كأسٌa cup كأنas though شعاعهاits radiance
كأسٌ كأن شعاعها
قبسٌa flame علىupon شرفٍa height مطلoverlooking
قبسٌ على شرفٍ مطل
A cup whose radiance is like
A cup whose radiance
a flame upon a commanding height.
Is a glowing ember on a sublime height
ولقدand indeed ذعرتI frightened بهاwith it الظلاthe dark-
ولقد ذعرت بها الظلا
مَ-ness (completes 'darkness') فبتso I spent the night فيin شمسِsun وظلand shade
مَ فبت في شمسِ وظل
And indeed, with it I frightened the dark-
It startled the shadows
ness, so I spent the night in sun and shade.
When it appeared in the light and shade
Sol 6.1