أَهْلاًwelcome بِشَمْسِto a sun of مُدامٍwine منfrom يَدَيْthe two hands of قَمَرٍa moon
أَهْلاً بِشَمْسِ مُدامٍ من يَدَيْ قَمَرٍ
تَكامَلَhas reached perfection الحُسْنُbeauty فيهِin him فَهوso he is تَيّاهُhaughty
تَكامَلَ الحُسْنُ فيهِ فَهو تَيّاهُ
Welcome to a sun of wine from a moon's two hands!
Beauty has reached perfection in him, so he is haughty.
كَأَنَّas though خَمْرَتَهُhis wine إِذْwhen قامَhe rose يَمْزِجُهاhe mixes it
كَأَنَّ خَمْرَتَهُ إِذْ قامَ يَمْزِجُها
مِنْfrom خَدِّهِhis cheek اعْتُصِرَتْwas pressed أَوْor منfrom ثَناياهُhis front teeth
مِنْ خَدِّهِ اعْتُصِرَتْ أَوْ من ثَناياهُ
As though his wine, when he rose to mix it,
Had been pressed from his cheek or from his front teeth.
إِذاwhen سَقَتْكَserves you مِنَof المَمْزوجِthe blended wine راحَتُهُhis palm
إِذا سَقَتْكَ مِنَ المَمْزوجِ راحَتُهُ
كَأْساًa cup سَقَتْكَserve you كُؤوسَcups of الصَّرْفِunmixed wine عَيْناهُhis two eyes
كَأْساً سَقَتْكَ كُؤوسَ الصَّرْفِ عَيْناهُ
When his palm serves you, of blended wine,
A cup, his eyes serve you cups of wine unmixed.
فيin وَجْهِهِhis face كُلُّevery رَيْحانٍfragrant flower تُراحُare delighted لَهُby it
في وَجْهِهِ كُلُّ رَيْحانٍ تُراحُ لَهُ
مِنّاof ours قُلوبٌhearts وأَبْصارٌand eyes وتَهْواهُand they love it
مِنّا قُلوبٌ وأَبْصارٌ وتَهْواهُ
In his face is every fragrant flower that delights
Our hearts and eyes, and that they love.
النَّرْجِسُnarcissus الغَضُّfresh عَيْناهُhis two eyes وطُرَّتُهُand his forelock
النَّرْجِسُ الغَضُّ عَيْناهُ وطُرَّتُهُ
بَنَفْسَجٌviolets وجَنْيُand the gathered blossoms of الوَرْدِroses خَدّاهُhis two cheeks
بَنَفْسَجٌ وجَنْيُ الوَرْدِ خَدّاهُ
His eyes are fresh narcissi, and his forelock
Is violets; his cheeks are gathered roses.
Sol 6.1