علىon الأثافيthe hearthstones لناfor us قدورُpots
على الأثافي لنا قدورُ
ساكنةٌstill النبضthe pulse لاnot تفورboil
ساكنةٌ النبض لا تفور
On the hearthstones we have pots,
On the carpets we have pots,
Their pulse is still; they do not boil.
Without a boiling pulse, still
قامتthey stood علىupon سوقهاtheir legs لأكلfor eating
قامت على سوقها لأكل
ونحنand we منfrom حولهاaround them ندورُcircle
ونحن من حولها ندورُ
They stand upon their legs, ready for a meal,
They stand in the marketplace for food,
And we circle around them.
While we circle around them
وعندناand we have منof شرابwine عمروٍAmr
وعندنا من شراب عمروٍ
دنٌّa wine jar رحيبُspacious الحشىthe belly كبيرُlarge
دنٌّ رحيبُ الحشى كبيرُ
And of Amr’s wine we have
And we have from the drink of Amr
A large jar, ample-bellied.
Ample, spacious is the belly, great
لماwhen فضضناهwe broke its seal فاحwafted منهfrom it
لما فضضناه فاح منه
نسيمa breeze مسكٍof musk ولاحand shone forth نورa light
نسيم مسكٍ ولاح نور
When we broke its seal, there wafted from it
When we opened it, from it emanated
A breeze of musk, and a light shone forth.
A breeze of musk and shone light
فكنso be لناfor us مسعداًbringing joy وبادرand hasten
فكن لنا مسعداً وبادر
يكملwill be complete بكwith you الحسنbeauty والسرورand joy
يكمل بك الحسن والسرور
So bring us joy, and hasten;
So be fortunate for us and take the initiative
With you, beauty and joy will be complete.
To complete the beauty and the joy
واغنمand seize منfrom الدهرtime صفوthe serenity of يومٍa day
واغنم من الدهر صفو يومٍ
فهوfor it بتكديرهto clouding it جديرapt
فهو بتكديره جدير
And seize from time a day’s serenity,
And take advantage of the day’s prime
For time is apt to cloud it.
For it deserves disturbance