ساقٍa cupbearer هوَhe الشّمسthe sun المُضيئَةُshining فيin الضّحىmidmorning
ساقٍ هوَ الشّمس المُضيئَةُ في الضّحى
فيin غَمزِهاtheir winking تُبديreveal الكلامَspeech جُفونهُhis eyelids
في غَمزِها تُبدي الكلامَ جُفونهُ
A cupbearer—he is the sun shining at midmorning.
His eyelids convey words through their winks.
فَشَرِبتُso I drank ريقَتَهُhis saliva عَلىupon وَجناتِهِhis cheeks
فَشَرِبتُ ريقَتَهُ عَلى وَجناتِهِ
وَالثّغرُand the mouth كَأسيmy cup وَالنّديمُand the drinking companion عيونُهُhis eyes
وَالثّغرُ كَأسي وَالنّديمُ عيونُهُ
So I drank his saliva upon his cheeks,
And his mouth was my cup, and his eyes my drinking companion.
Sol 6.1