عَجِبتُI marveled لِشارِبٍat a drinker بِزُجاجِwith glasses راحٍwine
عَجِبتُ لِشارِبٍ بِزُجاجِ راحٍ
دُوَينَjust before العَقلِreason سُدءاًa barrier مِنof حَديدِiron
دُوَينَ العَقلِ سُدءاً مِن حَديدِ
I marveled at a drinker who, with glasses of wine,
I'm amazed by a drinker with an empty glass
Raised an iron barrier just before his reason.
Whose mind is blocked by iron walls
وَلَمand did not يَحتَجneed إِلىfor عَونٍhelp بِقَطرٍwith molten copper
وَلَم يَحتَج إِلى عَونٍ بِقَطرٍ
وَلَمand did not يَكُbe صاحِبَpossessed of الأَيدِstrength الشَديدِformidable
وَلَم يَكُ صاحِبَ الأَيدِ الشَديدِ
And needed no help with molten copper,
He didn't need any drops to help him
Nor possessed formidable strength.
Nor was he a man of mighty hands
رَأىhe saw شَمسَthe sun of المُدامِwine تَغورُsink فيهِinto him
رَأى شَمسَ المُدامِ تَغورُ فيهِ
وَتَطلُعُand rise فيin ذُرىthe heights of قَدَحٍa goblet جَديدِnew
وَتَطلُعُ في ذُرى قَدَحٍ جَديدِ
He saw the sun of wine sink into him,
He saw the sun of wine setting in it
And rise at the rim of a new goblet.
And rising in a new cup
مُقيماًstaying put غَيرَnot ذيpossessed of سَفَرٍa journey تَكَفّاhe contented himself
مُقيماً غَيرَ ذي سَفَرٍ تَكَفّا
بِنَدمانيهِwith his two drinking companions مِنinstead of جَمِّvast العَديدِa multitude
بِنَدمانيهِ مِن جَمِّ العَديدِ
Staying put, making no journey, he contented himself
Staying without travel, self-satisfied
With his two drinking companions instead of a vast multitude.
With the abundance of plentiful wine
كَذيlike the possessor of القِرنَينِthe two horns لَكِنbut ضَلَّwent astray هَذاthis man
كَذي القِرنَينِ لَكِن ضَلَّ هَذا
وَيُسَّرَand was guided ذاكَthat one لِلرَأيto judgment السَديدِsound
وَيُسَّرَ ذاكَ لِلرَأي السَديدِ
Like Dhu al-Qarnayn—but this man went astray,
Like the two-horned one, but this one strayed
While that one was guided to sound judgment.
While that was guided by sound reason
Sol 6.1