ياO مُسْكريyou who intoxicate me وجداًwith longing بكأْسwith the cup of جفونهhis eyelids
يا مُسْكري وجداً بكأْس جفونه
قلtell ليme أَتلكare those لواحظٌsidelong glances أَمor قَرْقَفُwine
قل لي أَتلك لواحظٌ أَم قَرْقَفُ
O you whose eyelids' cup intoxicates me with longing,
O my intoxicated one with tearful eyelids
Tell me: are those sidelong glances, or wine?
Tell me, are those glimpses or winks?
بادرhasten جمالكyour beauty بالجميلwith kindness فربّماfor perhaps
بادر جمالك بالجميل فربّما
ذَوَتْwithered الملاحةُloveliness أَوor أَبلَّrecovered المُدْنَفِthe lovesick sufferer
ذَوَتْ الملاحةُ أَو أَبلَّ المُدْنَفِ
Hasten to add kindness to your beauty, for perhaps
Hasten your beauty with kindness, for perhaps
loveliness will wither, or the lovesick one will recover.
Harshness has vanished or the coquettish one relented
بواسبقprobably 'and forestall' (text unclear) عذاركyour cheek-down باعتذاركwith your apology قبلbefore أَنthat
بواسبق عذارك باعتذارك قبل أَن
يأْتيcomes بعزلwith the dismissal of هواكlove for you منهfrom it مُلَطَّفُa discreet note
يأْتي بعزل هواك منه مُلَطَّفُ
And forestall your cheek-down with your apology, before
Race your excuses with apologies before
a discreet note comes from it, dismissing love for you.
His estrangement from your love becomes final
Sol 6.1