هَذَاthis وَرُبَّand many a مُسِوَّفينَdalliers صَبَحتُهُمI gave them morning wine
هَذَا وَرُبَّ مُسِوَّفينَ صَبَحتُهُم
مِنfrom خَمرِthe wine of بابِلَBabylon لَذَّةًa delight لِلشَّارِبِfor the drinker
مِن خَمرِ بابِلَ لَذَّةً لِلشَّارِبِ
This—and many a dallier have I served a morning draught
Of Babylon’s wine, a delight to the drinker.
بَكَروُاthey came early عَلَيَّto me بسَحرَةٍbefore dawn فصَبَحتُهُمso I gave them morning wine
بَكَروُا عَلَيَّ بسَحرَةٍ فصَبَحتُهُم
بإِنَاءِfrom the vessel of ذيone possessing كَرمٍgenerosity كَقَعبِlike the bowl of الحالِبِthe milker
بإِنَاءِ ذي كَرمٍ كَقَعبِ الحالِبِ
They came to me early, before dawn, so I gave them morning wine
From a generous man’s vessel, like a milker’s bowl,
بِزُجاجَةٍfrom a glass flask مِلءِfilling اليَدَينِboth hands كأَنَّهاas though it were
بِزُجاجَةٍ مِلءِ اليَدَينِ كأَنَّها
قِنديلُa lamp of فُصحٍEaster فيin كَنيسَةِthe church of راهِبِa monk
قِنديلُ فُصحٍ في كَنيسَةِ راهِبِ
From a glass flask filling both hands, as though it were
An Easter lamp in a monk’s church.
Sol 6.1