لاnay ورقصby the dancing الحبابthe wine-bubbles بينamong الغوانيthe beauties
لا ورقص الحباب بين الغواني
عزَّis rare ماthat تصبحbecome الشموسthe suns بدوراfull moons
عزَّ ما تصبح الشموس بدورا
Nay, by the dance of wine-bubbles among the beauties!
Not the fluttering doves amid the thickets
Rarely do suns become full moons.
Are dearer than dawns when suns arise,
والمهاةand the oryx التيwho بتلكin those المغانيdwellings
والمهاة التي بتلك المغاني
خلتهاI thought her حينwhen غردتshe warbled شحروراa blackbird
خلتها حين غردت شحرورا
And the oryx in those haunts—
Nor the delights with which those songs surrounded me
I thought her a blackbird when she warbled.
When the warbler burst out trilling.
ماnot سبانيcaptivated me ولفنيand wrapped me فيin السبانيthe shawls
ما سباني ولفني في السباني
غيرexcept ساقٍa cupbearer رأيتهI saw him مخموراdrunk
غير ساقٍ رأيته مخمورا
None captivated me and wrapped me in shawls
Only a hand I saw inebriated
Except a cupbearer whom I saw drunk.
Delighting me and wrapping me in its robe.
وسدتcradled كفهhis palm النقيةpure جيداًa neck
وسدت كفه النقية جيداً
يخجلshames الطلعthe palm-blossoms يزدريscorns الكافوراcamphor
يخجل الطلع يزدري الكافورا
His pure palm cradled a neck
Its pure palm smoothly covering the cheek—
That shames palm-blossoms and scorns camphor.
Shaming the sprouts, scorning camphor.
وعلىand on خدهhis cheek الأسيلsmooth حميمٌsweat
وعلى خده الأسيل حميمٌ
كللcrowned الوردthe rose لؤلؤاًpearls منثوراscattered
كلل الورد لؤلؤاً منثورا
And on his smooth cheek lay sweat
And on his soft cheek a beloved
That crowned the rose with scattered pearls.
Wreathing the rose with scattered pearls.
قلتI said ياO ساحرenchanting الجفونeyelids لقدindeed صرbecame (continued)
قلت يا ساحر الجفون لقد صر
تyou (verb ending) منthrough الشربdrinking ساحراًan enchanter مسحوراenchanted
ت من الشرب ساحراً مسحورا
I said, “O you with enchanting eyelids, you have indeed
I said, “O charmer of lids, drink
Become through drinking an enchanter enchanted.”
Has made of you a charming drunk!”
فكساthen clothed خدهhis cheek الحياءbashfulness كماas يكclothes (continued)
فكسا خده الحياء كما يك
سوcompletion of 'clothes' احمرارredness السلافةchoice wine البلوراcrystal
سو احمرار السلافة البلورا
Then bashfulness clothed his cheek, just as
So modesty clothed his cheek
The redness of choice wine clothes crystal.
As color clothes translucent crystal.
وأشارتand gestured جفونهhis eyelids قائلاتsaying
وأشارت جفونه قائلات
صارhe became ياO صاحِfriend شاكراًthankful مشكوراthanked
صار يا صاحِ شاكراً مشكورا
And his eyelids gestured, saying:
And his lids intimated, saying,
“He has become, O friend, thankful and thanked.
“Be thankful, O passions’ confidant!”
يكرهhe dislikes الصدrejection والنفارand shunning ولاand does not يكdislike (continued)
يكره الصد والنفار ولا يك
رهcompletion of 'dislike' أنto يملأfill القلوبthe hearts سروراjoy
ره أن يملأ القلوب سرورا
He dislikes rejection and shunning, and does not
He hates refusing, hates aloofness,
Dislike filling hearts with joy.”
And hates not to fill hearts with joy.
فدفعتso I cast away العفافchastity عنيfrom me كماas يدdrives off (continued)
فدفعت العفاف عني كما يد
فعcompletion of 'drives off' نورlight السحيرةearly dawn الديجوراdeep darkness
فع نور السحيرة الديجورا
So I cast chastity away from me, as
So I cast chastity from me
The light of early dawn drives off deep darkness.
As the sorceress casts off her robe.
وترشفتand I sipped بعدafter لثمkissing محياface
وترشفت بعد لثم محيا
هhis (suffix) الرضابthe saliva المطيبfragrant المأثوراfamed
ه الرضاب المطيب المأثورا
And after kissing his face, I sipped
Then I sipped, after kissing his cheek,
The fragrant, famed saliva.
The approved, fragrant, treasured wine—
بيدbut أنthat الغزالthe gazelle ياO عمروAmr لماwhen
بيد أن الغزال يا عمرو لما
أشرقتshone أختهhis sister أعيدwas made again نفوراskittish
أشرقت أخته أعيد نفورا
Yet the gazelle, O Amr, when
Yet the gazelle, O Amru, when
His sister shone, was made skittish once more.
His sister shone, again grew shy.