إنّيindeed, I وأنتَand you رضيعاtwo nurslings of قهوَةٍwine لَطُفَتgrew subtle
إنّي وأنتَ رضيعا قهوَةٍ لَطُفَت
عنbeyond العِيانِdirect sight ودقَّتand grew fine عنbeyond مَدَىthe reach of الفَهِمِthe discerning mind
عن العِيانِ ودقَّت عن مَدَى الفَهِمِ
Indeed, you and I are two nurslings of wine too subtle
For sight, and too fine for the discerning mind's reach.
لمdid not نرتَضِعwe suckle غيرَother than كأسٍa cup دَرُّهاits milk ذَهبٌgold
لم نرتَضِع غيرَ كأسٍ دَرُّها ذَهبٌ
والكأسُand the cup حُرمتهاits sanctity أولىhas greater claim منthan الرَّحمِkinship
والكأسُ حُرمتها أولى من الرَّحمِ
We have suckled only from a cup whose milk is gold;
And the cup's sacred claim takes precedence over kinship.
Sol 6.1