لَعَمرُكَby your life ماnot مَعنٌMaʿn بِتارِكِone to relinquish حَقِّهِhis due
لَعَمرُكَ ما مَعنٌ بِتارِكِ حَقِّهِ
وَلاnor مُنسِئٌone who grants delay مَعنٌMaʿn وَلاnor مُتَيَسِّرُlenient
وَلا مُنسِئٌ مَعنٌ وَلا مُتَيَسِّرُ
By your life, Maʿn will not relinquish his due,
nor will Maʿn grant delay, nor be lenient.
أَتَطلُبُdo you seek ياO عورانُʿAwrān فَضلَwhat remains of نَبيذِهِمtheir wine
أَتَطلُبُ يا عورانُ فَضلَ نَبيذِهِم
وَعِندَكَwhile you have ياO عورانُʿAwrān زِقٌّa wineskin مُوَكَّرُfilled to the brim
وَعِندَكَ يا عورانُ زِقٌّ مُوَكَّرُ
Do you seek, O ʿAwrān, what remains of their wine,
when you have, O ʿAwrān, a brimming wineskin?
Sol 6.1