وَنَدمانٍand a drinking companion دَعَوتُI called وَهَبَّand he sprang up نَحويtoward me
وَنَدمانٍ دَعَوتُ وَهَبَّ نَحوي
وَسَلسَلَهاand he poured it in a stream كَماas اِنخَرَطَslipped from its string العَقيقُthe carnelian beads
وَسَلسَلَها كَما اِنخَرَطَ العَقيقُ
And I called a drinking companion, and he sprang toward me,
And poured it in a stream, like carnelian beads slipping from their string.
كَأَنَّas though بِكَأسِهاin its cup ناراًa fire تَلَظّىblazes
كَأَنَّ بِكَأسِها ناراً تَلَظّى
وَلَولاand were it not for الماءُthe water كانَthere would be لَهاfor it حَريقُa blaze
وَلَولا الماءُ كانَ لَها حَريقُ
As though a fire were blazing in its cup,
And but for the water, it would burst into flame.
وَقَدand already مالَتhad inclined إِلىtoward الغَربِthe west الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades
وَقَد مالَت إِلى الغَربِ الثُرَيّا
كَماas أَصغىinclined an ear إِلىtoward الحِسِّthe sound الفَروقِthe fearful one
كَما أَصغى إِلى الحِسِّ الفَروقِ
And the Pleiades had leaned toward the west,
As someone fearful bends an ear toward a sound.
كَأَنَّas though غَمامَةًa cloud بَيضاءَwhite بَينيbetween me
كَأَنَّ غَمامَةً بَيضاءَ بَيني
وَبَينَand between الراحِthe wine تُحرِقُهاscorch it البُروقُthe lightning flashes
وَبَينَ الراحِ تُحرِقُها البُروقُ
As though a white cloud between me
And the wine were being scorched by lightning.
كَأَنَّas though نُجومَهاits stars وَالفَجرُand the dawn يَحدوurges onward
كَأَنَّ نُجومَها وَالفَجرُ يَحدو
بِلَيلَتِهِwith its night سُلَيمانٌSulayman يَفيقُawakens
بِلَيلَتِهِ سُلَيمانٌ يَفيقُ
As though its stars, while dawn urges on
Its night, were Sulayman awakening.
Translation model: Sol 6.1