وَمَشمولَةٍand wine cooled by the north wind دارَتcirculated عَلَيَّto me كُؤوسُهاits cups
وَمَشمولَةٍ دارَت عَلَيَّ كُؤوسُها
فَرُحتُso I became كَأَنّيas though I were فيin مَدارِthe orbit of الكَواكِبِthe stars
فَرُحتُ كَأَنّي في مَدارِ الكَواكِبِ
And wine cooled by the north wind—its cups came round to me;
So I felt as though I were in the orbit of the stars.
أُنازِعُهاI share it بَدراًa full moon مَعَwith اللَيلِthe night طالِعاًrising
أُنازِعُها بَدراً مَعَ اللَيلِ طالِعاً
وَلَيسَand he is not بِمَردودٍturned back مَعَwith الصُبحِthe dawn غارِبِsetting
وَلَيسَ بِمَردودٍ مَعَ الصُبحِ غارِبِ
I share it with a full moon rising with the night,
And he is not sent back to set with the dawn.
وَقَدand indeed شابَhe mingled ليناًgentleness بِالشِماسِwith wilfulness وَإِنَّماand only
وَقَد شابَ ليناً بِالشِماسِ وَإِنَّما
تَطيبُtastes sweet لَكَto you الصَهباءُthe tawny wine مِنfrom كَفِّthe hand of قاطِبِa frowning man
تَطيبُ لَكَ الصَهباءُ مِن كَفِّ قاطِبِ
And he has mingled gentleness with wilfulness; only
From a frowning man's hand does tawny wine taste sweet to you.
Sol 6.1