قُمrise بِالتَهانيwith congratulations أَياO نَديمdrinking companion
قُم بِالتَهاني أَيا نَديم
وَاِملاand fill القنانيthe bottles مِنwith القَديمaged wine
وَاِملا القناني مِن القَديم
Rise with congratulations, O drinking companion,
Rejoice, my friend, and fill the cups with old wine,
And fill the bottles with aged wine.
And listen to the melodies of a soft voice,
وَاِسمعand hear أَغانيsongs صَوتٍa voice رَخيمmelodious
وَاِسمع أَغاني صَوتٍ رَخيم
تَرويrelate المَعانيthe meanings عَنfrom النَسيمthe breeze
تَروي المَعاني عَن النَسيم
And hear songs in a melodious voice,
That narrate the meanings carried by the breeze.
Relaying meanings from the breeze.
We maidens with swelling breasts,
نَحنُwe العَذارىthe maidens ذاتpossessing النُهودbreasts
نَحنُ العَذارى ذات النُهود
أَمسَتhave become أسارىcaptives لَناto us الأُسودthe lions
أَمسَت أسارى لَنا الأُسود
We are the full-breasted maidens;
Have made the lions our captives.
The lions have become our captives.
The roses have made their home on our cheeks,
وَالوردand the rose داراcircled عَلىupon الخُدودthe cheeks
وَالورد دارا عَلى الخُدود
بِهِbecause of it الحَيارىthe bewildered أَمسَتhave become تَهيمlovesick
بِهِ الحَيارى أَمسَت تَهيم
And the rose wreathed the cheeks;
Bewildering those who gaze.
Because of it, the bewildered have grown lovesick.
Behind the veil, how many moons appear
كَمmany a ذاتlady of خدرa secluded chamber خَلفbehind الحِجابthe veil
كَم ذات خدر خَلف الحِجاب
لاحَتshone forth كَبَدرlike a full moon شَقّcleft السَحابthe clouds
لاحَت كَبَدر شَقّ السَحاب
Many a secluded maiden behind the veil
Like full moons rending through clouds.
Has shone like a full moon that cleft the clouds.
They adorned their faces under the veils,
زانَتwas adorned بدرّwith pearls تَحتَbeneath النِقابthe face veil
زانَت بدرّ تَحتَ النِقاب
رُمّانpomegranates صَدرa bosom يبريheals السَقيمthe sick
رُمّان صَدر يبري السَقيم
She was adorned with pearls beneath the face veil;
With breasts like pomegranates that heal the sick.
A bosom's pomegranates heal the sick.
If you are determined, awake though the birds sleep,
إِنif همتَyou have grown lovesick صاحيmy friend وَالطَيرand the birds صاحcalled out
إِن همتَ صاحي وَالطَير صاح
أَنعمtake delight براحيin my wine فَالهَمُّfor worry راحhas gone
أَنعم براحي فَالهَمُّ راح
If you have grown lovesick, my friend, and the birds have called,
Delight in my meadows, and worries will vanish.
Delight in my wine, for worry has gone.
Do not fear my glances when dawn breaks,
لاdo not تَخشَfear لاحيmy reprover وَالفَجرand the dawn لاحhas appeared
لا تَخشَ لاحي وَالفَجر لاح
وَاِجنand pluck أَقاحيdaisies ثَغرٍa mouth بَسيمsmiling
وَاِجن أَقاحي ثَغرٍ بَسيم
Do not fear my reprover as dawn appears,
And come harvest the fruits of my rosy lips.
And pluck the daisies of a smiling mouth.
These are my fields of beautiful buds,
هَذيthese مَجاليmanifestations حسنbeauty البُدورthe full moons
هَذي مَجالي حسن البُدور
بِهاthrough them المَعاليlofty honors تَزدادincrease in نورlight
بِها المَعالي تَزداد نور
These are manifestations of the full moons' beauty;
Where glory grows brighter,
Through them, lofty honors grow brighter.
And in nights of attaining pleasures,
وَفيand on لَياليnights نَيلattaining السُرورjoy
وَفي لَيالي نَيل السُرور
أَرجوI hope for نَواليmy receiving فَضلthe bounty of الكَريمthe generous one
أَرجو نَوالي فَضل الكَريم
And on nights of attaining joy,
I hope for my share of the generous one's bounty.
I hope to receive the generous one's bounty.
Partial English translation: 19 of 20 Arabic lines translated.