سَقانِيَhe gave me to drink صَفْواًa pure draught مِنْof سُلافٍchoice wine كَرِيقِهِlike his saliva
سَقانِيَ صَفْواً مِنْ سُلافٍ كَرِيقِهِ
وحَيَّاand greeted me فَأَحْياthus revived قَلْبَthe heart of لَهْفانَone yearning وامِقِan ardent lover
وحَيَّا فَأَحْيا قَلْبَ لَهْفانَ وامِقِ
He gave me a pure draught of choice wine, like his saliva,
And greeted me, reviving the heart of a yearning lover,
بِنَيْلُوفَرٍwith a water lily مِثْلِlike الكُؤُوسِthe cups شَمَمْتُهُI smelled it
بِنَيْلُوفَرٍ مِثْلِ الكُؤُوسِ شَمَمْتُهُ
حَكْتِmatched رِيحُهُits fragrance رِيحَthe fragrance of الْحِبِيبِthe beloved المُوافِقِcongenial
حَكْتِ رِيحُهُ رِيحَ الْحِبِيبِ المُوافِقِ
With a cup-shaped water lily that I smelled;
Its fragrance matched that of the congenial beloved.
حَكَىit mirrored رَقْدَةَthe slumber of المَعْشُوقِthe beloved قَبْلَbefore انْفتاحِهِits opening
حَكَى رَقْدَةَ المَعْشُوقِ قَبْلَ انْفتاحِهِ
وَبَعْدَand after انْفِتاحِthe opening of الجَفْنِthe eyelid تَسْهِيدَthe keeping awake of عاشِقِa lover
وَبَعْدَ انْفِتاحِ الجَفْنِ تَسْهِيدَ عاشِقِ
It mirrored the beloved’s slumber before it opened,
And after its eyelid opened, a lover’s sleeplessness.
Sol 6.1