إذwhen دعاcalled out الندمانthe drinking companion طيباًcheerfully سقِّنيgive me to drink
إذ دعا الندمان طيباً سقِّني
فضلَةthe remainder الكأسthe cup فقدfor indeed طالhas lasted long العطشthirst
فضلَة الكأس فقد طال العطش
When the drinking companion called cheerfully, “Give me to drink
When the penitent called the drink wholesome, pour out for me
what remains in the cup, for thirst has lasted long—
The overflowing cup, for thirst has been prolonged
منof سُلافchoice wine سَلَفتaged long ago فيin دنِّهاits wine jar
من سُلاف سَلَفت في دنِّها
قبلbefore عادʿĀd وهيwhile it is صِرفٌpure لمnot تغشadulterated
قبل عاد وهي صِرفٌ لم تغش
of choice wine that aged in its jar
From the wine I had yesterday in its sweetness
before ʿĀd, pure and unadulterated,
Before the monk returns and it becomes forbidden
منfrom يديthe two hands of ساقٍa cupbearer يُحاكيresembles خدُّهُhis cheek
من يدي ساقٍ يُحاكي خدُّهُ
قهوةًwine فيهاin it حَبابٌbubbles كالنَّمشlike freckles
قهوةً فيها حَبابٌ كالنَّمش
from the hands of a cupbearer whose cheek resembles
From the hand of one whose cheek vies
wine with bubbles in it like freckles.
With the coffee in it bubbles like flecks
خلعَshed الياقوتُthe ruby ثوباًa robe فوقهاover it
خلعَ الياقوتُ ثوباً فوقها
وكساهاand clothed it وشيُهits embroidery جِلدَthe skin of الحَنَشthe serpent
وكساها وشيُه جِلدَ الحَنَش
The ruby shed a robe over it,
The ruby took off a garment above it
and its embroidery clothed it in a serpent’s skin.”
And clothed it and adorned it with the skin of serpents
Sol 6.1