كمhow many a ليلةnight بتI spent the night منfrom كاسيmy cup وريقتهand his saliva
كم ليلة بت من كاسي وريقته
نشوانintoxicated أمزجI mingle سلسالاa clear, smooth draught بسلسالwith a clear, smooth draught
نشوان أمزج سلسالا بسلسال
How many a night I spent, with my cup and his saliva,
intoxicated, mingling one clear draught with another!
وباتand he spent the night لاnot تحتميprotect themselves عنيfrom me مراشفهhis lips
وبات لا تحتمي عني مراشفه
كأنماas though ثغرهhis mouth ثغرa frontier town بلاwithout واليa governor
كأنما ثغره ثغر بلا والي
And all night his lips lay undefended against me,
as though his mouth were a frontier town without a governor.
Sol 6.1