بتI spent the night وباتand spent the night الحبيبthe beloved ندمانيmy drinking companion
بت وبات الحبيب ندماني
منfrom بعدafter نأيseparation وطولand length of هجرانestrangement
من بعد نأي وطول هجران
I spent the night, and my beloved was my drinking companion,
after separation and long estrangement.
نشرتI brought out قفصيةQafsi wine معتقةaged
نشرت قفصية معتقة
بحانةat the tavern of الشطthe riverbank منذfor أزمانages
بحانة الشط منذ أزمان
I brought out an aged Qafsi wine,
kept for ages in the riverside tavern.
وكلماand whenever دارتcirculated الكئوسthe cups لناfor us
وكلما دارت الكئوس لنا
ألثمنيhe let me kiss فاهhis mouth ثمthen غثانيunclear as written; perhaps 'he sang to me'
ألثمني فاه ثم غثاني
And whenever the cups came round to us,
he offered me his mouth to kiss, then [perhaps sang to me].
الحمدpraise للهto God لاno شريكpartner لهto Him
الحمد لله لا شريك له
أطاعنيobeyed me الدهرTime بعدafter عصيانdefiance
أطاعني الدهر بعد عصيان
Praise be to God, who has no partner:
Time obeyed me after defiance.
Sol 6.1