اِسحَبtrail أَباO Abu (father of) عَبدَAbd (servant of) الإِلَهِal-Ilah (God)
اِسحَب أَبا عَبدَ الإِلَهِ
أَذيالَthe trailing hems of أَثوابِthe robes of التَباهيproud display
أَذيالَ أَثوابِ التَباهي
Trail, O Abu Abd al-Ilah,
the hems of the robes of proud display;
وَاِخلَعand cast off عِذارَكَyour bridle لاfirst part of 'reveling' هِياًcompletion of 'reveling'
وَاِخلَع عِذارَكَ لا هِياً
مَعَwith كُلِّevery لاهِيَةٍreveling woman وَلاهِand reveling man
مَعَ كُلِّ لاهِيَةٍ وَلاهِ
and cast off your bridle, reveling
with every reveling woman and man.
ماas long as دامَremains دَهرُكَyour fate نائِماًasleep
ما دامَ دَهرُكَ نائِماً
مِنfrom قَبلِbefore حينَthe time of الإِنتِباهِawakening
مِن قَبلِ حينَ الإِنتِباهِ
So long as your fate lies sleeping,
before the hour of awakening,
وَاِنعَمand take delight بِإِبنَةِin a daughter of كَرمَةٍa grapevine
وَاِنعَم بِإِبنَةِ كَرمَةٍ
ماnot اِفتَضَّهاdeflowered her بِالنارِwith fire طاهِa cook
ما اِفتَضَّها بِالنارِ طاهِ
delight in the daughter of a vine,
whom no cook has deflowered with fire;
تَذرُshe leaves القَوِيَّthe powerful مِنَof الأَسىsorrow
تَذرُ القَوِيَّ مِنَ الأَسى
بَعدَafter التَعَزُّزِdefiance وَهوَwhile it is واهِfeeble
بَعدَ التَعَزُّزِ وَهوَ واهِ
she leaves mighty sorrow,
after its defiance, feeble,
ماwhat lies بَينَbetween ياقوتِthe rubies of الثِماfirst part of 'the fruits'
ما بَينَ ياقوتِ الثِما
رِcompletion of 'the fruits' وَبَينَand between بِلّورِthe crystal of المِياهِthe waters
رِ وَبَينَ بِلّورِ المِياهِ
between the rubies of the fruits
and the crystal of the waters,
فيin رَوضَةٍa garden جيزِيَّةٍof Giza
في رَوضَةٍ جيزِيَّةٍ
مَنثورِهاits stock flowers المَنثورُscattered زاهِradiant
مَنثورِها المَنثورُ زاهِ
in a garden of Giza
whose scattered stock flowers shine.
وَاِطوِand fold away الحَديثَthe conversation مَعَwith النَديfirst part of 'the drinking companion'
وَاِطوِ الحَديثَ مَعَ النَدي
مِcompletion of 'the drinking companion' إِذاwhen تَحَدَّثَتِspeak المَلاهيthe musical instruments
مِ إِذا تَحَدَّثَتِ المَلاهي
And fold away talk with your drinking companion
when the musical instruments speak.
وَتَهَنَّand rejoice بِالعيدِin the festival الَّذيwhich
وَتَهَنَّ بِالعيدِ الَّذي
أَيّامُهُits days غُرُّbright الجِباهِthe brows
أَيّامُهُ غُرُّ الجِباهِ
And rejoice in the festival whose
days have radiant brows.
لاmay ... never زالَcease to be جاهُكَyour prestige غُصَّةًa choking lump
لا زالَ جاهُكَ غُصَّةً
فيin قَلبِthe heart of حاسِدِone who envies كُلِّall جاهِprestige
في قَلبِ حاسِدِ كُلِّ جاهِ
May your prestige ever be a choking lump
in the heart of one who envies all prestige.
فَلَأَنتَfor you indeed يَاِبنَO son of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
فَلَأَنتَ يَاِبنَ مُحَمَّدٍ
فيin المَكرُماتِnoble deeds بِلاwithout مُضاهِa peer
في المَكرُماتِ بِلا مُضاهِ
For you indeed, O son of Muhammad,
are without peer in noble deeds.