ياO نَجمُNajm قَدalready لاحَتhave shone forth نُجومُstars القَطرِof the rain
يا نَجمُ قَد لاحَت نُجومُ القَطرِ
مُنتَشِراتٍscattered فيwithin نُفوسِthe souls الزَهرِof the flowers
مُنتَشِراتٍ في نُفوسِ الزَهرِ
O Najm, the rain's stars have shone forth,
scattered within the souls of flowers.
فَاِلْهُso make merry بِناwith us بَينَamong بُدورِthe full moons الغَدرِof the pools
فَاِلْهُ بِنا بَينَ بُدورِ الغَدرِ
مَعwith جاهِلِimpetuous الرِدفِthe hips حَليمِgentle الخَصرِthe waist
مَع جاهِلِ الرِدفِ حَليمِ الخَصرِ
So make merry with us among the pools' full moons,
with one impetuous of hip and gentle of waist,
يَعقِدُknots بِالماءِwith water خُمارَthe veil الخَمرِof the wine
يَعقِدُ بِالماءِ خُمارَ الخَمرِ
فَيَومُناso our day يَومٌa day جَميلُfair الأَمرِin circumstance
فَيَومُنا يَومٌ جَميلُ الأَمرِ
who knots the wine's veil with water.
So ours is a day of happy circumstance;
قَدindeed جاءَhas come فيin فِعالِهِits deeds بِالدُرِّwith pearls
قَد جاءَ في فِعالِهِ بِالدُرِّ
فَلاso do not تَعامَلهُtreat it بِغَيرِwith anything other than السُكرِdrunkenness
فَلا تَعامَلهُ بِغَيرِ السُكرِ
it has brought pearls through its deeds—
so repay it with nothing but drunkenness.
Translation model: Sol 6.1