نَبَّهroused الصُبحُthe dawn رَقدَةَthe slumber of النائِمِthe sleeper
نَبَّه الصُبحُ رَقدَةَ النائِمِ
فَاِنتَبهso awaken لِلصبوحfor the morning draught
فَاِنتَبه لِلصبوح
Dawn has roused the sleeper from slumber;
so wake for the morning draught.
وَأَدِرand pass around قَهوَةًwine لَهاit has شانdistinction
وَأَدِر قَهوَةً لَها شان
ذاتُpossessing عُرفٍa fragrance يَفوحwafting abroad
ذاتُ عُرفٍ يَفوح
And pass around a wine of distinction,
whose fragrance wafts abroad.
ياO حُميّاthe fiery strength of الكُؤوسِthe cups لاmay not جَفَّتgrow dry
يا حُميّا الكُؤوسِ لا جَفَّت
مِنكَof you أَرضُthe land of الكَريمthe generous man
مِنكَ أَرضُ الكَريم
O fire of the cups, may it never run dry
of you—the generous man's land.
وَلَكand to you الخَيرُgoodness كُلَّماwhenever اِلتَفَّتintertwined
وَلَك الخَيرُ كُلَّما اِلتَفَّت
وَرَقاتُthe leaves of الكُرومthe vines
وَرَقاتُ الكُروم
And blessings be yours whenever
the vine leaves intertwine.
وَلَعَمريand by my life لَنِعمtruly excellent is ماwhat حَفَّتgathered
وَلَعَمري لَنِعم ما حَفَّت
بِبَنانِaround the fingertips of النَديمthe drinking companion
بِبَنانِ النَديم
And by my life, how fine is what gathers
around the drinking companion's fingertips!
هاتِهاbring it قَبلَbefore بكرَةthe early morning of اللائِمِthe reproacher
هاتِها قَبلَ بكرَة اللائِمِ
وَرَواحِand the evening return of النَصيحthe adviser
وَرَواحِ النَصيح
Bring it before the reproacher's morning call
and the adviser's evening return.
وأَدرand know أَنَّthat العَذولَthe reproacher شَيطانٌa devil
وأَدر أَنَّ العَذولَ شَيطانٌ
يغتَديgoes out in the morning وَيَروحand returns in the evening
يغتَدي وَيَروح
And know that the reproacher is a devil,
going out at morning and returning at evening.
ياO أَخيmy brother قَدindeed نَبَذتI have cast aside سُلطانيmy authority
يا أَخي قَد نَبَذت سُلطاني
وَخِلتُand I imagined العذارthe bridle
وَخِلتُ العذار
O brother, I have cast aside my authority,
and imagined the bridle [wording unclear].
إِنَّماonly أَضلُعيmy ribs وَأَجفانيand my eyelids
إِنَّما أَضلُعي وَأَجفاني
بَينَbetween ماءٍwater وَنارand fire
بَينَ ماءٍ وَنار
My ribs and my eyelids are only
between water and fire.
رَبِّmy Lord إِنَّindeed الهَوىpassion تَولّانيhas taken hold of me
رَبِّ إِنَّ الهَوى تَولّاني
رَبِّmy Lord أَينَwhere الفِرارescape
رَبِّ أَينَ الفِرار
My Lord, passion has taken hold of me;
my Lord, where is escape?
جُملَةَthe sum of الأَمرِthe matter إِنَّنيindeed I am هائِمmadly in love
جُملَةَ الأَمرِ إِنَّني هائِم
بِغَزالٍwith a gazelle مَليحlovely
بِغَزالٍ مَليح
In short, I am mad with love
for a lovely gazelle.
فَدَعِso leave العاذِلينَthe reproachers لاmay not كانواthey exist
فَدَعِ العاذِلينَ لا كانوا
إِنَّindeed حُبّيmy love صَحيحtrue
إِنَّ حُبّي صَحيح
So leave the reproachers—may they be no more!
Indeed, my love is true.