ومدامةٍand wine علتrose above الأكفَّthe palms كؤوسُهاits cups
ومدامةٍ علت الأكفَّ كؤوسُها
فكأنهاso it seemed منfrom دونهاwithout them فيin الراحthe palms
فكأنها من دونها في الراح
And wine whose cups rose above the palms,
With glasses lifted high, the young women drank
as though it lay in the palms without them.
As if beyond them stretched the open desert
وكأنماand as though الكاساتthe cups فيماin what lies بينناbetween us
وكأنما الكاسات فيما بيننا
منfrom نورهاits light يسبحنَthey swim فيin ضحضاحshallow water
من نورها يسبحنَ في ضحضاح
And it was as though the cups between us
And as if the goblets passing amongst us
swam in a shallow pool of its light.
Swam in the radiance of her glowing light
لوif بُثّwere spread فيin غَسَقِthe gloom الظلامِthe darkness شعاعُهاits radiance
لو بُثّ في غَسَقِ الظلامِ شعاعُها
طلعrose الصباحُthe morning بغرّةِwith the bright brow الإِصباحdaybreak
طلع الصباحُ بغرّةِ الإِصباح
Were its radiance spread through the gloom of darkness,
If her rays were cast into the darkness of night
morning would rise with dawn's bright brow.
The dawn would break at first light's blush
Sol 6.1