أَريقاً مِن رَضابِكَ أَم رَحيقاً

أَريقاً مِن رَضابِكَ أَم رَحيقاً

رَشَفتُ فَكُنتُ مِن سُكري مُفيقا

رَشَفتُ فَكُنتُ مِن سُكري مُفيقا

Was it saliva from your lips, or pure wine,

A cup from your winery or a sweet draught

That I sipped, and so recovered from my drunkenness?

I have sipped, so I’m now quite awake

وَلِلصَهباءِ أَسماءٌ وَلَكِن

وَلِلصَهباءِ أَسماءٌ وَلَكِن

جَهِلتُ بِأَنَّ في الأَسماءِ ريقا

جَهِلتُ بِأَنَّ في الأَسماءِ ريقا

And tawny wine has names, but

The blond has many names, but alas

I did not know that “saliva” was among those names.

I knew not that names could heartbreak