قُلْتُI said لِلسّاقِيto the cupbearer وَقَدْand had طافَgone round بِهاwith it
قُلْتُ لِلسّاقِي وَقَدْ طافَ بِها
قَهْوَةًwine مَصْبُوغَةًtinted مِنْfrom وَجْنَتَيْهِhis cheeks
قَهْوَةً مَصْبُوغَةً مِنْ وَجْنَتَيْهِ
I said to the cupbearer, as he passed it round—
I said to the cupbearer as he carried around
wine tinted with the color of his cheeks—
A coffee darkened with dye from his cheeks:
أَتُرىI wonder مِنْfrom دَنِّهِhis wine-jar أَتْرَعَهاhe filled it to the brim
أَتُرى مِنْ دَنِّهِ أَتْرَعَها
أَمْor تُرىperhaps أَتْرَعَهاhe filled it to the brim مِنْfrom مُقْلَتَيْهِhis eyes
أَمْ تُرى أَتْرَعَها مِنْ مُقْلَتَيْهِ
I wonder: did he fill it to the brim from his wine-jar,
“Does it look like he wet his lips with it
or, perhaps, fill it to the brim from his eyes?
Or do you think his eyelashes wet it?
أَمْor تَراهُdo you see him شارِباًdrinking مِنْfrom رِيقِهِhis saliva
أَمْ تَراهُ شارِباً مِنْ رِيقِهِ
ضِعْفَtwice ماwhat يَشْرَبُdrink قَوْمٌa company of people مِنْfrom يَدَيْهِhis hands
ضِعْفَ ما يَشْرَبُ قَوْمٌ مِنْ يَدَيْهِ
Or do you see him drinking from his saliva
Or is he drinking from his saliva
twice what others drink from his hands?
Double what people drink from their hands?
فَأَرىfor I see أَعْطافَهُhis limbs شاهِدَةًbearing witness
فَأَرى أَعْطافَهُ شاهِدَةً
أَنَّهُthat he قَدْindeed جارَتِhas dealt unjustly الْكَأْسُthe cup عَلَيْهِtoward him
أَنَّهُ قَدْ جارَتِ الْكَأْسُ عَلَيْهِ
For I see his limbs bearing witness
So I see his passions bear witness
that the cup has dealt harshly with him.
That the cup was rough with him.
مَنْwhoever يَكُنْmay have هامَbecome love-mad مِنَfrom الْوَجْدِpassion بِهِfor him
مَنْ يَكُنْ هامَ مِنَ الْوَجْدِ بِهِ
فَلَقَدْthen indeed ذُبْتُI have melted مِنَfrom الشَّوْقِlonging إِلَيْهِfor him
فَلَقَدْ ذُبْتُ مِنَ الشَّوْقِ إِلَيْهِ
If anyone has been maddened by passion for him,
Whoever is crazy with rapture for him
then I have indeed melted with longing for him.
I have melted from yearning for him.”
Sol 6.1