بِأَبيmay my father be his ransom أَهْيَفٌa slender-waisted youth لَدنٌsupple قَدُّهُhis figure
بِأَبي أَهْيَفٌ لَدنٌ قَدُّهُ
قَامَhe rose يَسْعَىhe hastens لِلنَّدامىto the drinking companions بالمُدامَهْwith wine
قَامَ يَسْعَى لِلنَّدامى بالمُدامَهْ
May my father be ransom for a slender youth, supple of frame!
He rose, hurrying with wine to the drinking companions.
جَاءَhe came بِالكأسِwith the cup وَفيand on وَجْنَتِهِhis cheek
جَاءَ بِالكأسِ وَفي وَجْنَتِهِ
شَامَةٌa beauty spot مِنْfor أَجْلِهاits sake قُلْنَاwe said بَشَامَهْ“To your health!” (a toast punning on “beauty spot”)
شَامَةٌ مِنْ أَجْلِها قُلْنَا بَشَامَهْ
He came with the cup, and on his cheek
Was a beauty spot, for whose sake we said, “To your health!”
Sol 6.1