أَكرَعُI quaff الكَرعَةَthe draught الرَّوِيَّةَthirst-quenching مِنهاfrom her
أَكرَعُ الكَرعَةَ الرَّوِيَّةَ مِنها
ثُمَّthen أَصحوI sober up وَماyet not شَفَيتُI have quenched غَليليmy burning thirst
ثُمَّ أَصحو وَما شَفَيتُ غَليلي
I quaff from her a thirst-quenching draught,
Then I sober up, yet have not quenched my burning thirst.
كَمhow much أَتىhas intervened دونَbefore عَهدِthe tryst with أُمِّUmm (mother of) جَميلٍJamil
كَم أَتى دونَ عَهدِ أُمِّ جَميلٍ
مِنof إِنىdelay in fulfilling حاجَةٍa need وَلُبثٍand waiting طَويلِlong
مِن إِنى حاجَةٍ وَلُبثٍ طَويلِ
How much has intervened before the tryst with Umm Jamil—
Delay in fulfilling a need, and long waiting!
وَصياحُand the cry الغُرابِof the crow أَنsaying سِرgo فَأَسرِعthen hasten
وَصياحُ الغُرابِ أَن سِر فَأَسرِع
سَوفَwill تَحظىyou be favored بِنائِلٍwith bounty وَقَبولِand acceptance
سَوفَ تَحظى بِنائِلٍ وَقَبولِ
And the crow’s cry: “Go, then hasten!
You will win bounty and acceptance.”
Sol 6.1