وَعاقِدِand one who ties زُنّارٍa girdle عَلىaround غُصُنِa bough of الآسِthe myrtle
وَعاقِدِ زُنّارٍ عَلى غُصُنِ الآسِ
رَقيقِdelicate المَعانيthe charms مُخطَفِslender الكَشحِthe waist مَيّاسِgracefully swaying
رَقيقِ المَعاني مُخطَفِ الكَشحِ مَيّاسِ
And one who tied a girdle around a myrtle bough,
Tying a belt around the slender bough
delicate in his charms, slender-waisted, gracefully swaying,
Of subtle meaning and snatched coyness
سَقانيhe gave me to drink عُقاراًwine صَبَّhe poured فيهِinto it مِزاجَهاits mixing water
سَقاني عُقاراً صَبَّ فيهِ مِزاجَها
فَأَضحَكَand made laugh عَنrevealing ثَغرِthe teeth of الحَبابِthe bubbles فَمَthe mouth of الكاسِthe cup
فَأَضحَكَ عَن ثَغرِ الحَبابِ فَمَ الكاسِ
gave me wine, pouring its mixing water into it,
She gave me a potion into which she poured
and made the cup’s mouth laugh, baring teeth of bubbles.
Her spirit, making the rim of the cup smile
Sol 6.1