قُمrise فَاِسقِنيهاthen give it to me to drink مِنfrom سُلافٍchoice, pure wine صانَهاkept it safe
قُم فَاِسقِنيها مِن سُلافٍ صانَها
عَصّارُهاits presser فيin الدَنِّthe wine jar حَولاًa year كامِلاfull
عَصّارُها في الدَنِّ حَولاً كامِلا
Rise, and pour me choice wine, kept safe
by its presser in the wine jar for a full year.
خَمراًwine تَخالُyou would think شُعاعَهاits radiance فيin كَأسِهاits cup
خَمراً تَخالُ شُعاعَها في كَأسِها
بَرقاًlightning تَأَلَّقَflashed أَوor نُضاراًgold سائِلاflowing
بَرقاً تَأَلَّقَ أَو نُضاراً سائِلا
Wine whose radiance in its cup you would take for
flashing lightning, or flowing gold.
أَوَand do ...? ماnot تَرىyou see الجَوزاءَOrion كَيفَhow تَعَرَّضَتstretched across
أَوَ ما تَرى الجَوزاءَ كَيفَ تَعَرَّضَت
وَالنَجمَand the star فيon أُفقِthe horizon of المَغارِبِthe western regions آفِلاsetting
وَالنَجمَ في أُفقِ المَغارِبِ آفِلا
And do you not see how Orion stretches across the sky,
and the star setting on the western horizon,
وَالصُبحَand dawn قَدalready فَضَحَexposed الدُجىthe darkness فَكَأَنَّهُso it is as though it were
وَالصُبحَ قَد فَضَحَ الدُجى فَكَأَنَّهُ
شَيبُthe gray hair of اِبنِson of عُروَةَʿUrwa حينَwhen يُضحيbecomes ناصِلاfree of dye
شَيبُ اِبنِ عُروَةَ حينَ يُضحي ناصِلا
and dawn, which has exposed the darkness, as though it were
the gray hair of Ibn ʿUrwa when its dye wears off?
Sol 6.1