القَطرُthe raindrops بَينَbetween مُنَثَّرٍscattered وَمُنَظَّمِand strung together
القَطرُ بَينَ مُنَثَّرٍ وَمُنَظَّمِ
وَالقُضبُand the boughs بَينَbetween مُطَيلَسٍshawl-clad وَمُعَمَّمِand turbaned
وَالقُضبُ بَينَ مُطَيلَسٍ وَمُعَمَّمِ
Raindrops, between scattered and strung;
Some raindrops are scattered, others strung together;
Boughs, some in ṭaylasān cloaks and some turbaned;
And some boughs are shawl-clad, others turbaned;
وَالماءُand the water بَينَbetween مُعَرَّجٍwinding وَمُدَرَّجٍand tiered
وَالماءُ بَينَ مُعَرَّجٍ وَمُدَرَّجٍ
وَالنَبتُand the plants بَينَbetween مُدَنَّرٍdinar-decked وَمُدَرهِمِand dirham-decked
وَالنَبتُ بَينَ مُدَنَّرٍ وَمُدَرهِمِ
Water, now meandering, now descending in tiers;
And the water is partly winding, partly cascading in tiers;
Plants, some studded with dinars, some with dirhams;
And some plants are dinar-decked, others dirham-decked;
وَسَماؤُناand our sky فيin فاخِتيٍّdove-gray مُذهَبِgilded
وَسَماؤُنا في فاخِتيٍّ مُذهَبِ
وَرِياضُناand our gardens فيin فُستُقِيٍّpistachio-green مُعلَمِpatterned
وَرِياضُنا في فُستُقِيٍّ مُعلَمِ
Our sky clad in gilded dove-gray,
And our sky wears gilded dove-gray;
And our gardens in patterned pistachio-green.
And our gardens wear patterned pistachio-green;
فَاِشرَبso drink عَلىamid لَيلِthe night of البَنفسِجِviolets وَاِسقِنيand give me a drink
فَاِشرَب عَلى لَيلِ البَنفسِجِ وَاِسقِني
ماas long as دامَit remains مُختَلِطاًmingled بِفَجرِwith the dawn of الخُرَّمِkhurram blossoms
ما دامَ مُختَلِطاً بِفَجرِ الخُرَّمِ
So drink amid the violets’ night, and pour for me,
So drink amid the night of violets, and give me a drink,
As long as it remains mingled with the dawn of the khurram blossoms.
As long as it remains mingled with the dawn of khurram blossoms.
