ياO عاكِفِينَyou who are devoted علىto المُدَامِwine تَنَبَّهُواawaken!
يا عاكِفِينَ على المُدَامِ تَنَبَّهُوا
وسَلُواand ask لِسانيmy tongue عنabout مكارِمِthe noble deeds of مُنْذِرِMundhir
وسَلُوا لِساني عن مكارِمِ مُنْذِرِ
O you devoted to wine, awaken!
And ask my tongue about Mundhir’s noble deeds.
مَلِكٌa king لوِif استَوهَبْتَyou asked to be given حَبَّةَthe core of قَلْبِهِhis heart
مَلِكٌ لوِ استَوهَبْتَ حَبَّةَ قَلْبِهِ
كَرماًout of generosity لجادَhe would surely be generous بهاwith it ولَمْand would not يَتَعَذَّرِmake excuses
كَرماً لجادَ بها ولَمْ يَتَعَذَّرِ
A king who, if you asked for the very core of his heart,
would generously give it and make no excuses.
Sol 6.1