رعىmay He cherish اللهGod اوقاتاtimes تقضتpassed بصاحبwith a companion
رعى الله اوقاتا تقضت بصاحب
يوارثpasses on حفظيmy memory فيin البديعfine verse بحفظهthrough his memory
يوارث حفظي في البديع بحفظه
May God bless the times spent with a companion
Who passes fine verse from his memory to mine.
اذاwhen لمdid not تدرgo round كأسthe cup المدامةof wine بينناamong us
اذا لم تدر كأس المدامة بيننا
اديرتwere passed around كؤوسcups بينbetween لفظيmy words ولفظهand his words
اديرت كؤوس بين لفظي ولفظه
When the cup of wine did not go round among us,
Cups were passed between my words and his.
Sol 6.1