abundant dew,
that has kept pouring and streaming for us.
وإنَّand indeed لِيَوْمِكَfor your day ذاthis رَوْنَقَاًradiance
وإنَّ لِيَوْمِكَ ذا رَوْنَقَاً
مُنِيراًluminous لِنُوْرِto the light of الضُّحَىَmidmorning بَاهِرَاًoutshining
مُنِيراً لِنُوْرِ الضُّحَىَ بَاهِرَاً
And indeed this day of yours has a radiance,
luminous, outshining the light of midmorning.
صَبَاحُa morning اصطباحٍmorning wine-drinking بإسْفارِهِin its dawning light
صَبَاحُ اصطباحٍ بإسْفارِهِ
لَحَظْنَاwe beheld مُحَيَّاthe face of العُلاَglory سافِرَاunveiled
لَحَظْنَا مُحَيَّا العُلاَ سافِرَا
A morning of wine-drinking, in whose dawning light
we beheld the face of glory unveiled.
وأَطْلَعْتَand you made rise فيهin it نجومَthe stars of الكُؤُوْسِthe winecups
وأَطْلَعْتَ فيه نجومَ الكُؤُوْسِ
وماand not زالَceased كَوْكبُهاtheir star زاهِراshining
وما زالَ كَوْكبُها زاهِرا
And you made the stars of the winecups rise within it,
and their star never ceased to shine.
وأَسْمَعْتَنَالاحِناًand you let us hear a singer فاتِناًcaptivating
وأَسْمَعْتَنَالاحِناً فاتِناً
وأَحْضَرْتَنَاand you brought before us لاعِباًa performer ساحِرَاa conjurer
وأَحْضَرْتَنَا لاعِباً ساحِرَا
And you let us hear a captivating singer,
and brought before us a conjuring performer.
يُرَفْرِفُhe flutters فوقabove رؤوسِthe heads of القِيانِthe singing girls
يُرَفْرِفُ فوق رؤوسِ القِيانِ
فَتَنْظُرُso you see ماwhat يُذْهِلُastounds النَّاظِرَاthe beholder
فَتَنْظُرُ ما يُذْهِلُ النَّاظِرَا
He flutters above the heads of the singing girls,
so you see what astounds the beholder.
ويَخْطِفُهاand snatches them away ذَيْلُthe hem of سِرْبَالِهِhis robe
ويَخْطِفُها ذَيْلُ سِرْبَالِهِ
فَتُبْصِرُso you see طالِعَهاwhat rises from them غائِرَاsinking
فَتُبْصِرُ طالِعَها غائِرَا
And the hem of his robe snatches them away,
so you see what rises from them sinking.
فَظَاهِرُهاso their outward side يَنْثَنِيturns باطِناًinward
فَظَاهِرُها يَنْثَنِي باطِناً
وباطنُهاand their inward side يَنْثَنِيturns ظاهِراًoutward
وباطنُها يَنْثَنِي ظاهِراً
So their outward side turns inward,
and their inward side turns outward.
وثَنَّاهُand followed him ثانٍa second performer لألعابِهِfor his tricks
وثَنَّاهُ ثانٍ لألعابِهِ
دقائقُsubtleties تَثْنِيsend back الحِجَىreason حائِرَاbewildered
دقائقُ تَثْنِي الحِجَى حائِرَا
And a second followed him; his tricks have
subtleties that send reason back bewildered.
وفيand in قَيِّمَthe steward of الرّاحِwine مِنْfrom سِحْرِهِhis magic
وفي قَيِّمَ الرّاحِ مِنْ سِحْرِهِ
خَوَاطرُfancies وَلَّهَتِhave bewildered الخاطِرَاthe mind
خَوَاطرُ وَلَّهَتِ الخاطِرَا
And in the wine steward, from his magic,
are fancies that have bewitched the mind.
إذاwhen وَرَدَcomes to drink اللَّحْظُthe gaze أَثْناءَهاtheir midst
إذا وَرَدَ اللَّحْظُ أَثْناءَها
فماthen not الوَهْمُimagination عَنْfrom وِردِهاtheir watering place صادِرَاdeparting
فما الوَهْمُ عَنْ وِردِها صادِرَا
When the gaze comes to drink in their midst,
then imagination does not depart from their watering place.
ومِنْand among بِدْعِthe marvels of نُعْماكَyour bounty إبْداعُهُhis inventiveness
ومِنْ بِدْعِ نُعْماكَ إبْداعُهُ
فماso not انْفكَّceased عارِضُهاits raincloud ماطِرَاraining
فما انْفكَّ عارِضُها ماطِرَا
And his inventiveness is among the marvels of your bounty,
so its raincloud has never ceased to pour.