نحِّset aside كَأسَthe cup الغرامِof passion إِنّيindeed I سُقيتُwas given drink
نحِّ كَأسَ الغرامِ إِنّي سُقيتُ
بِمُدامِwith the wine السُلُوِّof forgetting حتىuntil رَويتُI drank my fill
بِمُدامِ السُلُوِّ حتى رَويتُ
Set aside the cup of passion; I have been given drink
Pour me a cup of love, for I have been
Of the wine of forgetting, until I drank my fill.
Given to drink of gentle rapture, till I'm filled.
لمdid not يزَلcease بيwith me ساقىthe cupbearer التَسَلّيof solace يُساقيplies with drink
لم يزَل بي ساقى التَسَلّي يُساقي
نيme كُئوساًcups منfrom بعدِهاafter them ماnot ظَميتُI thirsted
ني كُئوساً من بعدِها ما ظَميتُ
The cupbearer of solace kept plying
Still the cupbearer of consolation gives me to drink,
Me with cups after which I never thirsted.
Cup after cup, whence senses reel and flow.
أيُّهاO you التائهُthe arrogant one المُدلُّthe self-important one علَيناover us
أيُّها التائهُ المُدلُّ علَينا
وَيكَwoe to you! قُلtell ليto me منwho أَنتَyou إنّيindeed I نَسيتُhave forgotten
وَيكَ قُل لي من أَنتَ إنّي نَسيتُ
O you arrogant one, lording it over us!
O wanderer who has found his way to us,
Woe to you! Tell me who you are; I have forgotten.
Speak, who are you? For I've forgotten quite.
لوif فَرَشتَyou paved الطريقَthe road دُرّاًpearls لِأَحظوso that I might step (apparently intended: لِأَخطو)
لو فَرَشتَ الطريقَ دُرّاً لِأَحظو
فَوقَهُupon it نحوَtoward داركُمyour house (plural your) ماnot رَضيتُI consented
فَوقَهُ نحوَ داركُم ما رَضيتُ
Even if you paved the road with pearls so I might step
If you would carpet the road with pearls
Upon it toward your house, I would not consent.
Leading to your house, I would not be pleased.
أناI أَغنىmore self-sufficient منthan أنthat يُقالَit be said فُلانٌso-and-so
أنا أَغنى من أن يُقالَ فُلانٌ
وَفلانٌand so-and-so تَزاوراthe two exchanged visits ماas long as حييتُI live
وَفلانٌ تَزاورا ما حييتُ
I have no need for it to be said, 'So-and-so
I'm too proud for it to be said that someone
And so-and-so exchanged visits'—as long as I live.
And someone visit while I breathe and live.
Sol 6.1