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,
whose fingers seem made of crimson dye.
أُنازِعُهاI wrest from it عَلىdespite العِلّاتِafflictions شُرباًdraughts
أُنازِعُها عَلى العِلّاتِ شُرباً
لَهُنthey have مَضاحِكٌsmiles مِنof أُقحُوانِdaisies
لَهُن مَضاحِكٌ مِن أُقحُوانِ
Despite all afflictions, I wrest from it draughts
whose smiles are made of daisies.
يَلوحُgleams عَلىupon مَفارِقِهاits partings حَبابٌbubbles
يَلوحُ عَلى مَفارِقِها حَبابٌ
كَأَنصافِlike halves of الفَرائِدِchoice pearls وَالجُمانِand pearl beads
كَأَنصافِ الفَرائِدِ وَالجُمانِ
Bubbles gleam along its partings,
like halves of choice pearls and pearl beads.
وَطالَعَنيand appeared before me الغُلامُthe youth بِهاwith it سُحَيراًshortly before dawn
وَطالَعَني الغُلامُ بِها سُحَيراً
فَزادَso were added عَلىto الكَواكِبِthe stars كَوكَبانِtwo stars
فَزادَ عَلى الكَواكِبِ كَوكَبانِ
And the youth appeared before me with it shortly before dawn,
so two stars were added to the stars.
وَوافَقَهاand matched it بِخَدٍّwith a cheek أُرجُوانِcrimson
وَوافَقَها بِخَدٍّ أُرجُوانِ
وَخالَفَهاand contrasted with it بِفَرعٍwith locks أُرجُوانيpurplish
وَخالَفَها بِفَرعٍ أُرجُواني
And he matched it with a crimson cheek,
and contrasted with it with purplish locks.
Sol 6.1