عودواreturn إِلىto الإِصباحِthe dawn
عودوا إِلى الإِصباحِ
لاno ماءَwater إِلّاexcept بِراحِwith wine
لا ماءَ إِلّا بِراحِ
Return to dawn.
Return to the mornings
No water except with wine.
No water but with the wind
وَاِعدواand run إِلىtoward السُكرِdrunkenness عَدواًat a run
وَاِعدوا إِلى السُكرِ عَدواً
بِالحَثِّwith urging بِالأَقداحِwith the goblets
بِالحَثِّ بِالأَقداحِ
And hasten at a run toward drunkenness,
And promise sugar enmity
Urged on by the goblets.
With urging with goblets
ثُمَّthen اِسكُتواbe silent عَنabout سِوىanything except الاِسthe admi- (word fragment)
ثُمَّ اِسكُتوا عَن سِوى الاِس
تِحسانِ-ration (word continuation) وَالأَفراحِand joys
تِحسانِ وَالأَفراحِ
Then be silent about all but admi-
Then be silent of anything but exultation
ration and joys.
And happiness
فَإِنَّfor indeed خَيرَthe best هُداهاits guidance الthe
فَإِنَّ خَيرَ هُداها ال
أَسماءُnames لِلأَرواحِfor the souls
أَسماءُ لِلأَرواحِ
For the best of its guidance is the
For the best of its guidance is
names for souls.
Names for souls