ياO نَديميmy drinking companion أَطْلِقِset free الفَجْthe dawn (first part)
يا نَديمي أَطْلِقِ الفَجْ
رَcompletion of 'dawn' فَماfor there is no لِلْكَأْسِfor the cup حَبْسُholding back
رَ فَما لِلْكَأْسِ حَبْسُ
O my drinking companion, set free the daw-
n, for the cup must not be held back.
قهوةwine تُعْطيكَهاshe gives it to you قَبْbefore (first part)
قهوة تُعْطيكَها قَبْ
لَcompletion of 'before' طُلوعِrising الشَّمْسِthe sun شَمْسُa sun
لَ طُلوعِ الشَّمْسِ شَمْسُ
Wine, offered to you be-
fore sunrise by a sun.
وهيand it كالمِرِّيخlike Mars لَكِنْbut
وهي كالمِرِّيخ لَكِنْ
هيit سَعْدٌgood fortune وهوand he نَحْسُill fortune
هي سَعْدٌ وهو نَحْسُ
And it is like Mars, but
it is good fortune, and he is ill fortune.
Sol 6.1