وصلتI kept company with المدامthe wine وذاتand the woman with اللمىdark-hued lips
وصلت المدام وذات اللمى
زمانduring the time of الصباyouth واللياليand the nights الشهيَّهdelightful
زمان الصبا والليالي الشهيَّه
I kept company with wine and the dark-lipped maiden,
The wine was brought, and she of the shining eyes—
In the days of youth and the delightful nights.
Those days of youth and star-strewn nights.
فياso, oh لكfor you منof طيبsweetness of عيشٍlife قطعspent (verb continued)
فيا لك من طيب عيشٍ قطع
تI (verb suffix) بشربِby drinking العجوزthe old woman (aged wine) ورشفand sipping الصبيَّهthe young maiden
ت بشربِ العجوز ورشف الصبيَّه
Ah, what a sweet life I led
What pleasant life to break with the old woman’s sip
By drinking the old woman and sipping the young maiden.
And the boy’s deep draught!
Sol 6.1