أَياO مَنone who لاnot أَمَلُّI tire لَهُfor him اِرتِشافاsipping
أَيا مَن لا أَمَلُّ لَهُ اِرتِشافا
هَلُمَّbring! بِهاwith it مُعَتَّقَةًaged سُلافاchoice wine
هَلُمَّ بِها مُعَتَّقَةً سُلافا
O you for whom I never tire of sipping,
O you who have no hope of sipping
Bring it here—aged, choice wine.
Come with it freely offered as a draft
إِذاwhen اِدَّرَعَتdonned as armor زُجاجاتُهاits bottles سَناهاits radiance
إِذا اِدَّرَعَت زُجاجاتُها سَناها
تَوَهَّمَهُhe imagined it النَديمُthe drinking companion لَهُfor it غِلافاa sheath
تَوَهَّمَهُ النَديمُ لَهُ غِلافا
When its bottles don its radiance as armor,
When its bottles don their teeth as armor
The drinking companion takes that glow to be its sheath.
The boon companion imagines it a sheath
فَقَدfor indeed لبِسَتshe has dressed عَروسُbride الأَرضِthe earth فَاِعمَلso strive
فَقَد لبِسَت عَروسُ الأَرضِ فَاِعمَل
عَلىtoward أَلّاthat not تَفَوِّتِهاyou let her miss زِفافاa wedding
عَلى أَلّا تَفَوِّتِها زِفافا
For the bride of the earth has dressed; so strive
For the bride of earth has dressed herself so make sure
Not to let her miss a wedding.
You do not miss her wedding feast
Sol 6.1