وليسand there is not للقرfor the cold غيرother than صافيةclear wine
وليس للقر غير صافية
تدفعwards off ماwhat ليسdoes not يدفعward off الدلقthe fur cloak
تدفع ما ليس يدفع الدلق
And against the cold there is nothing but clear wine,
The moon has naught but clarity
Which wards off what a fur cloak cannot.
It pays what cannot be paid back
درياقantidote أفعىviper الشتاءwinter وهوand it إذاwhen
درياق أفعى الشتاء وهو إذا
سلdraws عليناagainst us سيوفهits swords ذلقkeen-edged
سل علينا سيوفه ذلق
The antidote to winter’s viper—and winter, when
A winter viper's antidote
It draws its swords against us, is keen-edged.
When it unsheathes its blades, polished
Sol 6.1