وساقand a cupbearer يحثُّhastens along الكاسَthe cup وَهْيَand it كأنماas though
وساق يحثُّ الكاسَ وَهْيَ كأنما
تلألأsparkled منهاfrom it مثلُthe likeness of ضوءِthe light of جبينهِhis brow
تلألأ منها مثلُ ضوءِ جبينهِ
And a cupbearer hastens the cup along, and it is as though
A gleam like his brow’s radiance sparkled from it.
سقانيhe gave me to drink بهاfrom it صِرْفَunmixed الحميَّاthe heady wine عشيَّةًone evening
سقاني بها صِرْفَ الحميَّا عشيَّةً
وثنَّىand followed it بأُخْرىwith another منfrom رحيقِthe nectar of جفونهhis eyelids
وثنَّى بأُخْرى من رحيقِ جفونه
One evening he gave me unmixed, heady wine to drink from it,
And followed it with another cup of nectar from his eyelids.
هضيمslender الحشاthe waist ذوpossessing وجنةٍa cheek عَنْدَمِيَّةٍcrimson
هضيم الحشا ذو وجنةٍ عَنْدَمِيَّةٍ
تريكَit shows you قِطافَthe harvest الوردِof roses فيin غيرother than حينهits season
تريكَ قِطافَ الوردِ في غير حينه
Slender-waisted, with a crimson cheek
That shows you a harvest of roses out of season.
فأشْرَبُso I drink منْfrom يُمناهُhis right hand ماwhat فوقَupon خدِّهِhis cheek
فأشْرَبُ منْ يُمناهُ ما فوقَ خدِّهِ
وألثُمُand I kiss منfrom خَدَّيْهِhis two cheeks ماwhat فيin يمينهhis right hand
وألثُمُ من خَدَّيْهِ ما في يمينه
So I drink from his right hand what is upon his cheek,
And from his cheeks I kiss what is in his right hand.
Sol 6.1