ألاAh! حبذاhow lovely ياO ليلُLayl منfrom فيكyour mouth قبلةًa kiss
ألا حبذا يا ليلُ من فيك قبلةً
تقومserves مقامin place of الخمرwine للكبدfor the liver الظاميthirsty
تقوم مقام الخمر للكبد الظامي
Ah, how lovely, O Layl, a kiss from your mouth,
Oh what a night, before you a kiss
That takes the place of wine for the thirsting liver.
Takes the place of wine for my thirsty liver
لئنeven if حرمhas forbidden الإسلامIslam خمراًwine سلافةchoice, pure wine
لئن حرم الإسلام خمراً سلافة
فلنyet … will not يحرمنيdeprive me خمرwine ثغركyour lips إسلاميmy Islam
فلن يحرمني خمر ثغرك إسلامي
Even if Islam has forbidden the finest wine,
If Islam forbids delicious wine
Yet my Islam will not deny me the wine of your lips.
It won't forbid the wine of your lips, my Islam
فهاتيso give it to me لعليperhaps I may منfrom رضابكyour sweet saliva ارتويquench my thirst
فهاتي لعلي من رضابك ارتوي
فمنfor from شهدhoney هذاthis الثغرmouth شعيدunclear in the supplied text والهاميand my inspiration
فمن شهد هذا الثغر شعيد والهامي
So give it to me, that perhaps I may quench my thirst with your sweet saliva.
Give me, so I may be sated, from your soft mouth a draught
For from the honey of this mouth come [unclear word] and my inspiration.
For he who beholds these lips is love-sick and enraptured
وماand not كنتI was ممنone of those who يشربdrinks الخمرwine إنماrather; only
وما كنت ممن يشرب الخمر إنما
سأشربهاI shall drink it إنif كانis ثغركyour mouth ذاthis جاميmy goblet
سأشربها إن كان ثغرك ذا جامي
And I was never one to drink wine; rather,
And I was not one who drank wine, but
I shall drink it if this mouth of yours is my goblet.
I will drink it if your lips proffer a cup
فلاso do not تحرمينيdeprive me of قبلةa kiss عبقريةextraordinary
فلا تحرميني قبلة عبقرية
تزولvanish لهاbecause of it آلامpains جسميmy body وأسقاميand my ailments
تزول لها آلام جسمي وأسقامي
So do not deny me an extraordinary kiss,
So do not deprive me of a fragrant kiss
Through which my body's pains and my ailments vanish.
That takes away the pains of my body and my ailments
Sol 6.1