مبقلsprouting with down الوجهِthe face أدَارَpassed around الطَّلاthe wine
مبقل الوجهِ أدَارَ الطَّلا
فقالَthen said ليto me فيabout حبِّهاlove for it عاتبيmy reprover
فقالَ لي في حبِّها عاتبي
A youth with down sprouting on his face passed the wine around.
Turning his face, he reproached me for drinking red wine,
Then my reprover said to me about my love for it:
"Do not be distracted by the red drink," he said.
عنfrom أحمرِred المشروبthe drink ماnot تلتهيyou turn away
عن أحمرِ المشروب ما تلتهي
قلتI said ولاand not عنfrom أخضرgreen (newly sprouting) الشاربthe mustache
قلت ولا عن أخضر الشارب
“You do not turn away from the red drink.”
I replied, "Nor do I neglect the green drinker."
I said, “Nor from the green mustache.”
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1