وَكَأسٍand a cup of wine كَمِصباحِlike the lamp of السَماءِheaven شَرِبتُهاI drank it
وَكَأسٍ كَمِصباحِ السَماءِ شَرِبتُها
عَلىin return for قُبلَةٍa kiss أَوor مَوعِدٍa promise بِلِقاءِof a meeting
عَلى قُبلَةٍ أَو مَوعِدٍ بِلِقاءِ
And a cup like heaven’s lamp I drank,
A cup I drank like a lamp in the sky
in return for a kiss or a promise of a meeting.
At a kiss or promised rendezvous
أَتَتpassed دونَهاbefore it الأَيّامُthe days حَتّىuntil كَأَنَّهاas though it were
أَتَت دونَها الأَيّامُ حَتّى كَأَنَّها
تَساقُطُa shower نورٍof light مِنfrom فُتوقِrifts in سَماءِthe sky
تَساقُطُ نورٍ مِن فُتوقِ سَماءِ
The days passed before it, until it seemed
Days came after it as if they were
a shower of light from rifts in the sky.
Falling light from a hole in the sky
تَرىyou see كَأسَهاits cup of wine مِنfrom ظاهِرِthe outside of الكَأسِthe cup ساطِعاًshining
تَرى كَأسَها مِن ظاهِرِ الكَأسِ ساطِعاً
عَلَيكَupon you وَلَوand even if غَطَّيتَهاyou cover it بِغَطاءِwith a covering
عَلَيكَ وَلَو غَطَّيتَها بِغَطاءِ
You see its cup of wine shining from outside the goblet
You see its cup shining from outside the cup
upon you, even if you cover it with a covering.
Though you cover it with a lid
Sol 6.1