انظر إلى الكأس والصهباء سائلة

انظر إلى الكأس والصهباء سائلة

في فيه والبسط من هاتيك ليس سوى

في فيه والبسط من هاتيك ليس سوى

Look at the cup, with the tawny wine flowing

Look at the goblet and the blonde, inquiring

into its mouth; mirth comes from that alone.

In her mouth and outstretched hand there is nothing but

كأنه قدح تنصبّ في فمه

كأنه قدح تنصبّ في فمه

خمر بها البسط مخصوص سوا بسوا

خمر بها البسط مخصوص سوا بسوا

As though it were a goblet into whose mouth flows

As if it were a chalice poured into her mouth

wine, with mirth peculiar to it, measure for measure.

Wine in which debauchery is peculiarly intermingled with debauchery

كأن جرتها من طينة شُويت

كأن جرتها من طينة شُويت

وصُبّ فيها عصير ليس فيه نوى

وصُبّ فيها عصير ليس فيه نوى

As though its jar were made of clay that had been fired,

As if it had flowed from fired clay

and juice containing no pits was poured into it.

And into it was poured juice with no pits

وبعد ذا قعد الساقي وأقعدها

وبعد ذا قعد الساقي وأقعدها

وصار يسكب منها في القداح ووا

وصار يسكب منها في القداح ووا

And after that, the cupbearer sat down and set it down,

Then the cupbearer sat down and seated her

and began pouring from it into the goblets—and wā.

And began pouring it into cups, again and again