وَمُجِدّينَand those pressing onward لِلسُرىfor night travel قَدalready تَعاطَواthey partook
وَمُجِدّينَ لِلسُرى قَد تَعاطَوا
غَفَواتِbrief dozes الكَرىslumber بِغَيرwithout كُؤوسِcups
غَفَواتِ الكَرى بِغَير كُؤوسِ
Pressing hard through the night, they imbibed
And those pressing on by night had partaken
brief dozes of slumber, without any cups.
of snatches of slumber, without cups.
جَنَحواthey leaned وَاِنثَنَواand they bent عَلىover العِيسِthe white camels حتّىuntil
جَنَحوا وَاِنثَنَوا عَلى العِيسِ حتّى
خِلتُهُمI thought them يَلثُمونَthey were kissing أَيدِيforelegs العِيسِthe white camels
خِلتُهُم يَلثُمونَ أَيدِي العِيسِ
They leaned and bent over the pale camels, until
They leaned and bent over the white camels, until
I thought them kissing the camels’ hands.
I thought they were kissing the white camels’ forelegs.
نَبَذواthey cast aside الغُمضَsleep وَهوَwhile it was حُلوٌsweet إِلىuntil أَنthat
نَبَذوا الغُمضَ وَهوَ حُلوٌ إِلى أَن
وَجَدُوهُthey found it سُلافَةًpure wine فيin الرُؤوسِthe heads
وَجَدُوهُ سُلافَةً في الرُؤوسِ
They cast off sleep, sweet though it was, until
They cast sleep aside, sweet though it was, until
they found it the choicest wine within their heads.
they found it pure wine in their heads.
Sol 6.1