وَقَهْوَةٍand wine كَوْكَبُهاits star يُزْهِرُshines
وَقَهْوَةٍ كَوْكَبُها يُزْهِرُ
يَنْفَحُwafts مِنْهاfrom it المِسْكُthe musk والعَنْبَرُand the ambergris
يَنْفَحُ مِنْها المِسْكُ والعَنْبَرُ
And a wine whose star shines,
Coffee, its star blossoming,
from which musk and ambergris waft.
Exudes musk and ambergris,
وَرْدِيّةٌrose-colored يَحملُهاcarries it مِثْلُهاone like it
وَرْدِيّةٌ يَحملُها مِثْلُها
كأنّماas though مِنْfrom خَدِّهِhis cheek تُعْصَرُis pressed
كأنّما مِنْ خَدِّهِ تُعْصَرُ
Rose-colored, borne by one like it,
A pink rose she holds, its equal,
as though it were pressed from his cheek.
As though pressed from her cheek,
مُهَفْهَفٌa slender youth لَمْdid not يَبْتَسِمْsmile ضَاحِكاًlaughing
مُهَفْهَفٌ لَمْ يَبْتَسِمْ ضَاحِكاً
مُذْsince كانَhe came to be إِلاَّexcept that كَسَدَbecame unsalable الجَوْهَرُthe jewels
مُذْ كانَ إِلاَّ كَسَدَ الجَوْهَرُ
A slender youth who has never smiled in mirth,
A sullen one who never smiled with laughter,
since he came to be, without jewels losing their worth.
Since she was but unrefined gemstone.
Sol 6.1