أَدِرْهَاpass her round كماjust as مَجَّshed النَّدَىthe dew وَرَقُthe petals of الوَرْدِthe rose
أَدِرْهَا كما مَجَّ النَّدَى وَرَقُ الوَرْدِ
وأَشْرَقَand shone جِيدُthe neck of الجُودgenerosity فيin لُؤلُؤِthe pearls of العِقْدِthe necklace
وأَشْرَقَ جِيدُ الجُود في لُؤلُؤِ العِقْدِ
Pass her round, as rose petals shed the dew,
and generosity's neck gleams amid the necklace's pearls.
حبابٌbubbles علىupon صهباءِtawny راحٍwine كأنَّهُas though it were
حبابٌ على صهباءِ راحٍ كأنَّهُ
فُتاتٌcrumbs منof الكافورcamphor فيin العَنْبرambergris الوَرْدrose-hued
فُتاتٌ من الكافور في العَنْبر الوَرْد
Bubbles upon tawny wine, as though they were
crumbs of camphor in rose-hued ambergris.
تَخَيَّلْتُهاI imagined her مصروعةًstricken with a fit فيin مِزَاجهاher mixture
تَخَيَّلْتُها مصروعةً في مِزَاجها
بماbecause of what مَلأَتْshe filled فاهاher mouth منwith الزَّبَدِthe foam الجَعْدcurling
بما مَلأَتْ فاها من الزَّبَدِ الجَعْد
I imagined her stricken with a fit as she was mixed,
from the curling foam with which she filled her mouth.
كَواهاseared her سِنانُthe spearpoint of الماءthe water طعناًwith a thrust فَدُرِّعَتْso she was armored
كَواها سِنانُ الماء طعناً فَدُرِّعَتْ
مخافةَfor fear of عَوْدِthe return of الطَّعْنthe thrust بالْحَبَبِwith bubbles السَّرْدclosely linked
مخافةَ عَوْدِ الطَّعْن بالْحَبَبِ السَّرْد
The water's spearpoint seared her with a thrust, so she was armored
in closely linked bubbles, fearing another thrust.
نَجِيعيّةٌblood-colored حمراءُred ضُمَّwas closed زجاجُهاher glass
نَجِيعيّةٌ حمراءُ ضُمَّ زجاجُها
عليهاaround her كمhow often ضُمَّwas drawn النقابُthe veil علىover الخطِّthe writing
عليها كم ضُمَّ النقابُ على الخطِّ
Blood-hued and crimson, her glass was closed
around her—how often a veil is drawn over writing!
إذاwhen قرعَstruck الإبريقُthe ewer جاماًa goblet تَطَايرَتْshe scattered
إذا قرعَ الإبريقُ جاماً تَطَايرَتْ
كماjust as طارَflew بالقَدْحwhen struck الشَّرارُsparks منfrom الزَّنْدِthe fire-stick
كما طارَ بالقَدْح الشَّرارُ من الزَّنْدِ
When the ewer strikes a goblet, she scatters
as sparks fly from the fire-stick when struck.
لهاhers is لَمعانُthe gleam of البَرْقِlightning والكأسُand the cup دونهاin front of her
لها لَمعانُ البَرْقِ والكأسُ دونها
غمامٌa cloud وللإبريقand the ewer has قَعْقَعَةُthe rumble of الرَّعْدِthunder
غمامٌ وللإبريق قَعْقَعَةُ الرَّعْدِ
Hers is lightning's gleam; the cup before her
is a cloud, and the ewer has thunder's rumble.
وغِمْدِand a sheath of زُجاجٍglass منof بَنَانيmy fingers نجادُهُits baldric
وغِمْدِ زُجاجٍ من بَنَاني نجادُهُ
لسيفِfor a sword of مدامٍwine لاneither يَمَانٍYemeni ولاnor هِنْدِيIndian
لسيفِ مدامٍ لا يَمَانٍ ولا هِنْدِي
And a sheath of glass, with my fingers for its baldric,
for a sword of wine, neither Yemeni nor Indian:
نُجَرِّدَwe unsheathe منهfrom it كلَّevery ماضٍkeen blade مُخَضَّبٍred-stained
نُجَرِّدَ منه كلَّ ماضٍ مُخَضَّبٍ
وماand not سُفِحتْwas spilled منهfrom it دماءٌblood علىout of حِقْدhatred
وما سُفِحتْ منه دماءٌ على حِقْد
we unsheathe from it every keen, red-stained blade,
though no blood has been spilled from it in hatred.
إِذاwhen جالَswirled فيهwithin it جوهرٌa jewel منof حَبَابهِits bubbles
إِذا جالَ فيه جوهرٌ من حَبَابهِ
وسُلَّand it was drawn out كماjust as سُلَّwas drawn out النِّجارُinborn nature منfrom الوَغْدthe base fellow
وسُلَّ كما سُلَّ النِّجارُ من الوَغْد
When a jewel of its bubbles swirls within it,
and it is drawn as a base man's inborn nature is drawn out,
نقلناهwe transferred it للأَجسامِto the bodies منَّاof us كأنماas though
نقلناه للأَجسامِ منَّا كأنما
تضايقَit grew cramped فيin غِمْدٍa sheath فَرُدَّso it was returned إِلىto غمدa sheath
تضايقَ في غِمْدٍ فَرُدَّ إِلى غمد
we transfer it into our bodies, as though
cramped in one sheath, it had been returned to another.
يشقtears open جيوبَthe collars of الليلnight عنَّاaway from us اتّقادُهُits blaze
يشق جيوبَ الليل عنَّا اتّقادُهُ
كماjust as شَقَّtore ذُوone afflicted with الثُّكْلِbereavement الحدادَmourning clothes علىover الفَقْدِthe loss
كما شَقَّ ذُو الثُّكْلِ الحدادَ على الفَقْدِ
Its blaze tears night's collars away from us,
as one bereaved tears mourning clothes over a loss.
غزالٌa gazelle لوَرْدِin approaching الكأسthe cup فيamong نُدَمائِهِhis drinking companions
غزالٌ لوَرْدِ الكأس في نُدَمائِهِ
إِذاwhen ماindeed سقاهاhe serves it بطشةُthe pounce of الأَسَدِthe lion الوَرْدtawny
إِذا ما سقاها بطشةُ الأَسَدِ الوَرْد
A gazelle, yet in approaching the cup among his companions,
when he serves it, he has a tawny lion's pounce.
تثنتْswayed بهwith him راحُthe hand of الصَّباthe east wind تحتَbeneath بُرْدهhis mantle
تثنتْ به راحُ الصَّبا تحتَ بُرْده
وَهُزَّand he was shaken فخلناso we imagined نشوةَthe intoxication of الراحwine بالبَرْدfrom the cold
وَهُزَّ فخلنا نشوةَ الراح بالبَرْد
The east wind's hand swayed with him beneath his mantle,
and he trembled; we fancied wine's intoxication came from the cold.
وأَبْدَىand he revealed منof الجَمْرthe embers المُضَرَّمِblazing وَجْنَةًa cheek
وأَبْدَى من الجَمْر المُضَرَّمِ وَجْنَةً
وقامand he stood منof الماءِwater الزُّلالlimpid علىin قَدِّa stature
وقام من الماءِ الزُّلال على قَدِّ
He revealed a cheek of blazing embers,
and stood, a figure fashioned of limpid water.
وأبقىand preserved عبيرَthe fragrance of الخدِّthe cheek مسكُthe musk of عِذارهِhis cheek-down
وأبقى عبيرَ الخدِّ مسكُ عِذارهِ
كماjust as احمرَّreddened بُرْدٌa mantle شُقَّwas torn عنexposing نَحْرِthe throat of مُسْوَدِّa dark-skinned man
كما احمرَّ بُرْدٌ شُقَّ عن نَحْرِ مُسْوَدِّ
The musk of his cheek-down preserved his cheek's fragrance,
as a mantle reddens, torn open over a dark-skinned man's throat.
وحارand was bewildered سوادُthe dark core of القلبِthe heart فيin نارِthe fire of حُبِّهlove for him
وحار سوادُ القلبِ في نارِ حُبِّه
فكانso it was الذيwhat أُخفيهI conceal it مثلَlike الذيwhat أُبْديI reveal
فكان الذي أُخفيه مثلَ الذي أُبْدي
My heart's dark core was bewildered in the fire of loving him,
so what I concealed was like what I revealed.
وظلَّand he continued يُسَقِّيgiving drink كلَّevery ذيpossessor of صَفْوَةٍpure affection أخٍbrother
وظلَّ يُسَقِّي كلَّ ذي صَفْوَةٍ أخٍ
بأَصْفَىwith something purer وأَحلىand sweeter منthan لَمَاهُhis dusky lips ومنand than وُدِّيmy affection
بأَصْفَى وأَحلى من لَمَاهُ ومن وُدِّي
He kept pouring for every brother of sincere affection,
wine purer and sweeter than his dusky lips and my love.
ولاand does not يمنعُwithhold المعروفَkindness عنfrom مُسْتَحِقِّهِone deserving it
ولا يمنعُ المعروفَ عن مُسْتَحِقِّهِ
كمنlike one who يَحْجُبُbars الحَيْرَانَthe bewildered عنfrom طُرُقthe paths of الرشدright guidance
كمن يَحْجُبُ الحَيْرَانَ عن طُرُق الرشد
He does not withhold kindness from one deserving it,
like someone barring the bewildered from the paths of right guidance.
إذاwhen خانتِfailed الأَيديthe hands حبالٌropes تَمَسَّكُواthey clung
إذا خانتِ الأَيدي حبالٌ تَمَسَّكُوا
بحبلٍto a cord إلىtoward السرِّthe mystery الإلهِيِّdivine مُمْتَدِّstretching
بحبلٍ إلى السرِّ الإلهِيِّ مُمْتَدِّ
When ropes fail the hands, they cling
to a cord stretching toward the divine mystery.
عجبتُI marveled لطِرْسٍat a written sheet منكfrom you لمdid not يَغْدُbecome مُحْرِقاًscorching
عجبتُ لطِرْسٍ منك لم يَغْدُ مُحْرِقاً
وقدand indeed حُلَّit was dissolved مماfrom what شَبَّkindled فِكْرُكَyour thought منof وَقْدِflame
وقد حُلَّ مما شَبَّ فِكْرُكَ من وَقْدِ
I marvel that a page from you has not become scorching,
though it was dissolved from the blaze your thought kindled.
ومنand at أَلْسُنٍtongues إنif قلتَyou spoke كلَّتْfaltered كأنماas though
ومن أَلْسُنٍ إن قلتَ كلَّتْ كأنما
جَمَدْنَthey froze بماbecause of what فيin نظمهنَّtheir verse منof البَرْدِcold
جَمَدْنَ بما في نظمهنَّ من البَرْدِ
and at tongues that, if you speak, falter, as though
they had frozen from the cold within their verse.
ونعمَand excellent is خليلُthe friend of المرءِa man مثليone like me يَرَىwho considers الذيwhat
ونعمَ خليلُ المرءِ مثلي يَرَى الذي
صَفَاis pure منof ودادthe affection of الخلِّthe friend أَغْنىmore enriching منthan الرِّفْدِgifts
صَفَا من وداد الخلِّ أَغْنى من الرِّفْدِ
How fine a friend a man has in one like me, who deems
a friend's pure affection worth more than gifts.
إذاif لمdo not أَجِدْI find عندwith الصديقِthe friend تجلُّداًfortitude
إذا لم أَجِدْ عند الصديقِ تجلُّداً
علىin حَمْلِbearing ثقْليmy burden كانَhe would be واجِدَهُfinding it عنديwith me
على حَمْلِ ثقْلي كانَ واجِدَهُ عندي
If I find no fortitude in a friend
to bear my burden, he would find such fortitude in me.
Translation model: Sol 6.1