لاno مِثلُequal to ضَمِّيmy embracing عَلِيّاًAli وهوwhile he يُتحِفُنيoffers me
لا مِثلُ ضَمِّي عَلِيّاً وهو يُتحِفُني
سُلافَةًchoice wine هِيَit is بُرءُcure العاشِقِthe lover الدنِفِailing
سُلافَةً هِيَ بُرءُ العاشِقِ الدنِفِ
Nothing compares to my embracing Ali as he offers me
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choice wine, which is the cure for the ailing lover.
عانَقتُهُI embraced him وَرِداءُand the mantle الوَصلِof union يَجمَعُنَاholds us together
عانَقتُهُ وَرِداءُ الوَصلِ يَجمَعُنَا
حَتَّىuntil الصبّاحِmorning عِناقَan embrace اللاَّمِof the letter lām لِلأَلِفِof the letter alif
حَتَّى الصبّاحِ عِناقَ اللاَّمِ لِلأَلِفِ
I embraced him while the mantle of union held us together
until morning, as lām embraces alif.
Partial English translation: 1 of 4 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1