وَكَأسٌand a cup تَمتَطيrides أَطرافَthe tips of كَفٍّa hand
وَكَأسٌ تَمتَطي أَطرافَ كَفٍّ
كَأَنَّas though بَنانَهاits fingers مِنof أُرجُوانِcrimson dye
كَأَنَّ بَنانَها مِن أُرجُوانِ
And a cup rides the tips of a hand,
A cup circles the edges of a hand,
as though its fingers were made of crimson dye.
As if its sides were made of coral.
أُنازِعُهاI share it عَلىdespite العِلّاتِthe ills شُرباًdrinking companions
أُنازِعُها عَلى العِلّاتِ شُرباً
لَهُنthey (feminine) have مَضاحِكٌsmiling teeth مِنof أُقحُوانِdaisies
لَهُن مَضاحِكٌ مِن أُقحُوانِ
Despite all ills, I share it with drinking companions,
I compete with it, drinking the wine,
whose smiling teeth are made of daisies.
As pearls laugh from goblets.
يَلوحُgleams عَلىupon مَفارِقِهاits upper surface حَبابٌbubbles
يَلوحُ عَلى مَفارِقِها حَبابٌ
كَأَنصافِlike halves of الفَرائِدِchoice pearls وَالجُمانِand pearl-like beads
كَأَنصافِ الفَرائِدِ وَالجُمانِ
Bubbles gleam upon its crown,
Dew glistens on its rim,
like halves of choice pearls and pearl-like beads.
Like halves of necklaces and pearls.
وَطالَعَنيand appeared before me الغُلامُthe boy بِهاwith it سُحَيراًjust before dawn
وَطالَعَني الغُلامُ بِها سُحَيراً
فَزادَso were added عَلىto الكَواكِبِthe stars كَوكَبانِtwo stars
فَزادَ عَلى الكَواكِبِ كَوكَبانِ
And the boy appeared before me with it just before dawn,
The youth brought it to me intoxicated,
so two stars were added to the stars.
Adding two planets to the stars.
وَوافَقَهاand matched it بِخَدٍّwith a cheek أُرجُوانِcrimson
وَوافَقَها بِخَدٍّ أُرجُوانِ
وَخالَفَهاand contrasted with it بِفَرعٍwith locks أُرجُوانيpurple
وَخالَفَها بِفَرعٍ أُرجُواني
And he matched it with a crimson cheek,
Matching it with a cheek of coral,
but contrasted with it in his purple locks.
Contrasting it with a branch of coral.
Sol 6.1