وكأسٍand a cup لهاit has كيسٌcunning علىover اللُّبِthe intellect والعقلِand reason
وكأسٍ لها كيسٌ على اللُّبِ والعقلِ
شمولwine تُريكshows you الأُنسconvivial joy مجتمعgathered الشملthe company
شمول تُريك الأُنس مجتمع الشمل
And a cup whose cunning prevails over intellect and reason—
A cup with a purse for reason and mind
Wine that shows you convivial joy, with the company united.
Reunion brings you the joy of company
كأنas though حبابbubbles الماءthe water فيin جنباتهاits sides
كأن حباب الماء في جنباتها
دروعcoats of mail لجينsilver قدalready جلتهاpolished them يدُthe hand الصّقلِburnishing
دروع لجين قد جلتها يدُ الصّقلِ
As though the water’s bubbles along its sides
As if the water bubbles on its sides
Were coats of silver mail, polished by burnishing’s hand.
Are polished shields made smooth by hands
تزيدُadds ذويthose possessing الألبابunderstanding فضلاًmerit ولمand has not تزلceased
تزيدُ ذوي الألباب فضلاً ولم تزل
تُديلreplaces بطبعwith the nature of الجودgenerosity منin place of طَبَعthe taint of البخلِmiserliness
تُديل بطبع الجود من طَبَع البخلِ
It adds merit to the wise and has never ceased
It increases wisdom in the wise and never ceases
To replace miserliness’s taint with generosity’s nature.
To pour generously despite its nature of thrift
غنيتُI found sufficiency بمنin the one whom اهواهُI love him عنwithout needing نشواتهاits raptures
غنيتُ بمن اهواهُ عن نشواتها
فمنfor from طرفهhis gaze خمريmy wine ومنand from ريقهِhis saliva نُقليmy sweetmeats
فمن طرفه خمري ومن ريقهِ نُقلي
With the one I love, I have no need of its raptures;
I am rich with the one I love without its intoxication
For my wine comes from his gaze, and my sweetmeats from his saliva.
His glance is my wine, his saliva my honey
Sol 6.1