خُذtake فُرصَةَthe opportunity اللَذّاتِfor pleasures قَبلَbefore فَواتِهاtheir passing
خُذ فُرصَةَ اللَذّاتِ قَبلَ فَواتِها
وَإِذاand when دَعَتكَit calls you إِلىto المُدامِwine فَواتِهاthen heed it
وَإِذا دَعَتكَ إِلى المُدامِ فَواتِها
Seize the chance for pleasures before they pass.
And when it calls you to wine, answer its call.
وَإِذاand when ذَكَرتَyou recall التائِبينَthose who repented عَنِof الطِلاwine
وَإِذا ذَكَرتَ التائِبينَ عَنِ الطِلا
لاdo not تَنسَforget حَسرَتَهُمtheir regret عَلىover أَوقاتِهاits hours
لا تَنسَ حَسرَتَهُم عَلى أَوقاتِها
When you recall those who repented of wine,
do not forget their longing for its hours.
يَرنونَthey gaze بِالأَلحاظِwith glances شَزراًaskance كُلَّماwhenever
يَرنونَ بِالأَلحاظِ شَزراً كُلَّما
صَبَغَتtinged أَشِعَّتُهاits rays أَكُفَّthe palms سُقاتِهاof its cupbearers
صَبَغَت أَشِعَّتُها أَكُفَّ سُقاتِها
They gaze with sidelong glances whenever
its rays tint the palms of its cupbearers.
كَأسٌa cup كَساهاclothed it النورُthe light لَمّاwhen أَنthat بَداappeared
كَأسٌ كَساها النورُ لَمّا أَن بَدا
مِصباحُthe lamp جِرمِof the body الراحِof wine فيin مِشكاتِهاits niche
مِصباحُ جِرمِ الراحِ في مِشكاتِها
A cup clothed in light when there appeared
the lamp of the wine's body within its niche.
صِفهاdescribe it إِذاwhen جُليَتit is unveiled بِأَحسَنِwith the finest وَصفِهاdescription of it
صِفها إِذا جُليَت بِأَحسَنِ وَصفِها
كَيso that نُشرِكَwe may let share الأَسماعَthe ears فيin لَذّاتِهاits pleasures
كَي نُشرِكَ الأَسماعَ في لَذّاتِها
Describe it, when unveiled, in the fairest terms,
so we may let the ears share in its pleasures.
لَولاwere it not for اِلتِذاذُthe delight السامِعينَof listeners بِذِكرِهاin its mention
لَولا اِلتِذاذُ السامِعينَ بِذِكرِها
لَغَنيتَyou would dispense عَنwith أَسمائِهاits names بِسِماتِهاthrough its features
لَغَنيتَ عَن أَسمائِها بِسِماتِها
Were it not for listeners' delight in its mention,
its features would spare you any need for its names.
وَإِذاand if سَمِعتَyou hear بَأَنَّthat قِدماًlong ago مُظهِراًdisplaying
وَإِذا سَمِعتَ بَأَنَّ قِدماً مُظهِراً
عَنهاtoward it النَفارَaversion فَتِلكَthen that مِنamong آياتِهاits wonders
عَنها النَفارَ فَتِلكَ مِن آياتِها
And if you hear that someone long ago displayed
aversion to it, that is among its wonders.
ذَنبٌa sin إِذاwhen عُدَّare counted الذُنوبُsins رَأَيتُهُI see it
ذَنبٌ إِذا عُدَّ الذُنوبُ رَأَيتُهُ
مِنfor حُسنِهِits beauty كَالخالِlike a beauty spot فيon وَجَناتِهاher cheeks
مِن حُسنِهِ كَالخالِ في وَجَناتِها
A sin that, when sins are counted, I see,
for its beauty, as a beauty spot upon her cheeks.
راحٌwine حَكَتresembled ثَغرَthe mouth الحَبيبِof the beloved وَخَدَّهand his cheek
راحٌ حَكَت ثَغرَ الحَبيبِ وَخَدَّه
بِحَبابِهاthrough its bubbles وَصَفائِهاand its clarity وَصِفاتِهاand its qualities
بِحَبابِها وَصَفائِها وَصِفاتِها
Wine that resembles the beloved's mouth and cheek
in its bubbles, its clarity, and its qualities.
فَكَأَنَّماand it is as though فيin الكاسِthe cup قابِلَfaced صَفوُهاits clarity
فَكَأَنَّما في الكاسِ قابِلَ صَفوُها
ثَغرَthe mouth الحَبيبِof the beloved وَلاحَand gleamed فيin مِرآتِهاits mirror
ثَغرَ الحَبيبِ وَلاحَ في مِرآتِها
It is as though its clarity within the cup faced
the beloved's mouth, which shone in its mirror.
وَلَئِنand though نَهىforbade عَنهاit المَشيبُgray hair فَطالَماyet how often
وَلَئِن نَهى عَنها المَشيبُ فَطالَما
نَشَأَتsprang up لِيَfor me الأَفراحُjoys مِنfrom نَشَواتِهاits raptures
نَشَأَت لِيَ الأَفراحُ مِن نَشَواتِها
Though gray hair has forbidden it, how often
have joys sprung up for me from its raptures!
وَالقُضبُand the boughs دانِيَةٌare near عَلَيَّabove me ظِلالُهاtheir shadows
وَالقُضبُ دانِيَةٌ عَلَيَّ ظِلالُها
وَالزَهرُand the blossoms تاجاتٌare crowns عَلىupon هامَتِهاtheir heads
وَالزَهرُ تاجاتٌ عَلى هامَتِها
The boughs' shadows hung close above me,
and blossoms were crowns upon their heads;
وَالماءُand the water يُخفيconceals فيin التَدَفُّقِflowing صَوتَهُits voice
وَالماءُ يُخفي في التَدَفُّقِ صَوتَهُ
وَالوُرقُand the gray doves تَسجَعُcoo بِاِختِلافِin the variety لُغاتِهاof their tongues
وَالوُرقُ تَسجَعُ بِاِختِلافِ لُغاتِها
the water hid its voice in its flowing,
and gray doves cooed in their differing tongues.
وَلَقَدand indeed تَرَكتُI abandoned وِصالَهاunion with it عَنdespite قُدرَةٍability
وَلَقَد تَرَكتُ وِصالَها عَن قُدرَةٍ
وَزَجَرتُand I restrained داعيthe prompting النَفسِof the soul عَنfrom شُبُهاتِهاits doubtful pleasures
وَزَجَرتُ داعي النَفسِ عَن شُبُهاتِها
Indeed, I abandoned its embrace while still able to enjoy it,
and restrained my soul's urge from its doubtful pleasures.
لَمdid not أَشكُI complain جَورَof the injustice الحادِثاتِof calamities وَلَمand did not أَقُلI say
لَم أَشكُ جَورَ الحادِثاتِ وَلَم أَقُل
حالَتchanged بِيَtoward me الأَيّامُthe days عَنfrom حالاتِهاtheir ways
حالَت بِيَ الأَيّامُ عَن حالاتِها
I did not complain of the injustice of calamities, nor say,
'The days have changed toward me from their former ways.'
ماwhy ليshould I أَعُدُّcount لَهاagainst them مَساوِىءَfaults جَمَّةًmany
ما لي أَعُدُّ لَها مَساوِىءَ جَمَّةً
وَالصالِحُand al-Salih السُلطانُthe sultan مِنamong حَسَناتِهاtheir blessings
وَالصالِحُ السُلطانُ مِن حَسَناتِها
Why should I count so many faults against them,
when Sultan al-Salih is among their blessings?
رَبُّlord العَفافِof chastity المَحضِpure وَالنَفسِand of the soul الَّتيthat
رَبُّ العَفافِ المَحضِ وَالنَفسِ الَّتي
غَلَبَتprevailed مُروءَتُهاits nobility عَلىover شَهَواتِهاits desires
غَلَبَت مُروءَتُها عَلى شَهَواتِها
Lord of pure chastity, and of a soul
whose nobility has overcome its desires.
مَلَكِيَّةًangelic فَلَكِيَّةٌcelestial يَسموsoars بِهاwith it
مَلَكِيَّةً فَلَكِيَّةٌ يَسمو بِها
كَرَمٌgenerosity تَرَنَّحَswayed كُنهُهُits essence فيwithin ذاتِهاits being
كَرَمٌ تَرَنَّحَ كُنهُهُ في ذاتِها
Angelic, celestial—a soul borne aloft by
generosity whose very essence sways within its being.
تَحتالُit contrives فيin العُذرِthe apology الجَميلِgracious لِوَفدِهاfor its visitors
تَحتالُ في العُذرِ الجَميلِ لِوَفدِها
كَرَماًout of generosity وَلَكِنbut بَعدَafter بَذلِbestowing هِباتِهاits gifts
كَرَماً وَلَكِن بَعدَ بَذلِ هِباتِها
It contrives gracious apologies for its visitors
out of generosity—but only after bestowing its gifts.
سَبَقَتpreceded مَواهِبُهُhis gifts السُؤالَthe asking فَماso no لَهُhe has
سَبَقَت مَواهِبُهُ السُؤالَ فَما لَهُ
عِدَةٌpromise مُؤَجَّلَةٌdeferred إِلىuntil ميقاتِهاits appointed time
عِدَةٌ مُؤَجَّلَةٌ إِلى ميقاتِها
His gifts precede requests, so he has no
promise deferred until its appointed time.
مَلِكٌa king تُقِرُّacknowledge لَهُto him المُلوكُkings بِأَنَّهُthat he
مَلِكٌ تُقِرُّ لَهُ المُلوكُ بِأَنَّهُ
إِنسانُthe pupil أَعيُنِهاof their eyes وَعَينُand the essence حَياتِهاof their life
إِنسانُ أَعيُنِها وَعَينُ حَياتِها
A king whom kings acknowledge to be
the pupil of their eyes and the essence of their life.
لَوif لَمnot يَنُطhe joined بِالبِشرِwith cheerfulness هَيبَةَthe majesty وَجهِهِof his face
لَو لَم يَنُط بِالبِشرِ هَيبَةَ وَجهِهِ
ذَهَلَتwould forget بَنوthe sons الأَمالِof hopes عَنabout حاجاتِهاtheir needs
ذَهَلَت بَنو الأَمالِ عَن حاجاتِها
Had he not tempered his face's majesty with cheerfulness,
the sons of hope would forget their needs.
يُعطيhe gives الأُلوفَthousands لِوافِديهِto his visitors بِراحَةٍwith a palm
يُعطي الأُلوفَ لِوافِديهِ بِراحَةٍ
نَثنيwe turn back يَدَthe hand الأَيّامِof days عَنfrom سَطواتِهاtheir assaults
نَثني يَدَ الأَيّامِ عَن سَطواتِها
He gives thousands to his visitors with a palm
by which we turn the hand of days away from their assaults.
فَكَأَنَّماand it is as though قَتَلَhe slew الحَوادِثَcalamities دونَهاin its defense
فَكَأَنَّما قَتَلَ الحَوادِثَ دونَها
وَغَداand he began يُؤَدّيpaying لِلعُفاةِto petitioners دِياتِهاtheir blood-money
وَغَدا يُؤَدّي لِلعُفاةِ دِياتِها
It is as though he slew calamities in its defense,
and now pays their blood-money to petitioners.
مِنfrom among فِتيَةٍyouths راضَdisciplined الوَقارُdignity نُفوسَهاtheir souls
مِن فِتيَةٍ راضَ الوَقارُ نُفوسَها
فَبَداand so appeared سُكونُthe stillness الحِلمِof forbearance فيin حَرَكاتِهاtheir movements
فَبَدا سُكونُ الحِلمِ في حَرَكاتِها
One of a band of youths whose souls dignity has disciplined,
so the stillness of forbearance shows in their movements.
لَوif أَمَّهاsought them يَومَon the day القِيامَةِof resurrection طالِبٌa petitioner
لَو أَمَّها يَومَ القِيامَةِ طالِبٌ
نَقَلَتthey would transfer إِلىto ميزانِهِhis scales حَسَناتِهاtheir good deeds
نَقَلَت إِلى ميزانِهِ حَسَناتِها
If a petitioner sought them on Resurrection Day,
they would transfer their good deeds to his scales.
فيin كَفِّهِhis palm القَلَمُthe pen الَّذيwhich خَضَعَتbowed لَهُto it
في كَفِّهِ القَلَمُ الَّذي خَضَعَت لَهُ
بيضُthe bright الصَفاحِsword-blades وَفُلُّand was blunted حَدُّthe edge شَباتِهاof their points
بيضُ الصَفاحِ وَفُلُّ حَدُّ شَباتِها
In his palm is the pen to which have bowed
bright sword-blades, their keen edges blunted.
وَسَطاand it assailed عَلىthe spears الأَرماحِthough it is وَهوَtheir fosterling رَبيبُهاand their companion
وَسَطا عَلى الأَرماحِ وَهوَ رَبيبُها
وَأَليفُهاand their companion فيin الغابِthe reedbed عِندَat نَباتِهاtheir growing
وَأَليفُها في الغابِ عِندَ نَباتِها
It assailed the spears, though it is their fosterling
and their companion in the reedbed when they grew.
قَلَمٌa pen فَرىsplit كَبِدَthe liver الأُسودِof lions وَماand did not رَعىrespect
قَلَمٌ فَرى كَبِدَ الأُسودِ وَما رَعى
حَقَّthe right الجِوارِof neighborliness لَهُنَّfor them فيin أَجَماتِهاtheir thickets
حَقَّ الجِوارِ لَهُنَّ في أَجَماتِها
A pen that split the lions' liver, and did not respect
their right of neighborliness in their thickets.
ماnever شاهَدَwitnessed الأَملاكُkings مَجَّةَa spurt ريقِهِof its spittle
ما شاهَدَ الأَملاكُ مَجَّةَ ريقِهِ
إِلّاexcept وَجَفَّand dried الريقُthe saliva فيin لَهَواتِهاtheir throats
إِلّا وَجَفَّ الريقُ في لَهَواتِها
Never did kings witness a spurt of its spittle
without the saliva drying in their throats.
ياO أَيُّهاyou المَلِكُking الَّذيwhose سَطَواتُهُonslaughts
يا أَيُّها المَلِكُ الَّذي سَطَواتُهُ
حَلِمَتdreamed بِهاof them الأَعداءُthe enemies فيin يَقظاتِهاtheir waking hours
حَلِمَت بِها الأَعداءُ في يَقظاتِها
O king whose onslaughts
enemies have dreamed of in their waking hours,
إِنif كُنتَyou are مِنamong بَعضِsome الأَنامِof humankind فَإِنَّماthen indeed
إِن كُنتَ مِن بَعضِ الأَنامِ فَإِنَّما
غُرَرُblazes الجِيادِof noble steeds تُعَدُّare counted بَعضُa part شِياتِهاof their markings
غُرَرُ الجِيادِ تُعَدُّ بَعضُ شِياتِها
if you are but one among mankind, still
horses' blazes are counted among their markings.
شَهِدَتtestified لِراحَتِكَfor your palm السَحائِبُthe clouds أَنَّهاthat it
شَهِدَت لِراحَتِكَ السَحائِبُ أَنَّها
رَيُّthe refreshment البَسيطَةِof the earth وَهيَthough they are مِنamong ضَرّاتِهاits rival wives
رَيُّ البَسيطَةِ وَهيَ مِن ضَرّاتِها
The clouds testify of your palm that it is
the earth's refreshment, though they are among its rival wives.
فَالناسُso people تَدعوهاcall it مَفاتِحَthe keys رِزقِهاof their sustenance
فَالناسُ تَدعوها مَفاتِحَ رِزقِها
وَتَعُدُّهاand count it الأَموالُwealth مِنamong آفاتِهاits scourges
وَتَعُدُّها الأَموالُ مِن آفاتِها
People call it the keys to their sustenance,
while wealth counts it among its scourges.
شَتَّتَّyou scattered شَملَthe gathered unity المالِof wealth بَعدَafter وُفورِهِits abundance
شَتَّتَّ شَملَ المالِ بَعدَ وُفورِهِ
وَجَمَعتَand you gathered شَملَthe unity الناسِof people بَعدَafter شَتاتِهاtheir dispersal
وَجَمَعتَ شَملَ الناسِ بَعدَ شَتاتِها
You scattered wealth's gathered store after its abundance,
and gathered the people together after their dispersal.
فَظَهَرتَthus you shone بِالعَدلِwith justice الَّذيwhich أَمسىcame to be بِهِthrough it
فَظَهَرتَ بِالعَدلِ الَّذي أَمسى بِهِ
فيin البيدِthe deserts يَخشىfears ذَيبُهاtheir wolf مِنof شاتِهاtheir ewe
في البيدِ يَخشى ذَيبُها مِن شاتِها
You shone with a justice by which
in the desert, its wolf now fears its ewe.
تُبديyou display اِبتِساماًa smile لِلعُداةِto enemies وَراءَهُbehind it
تُبدي اِبتِساماً لِلعُداةِ وَراءَهُ
رَأيٌa strategy يُنَكَّسُlowers فيin الوَغىbattle راياتِهاtheir banners
رَأيٌ يُنَكَّسُ في الوَغى راياتِها
You show a smile to enemies, behind which lies
a strategy that lowers their banners in battle,
كَالسُمرِlike tawny spears تُبديdisplaying لِلنَواظِرِto the eyes مَنظَراًa sight
كَالسُمرِ تُبدي لِلنَواظِرِ مَنظَراً
مُتَأَلِّقاًglittering وَالمَوتُwhile death فيin شَفَراتِهاtheir blades
مُتَأَلِّقاً وَالمَوتُ في شَفَراتِها
like tawny spears, displaying to the eyes a sight
of glittering splendor, with death upon their blades.
وَكَتيبَةٍand many a battalion تَختالُstruts فيin أَجمِthickets القَناof spears
وَكَتيبَةٍ تَختالُ في أَجمِ القَنا
كَالأُسدِlike lions تَسريprowls وَهيَwhile it is فيin غاباتِهاtheir forests
كَالأُسدِ تَسري وَهيَ في غاباتِها
And many a battalion struts through thickets of spears,
like lions prowling through their forests.
سِيّانِalike ماwhat تَحويcontain السُروجُthe saddles وَماand what حَوَتheld
سِيّانِ ما تَحوي السُروجُ وَما حَوَت
أَيديthe hands الفَوارِسِof the horsemen مِنof سَريحِيّاتِهاits Sarihi swords
أَيدي الفَوارِسِ مِن سَريحِيّاتِها
Alike are what the saddles bear and what are held
by the horsemen's hands—its Sarihi blades.
أَرسَلتَyou sent فيهاinto it لِلرِماحِas spears أَراقِماًspeckled serpents
أَرسَلتَ فيها لِلرِماحِ أَراقِماً
لَسَبَتstung قُلوبَthe hearts حُماتِهاof its defenders بِحُماتِهاwith their venom
لَسَبَت قُلوبَ حُماتِها بِحُماتِها
You loosed upon it speckled serpents for spears,
which stung its defenders' hearts with their venom.
جَشَّمتَهاyou imposed it upon جُرداًsleek steeds إِذاwhen رُمتَyou sought العُلىthe heights
جَشَّمتَها جُرداً إِذا رُمتَ العُلى
أَرسَلتَهاyou loosed them فَجَرَتand they raced إِلىtoward غاياتِهاtheir goals
أَرسَلتَها فَجَرَت إِلى غاياتِها
You made sleek steeds brave it; when you sought the heights,
you loosed them, and they raced toward their goals.
ماthe space بَينَbetween عَينَيهاtheir eyes الأَسِنَّةُthe lanceheads طُلِّعٌrise
ما بَينَ عَينَيها الأَسِنَّةُ طُلِّعٌ
فَكَأَنَّهاas though they were غُرَرٌblazes عَلىupon جَبَهاتِهاtheir foreheads
فَكَأَنَّها غُرَرٌ عَلى جَبَهاتِها
Between their eyes the lanceheads rise,
as though they were blazes upon their foreheads.
سَدَّتblocked حَوافِرُهاtheir hooves الفَضاءَthe open air بِعَثيَرٍwith dust
سَدَّت حَوافِرُها الفَضاءَ بِعَثيَرٍ
غَنِيَتdispensed بِهِthrough it العِقبانُthe eagles عَنwith وُكُناتِهاtheir nests
غَنِيَت بِهِ العِقبانُ عَن وُكُناتِها
Their hooves choked the air with dust
that spared the eagles any need for their nests.
صافَحتَyou shook hands with هاماتِthe heads العِدىof foes بِصَفائِحٍwith sword-blades
صافَحتَ هاماتِ العِدى بِصَفائِحٍ
دَبَّتcrawled نِمالُthe ants المَوتِof death فيupon صَفَحاتِهاtheir faces
دَبَّت نِمالُ المَوتِ في صَفَحاتِها
You shook hands with the heads of foes using blades
upon whose faces crawled the ants of death,
حَتّىuntil أَعَدتَyou sent back بِهاwith them الجِيادَthe steeds وَشُهبُهاand their gray ones
حَتّى أَعَدتَ بِها الجِيادَ وَشُهبُها
حُمرٌred لِوَخزِfrom thrusts السُمرِof tawny spears فيinto لَبّاتِهاtheir breasts
حُمرٌ لِوَخزِ السُمرِ في لَبّاتِها
until with them you sent the steeds back, their gray ones
red from the tawny spears' thrusts into their breasts.
وَجَعَلتَand you made أَشلاءَthe limbs الكُماةِof warriors كَأَنَّماas though
وَجَعَلتَ أَشلاءَ الكُماةِ كَأَنَّما
ذَخَرَتstored up لِقوتِfor the sustenance الوَحشِof wild beasts فيin فَلَواتِهاtheir wildernesses
ذَخَرَت لِقوتِ الوَحشِ في فَلَواتِها
You made the warriors' limbs seem as though
stored up as food for beasts in their wildernesses.
ضَمِنَتit assured بِهاthrough them قوتَthe sustenance الوُحوشِof wild beasts فَأَصبَحَتthen it became
ضَمِنَت بِها قوتَ الوُحوشِ فَأَصبَحَت
عِندَamid العَريكَةِthe battle وَهيَwhile it was مِنamong أَقواتِهاtheir food
عِندَ العَريكَةِ وَهيَ مِن أَقواتِها
It assured the beasts' sustenance through them, then became,
amid the battle, itself a portion of their food.
ياO حامِلَbearer الأَثقالِof burdens وَهيَwhile they are شَدائِدٌhardships
يا حامِلَ الأَثقالِ وَهيَ شَدائِدٌ
وَالخائِضَand plunger into الأَهوالِterrors مِنamid غَمَراتِهاtheir engulfing depths
وَالخائِضَ الأَهوالِ مِن غَمَراتِها
O bearer of burdens—and they are hardships—
and plunger into terrors amid their engulfing depths;
وَمُفَرِّجَand dispeller الكُرَبِof sorrows الَّتيwhich لَوif صافَحَتtouched
وَمُفَرِّجَ الكُرَبِ الَّتي لَو صافَحَت
شُمَّthe lofty الجِبالِmountains لزَلزَلَتwould surely shake هَضباتِهاtheir uplands
شُمَّ الجِبالِ لزَلزَلَت هَضباتِها
and dispeller of sorrows which, were they to touch
the lofty mountains, would shake their uplands.
قَدindeed كادَalmost يُغرِقُdrowns بَحرُthe sea نائِلِكَof your bounty الوَرىmankind
قَد كادَ يُغرِقُ بَحرُ نائِلِكَ الوَرى
فَجَعَلتَso you made سِرَّthe secret الجودِof generosity سُفنَthe ships نَجاتِهاof their salvation
فَجَعَلتَ سِرَّ الجودِ سُفنَ نَجاتِها
The sea of your bounty almost drowned mankind,
so you made generosity's secret the ships of their salvation.
فَاِسعَدso rejoice بِعيدٍin a feast أَنتُمُyou yourselves عيدٌa feast لَهُfor it
فَاِسعَد بِعيدٍ أَنتُمُ عيدٌ لَهُ
وَمَواسِمٍand festive seasons بِكُمُthrough you هَناis gladdened ميقاتِهاtheir appointed time
وَمَواسِمٍ بِكُمُ هَنا ميقاتِها
Rejoice in a feast for which you yourselves are the feast,
and festive seasons whose appointed time is gladdened by you.
فِطرٌFitr فَطَرتَyou split بِيُمنِهِthrough its good fortune كَبِدَthe liver العِدىof foes
فِطرٌ فَطَرتَ بِيُمنِهِ كَبِدَ العِدى
فَشَغَلتَso you occupied أَنفُسَهاtheir souls بِهاwith it عَنaway from ذاتِهاtheir own selves
فَشَغَلتَ أَنفُسَها بِها عَن ذاتِها
Fitr—by its good fortune you split the liver of your foes,
and occupied their souls with it, distracting them from themselves.
وَوَصَلتَand you gave gifts to فيهِduring it العاكِفينَthose devoted عَلىto التُقىpiety
وَوَصَلتَ فيهِ العاكِفينَ عَلى التُقى
فَشَرِكتَهاand thus you shared with them فيin صَومِهاtheir fasting وَصَلاتِهاand their prayers
فَشَرِكتَها في صَومِها وَصَلاتِها
Within it you gave gifts to those devoted to piety,
thus sharing in their fasting and their prayers.
فَاِستَجلِهاso unveil her مِنfrom among حورِhouris حِلَّةِof Hillah بابِلٍof Babylon
فَاِستَجلِها مِن حورِ حِلَّةِ بابِلٍ
فَلِذاكَand therefore تُبديshe displays السِحرَmagic مِنfrom نَفَثاتِهاher breaths
فَلِذاكَ تُبدي السِحرَ مِن نَفَثاتِها
Then unveil her, one of the houris of Hillah in Babylon;
that is why she displays magic in her breaths.
ظَمآنَةٌthirsting لِلقاكَto meet you وَهيَthough she is رَوِيَّةٌwell-watered
ظَمآنَةٌ لِلقاكَ وَهيَ رَوِيَّةٌ
بِبِدائِعٍwith marvels تَرويquenching غَليلَthe burning thirst رُواتِهاof her reciters
بِبِدائِعٍ تَروي غَليلَ رُواتِها
She thirsts to meet you, though she is well-watered
with marvels that quench her reciters' burning thirst.
لاnot تَبتَغيshe seeks مَهراًa bride-price سِوىexcept إِجرائِهاthe granting of her allowance
لا تَبتَغي مَهراً سِوى إِجرائِها
مِنfrom قُربِthe nearness حَضرَتِكُمof your presence عَلىaccording to عاداتِهاher customs
مِن قُربِ حَضرَتِكُم عَلى عاداتِها
She seeks no bride-price save the granting of her allowance
from close to your presence, in her accustomed way.
تَستَنجِزُshe seeks fulfillment الوَعدَof the promise الشَريفَnoble لِرَيِّهاto quench her thirst
تَستَنجِزُ الوَعدَ الشَريفَ لِرَيِّها
لِتَروعَto frighten قَلبَthe heart عُداتِهاof her enemies بِعِداتِهاwith her promises
لِتَروعَ قَلبَ عُداتِها بِعِداتِها
She seeks fulfillment of the noble promise to slake her thirst,
to frighten her enemies' hearts with her promises.
هَذيthese كُنوزُtreasures الشُكرِof gratitude وافِرَةٌabundant لَكُمfor you
هَذي كُنوزُ الشُكرِ وافِرَةٌ لَكُم
فَاِجعَلso make نَجازَthe fulfillment الوَعدِof the promise بَعضَa part زَكاتِهاof their alms-due
فَاِجعَل نَجازَ الوَعدِ بَعضَ زَكاتِها
These are treasures of gratitude, abundant for you;
so make fulfillment of the promise part of their alms-due.
Translation model: Sol 6.1