أديراهاyou two, pass it round علىover الزَّهْرِthe blossoms المندَّىdew-moistened
أديراها على الزَّهْرِ المندَّى
فَحُكْمُfor the decree الصبحِthe dawn فيin الظلماءِthe darkness ماضِin force
فَحُكْمُ الصبحِ في الظلماءِ ماضِ
Pass it round, you two, among the dew-drenched blossoms;
You two, pass it round over the dew-moistened blossoms,
for dawn’s decree against the darkness is inexorable.
for dawn’s decree holds sway in the darkness.
وكأسُand the cup الراحِwine تنظرُgazes عنthrough حَبابٍbubbles
وكأسُ الراحِ تنظرُ عن حَبابٍ
يَنوبُsubstitutes لناfor us عنfor الحَدَقِthe eyes (pupils) المِراضlanguid
يَنوبُ لنا عن الحَدَقِ المِراض
The wine cup gazes out through bubbles
And the wine-cup gazes out through bubbles
that stand in for languishing eyes;
that serve us in place of languid eyes.
وماand not غَرَبَتْhave set نجومُthe stars الأفْقِthe horizon لكنْbut
وما غَرَبَتْ نجومُ الأفْقِ لكنْ
نُقِلْنَthey were moved منfrom السماءِthe sky إلىto الرياضthe gardens
نُقِلْنَ من السماءِ إلى الرياض
the horizon’s stars have not set, but
And the stars of the horizon have not set, but
have been carried from the sky into the gardens.
have been moved from the sky to the gardens.
Sol 6.1