وَمُدامةand a wine لاdoes not يَبتَغيseek مِنfrom رَبِهِhis Lord أَحَدanyone
وَمُدامة لا يَبتَغي مِن رَبِهِ أَحَد
حَباهfavored him بِهاwith it لَدَيهِin His keeping مَزيداanything more
حَباه بِها لَدَيهِ مَزيدا
And a wine—no one seeks from his Lord,
A goblet whose like no one hopes anymore to gain from their Lord,
once He has granted it to him, anything more in His keeping.
He graced her with it as extra bounty;
فيin كَأسِهاits cup صُورfigures يَظنone supposes لِحُسنِهاfor their beauty
في كَأسِها صُور يَظن لِحُسنِها
عُرُباًamorous women برَزنَthey came forth مِنfrom الجِنانthe gardens of Paradise وَغيداand supple women
عُرُباً برَزنَ مِن الجِنان وَغيدا
In its cup are figures that, for their beauty, one takes
In her glass seem forms which for loveliness
for amorous, supple women come forth from Paradise.
You'd deem Houris that strode from the Gardenbowers, or moonshine.
وَإِذاand when المَزاجthe mixing water أَثارِهاstirred them فَتَقَسَمَتthen they shared out
وَإِذا المَزاج أَثارِها فَتَقَسَمَت
ذَهَباًgold وَدُرّاًand pearls تَوأماًpaired وَفَريداand single
ذَهَباً وَدُرّاً تَوأماً وَفَريدا
And when the mixing water stirs them, they share out
When her mixer excites her, she splits herself up
gold and pearls, paired and single.
Into gold and pearls, twins and sole;
وَكَأَنَهُنَّand as though they لَبسنَthey wore ذاكَthat مجاسداًsaffron-dyed robes
وَكَأَنَهُنَّ لَبسنَ ذاكَ مجاسداً
وَجَعَلنَand they made ذاthis لِنحورَهنfor their throats عُقوداnecklaces
وَجَعَلنَ ذا لِنحورَهن عُقودا
And it is as though they wore that as saffron-dyed robes,
And 'tis as though they donned for the sake of adornment
and made this into necklaces for their throats.
Those shapes, and made them collars for their necks.
Sol 6.1