ماwhat (here: why) لكأسِwith the cup of الأميرِthe prince تأخذُit takes منَّاfrom us
ما لكأسِ الأميرِ تأخذُ منَّا
أبداًalways والأميرُwhile the prince يأخذُhe takes منهاfrom it
أبداً والأميرُ يأخذُ منها
Why does the prince's cup take from us
The prince's cup keeps taking from us
always, while the prince takes from it?
While the prince keeps taking from it
نحنُwe عندَat الورُودِcoming to drink وهوand he سَواءٌalike
نحنُ عندَ الورُودِ وهو سَواءٌ
إنَّماonly الفَرقُthe difference حِينwhen نَصدرُwe depart عَنهاfrom it
إنَّما الفَرقُ حِين نَصدرُ عَنها
We and he are alike when we come to drink;
We are the same with roses
the difference is only when we depart from it.
The difference is only when we leave it
إنَّماonly هذهthese العقولُthe minds أباO Abu (father of) الجَيal-Jay– (begins al-Jaysh, 'the army')
إنَّما هذه العقولُ أبا الجَي
شِ–sh (completes al-Jaysh) لنَظمfor composing الأشعارِpoems فيكabout you فصُنهاso preserve them
شِ لنَظم الأشعارِ فيك فصُنها
These minds, O Abu al-Jaysh, are only
These minds, oh noble hawk
for composing poems about you, so preserve them.
Are to compose poems, so guard them
Sol 6.1