مَولايَmy lord أَجوَدُmost generous مَنthose who حَكَمhave ruled
مَولايَ أَجوَدُ مَن حَكَم
صَبراًbe patient عَلَيهِwith him وَإِنand even if ظَلَمhe is unjust
صَبراً عَلَيهِ وَإِن ظَلَم
My lord is the most generous of those who have ruled.
My Master is the most generous of rulers
Be patient with him, even if he is unjust.
Patience upon him even if he oppresses
لَعِبَtoyed القِلىaversion بِوُعودِهِwith his promises
لَعِبَ القِلى بِوُعودِهِ
فَكَأَنَّماso as though كانَتthey were حُطَمbroken pieces
فَكَأَنَّما كانَت حُطَم
Aversion toyed with his promises,
The hopes played with his promises
so they seemed like broken pieces.
As if they were mere ruins
وَمُصَرَّعينَand men laid low مِنَby الخُماthe hangover (continued next line)
وَمُصَرَّعينَ مِنَ الخُما
رِ(completes 'hangover') عَلىupon السَواعِدِthe forearms وَاللِمَمand the locks of hair
رِ عَلى السَواعِدِ وَاللِمَم
And men laid low by the hangover,
And two adorned with bracelets
upon forearms and locks of hair—
On the wrists and forearms
قَتَلَتهُمُshe killed them خَمّارَةٌa female wine-seller
قَتَلَتهُمُ خَمّارَةٌ
عَمداًdeliberately وَلَمand was not تُؤخَذheld accountable بِدَمfor bloodshed
عَمداً وَلَم تُؤخَذ بِدَم
a wine-seller slew them
Were killed by a veiled woman
deliberately, yet she was not held accountable for their blood.
Deliberately, without paying blood money
وَسَقَتهُمُand she gave them to drink مَشمولَةًnorth-wind-cooled wine
وَسَقَتهُمُ مَشمولَةً
ظَلَّتkept on تُحَدِّثُspeaking عَنof إِرَمIram
ظَلَّت تُحَدِّثُ عَن إِرَم
And she gave them wine cooled by the north wind
She served them intoxicated
that went on speaking of Iram.
Remaining, talking of Iram
لَمّاwhen أَرَتهُمshe showed them كَأسَهاher cup
لَمّا أَرَتهُم كَأسَها
شَرِبواthey drank وَماand not قالواthey said بِكُمwith you (plural; context suggests 'for how much?')
شَرِبوا وَما قالوا بِكُم
When she showed them her cup,
When she saw them drink her cup
they drank, and did not ask, “How much?”
They drank without saying “Stop!”
Sol 6.1