لَناwe have راحٌwine مُشَعشَعَةٌbrightened with water كَذِكرِكlike your renown
لَنا راحٌ مُشَعشَعَةٌ كَذِكرِك
وَرَيحانٌand basil رَوائِحُهُits fragrances كَشُكرِكlike praise of you
وَرَيحانٌ رَوائِحُهُ كَشُكرِك
We have wine, brightened with water, like your renown,
And basil whose fragrances are like praise of you,
وَمُلهٍand an entertainer تُنَظِّمُyou string together النَغَماتِthe melodies مِنهُfrom him
وَمُلهٍ تُنَظِّمُ النَغَماتِ مِنهُ
عُقوداًas necklaces فيon نُحورِthe throats of بَناتِthe daughters of فِكرِكyour thought
عُقوداً في نُحورِ بَناتِ فِكرِك
And a musician, whose melodies you string
As necklaces about the throats of the daughters of your thought.
وَنَحنُand we بِرَوضَةٍin a garden ريضَتwas watered فَأَضحىso it became
وَنَحنُ بِرَوضَةٍ ريضَت فَأَضحى
بِهاin it المَنثورُthe stock flowers مَنثوراًscattered كَنَثرِكlike your prose
بِها المَنثورُ مَنثوراً كَنَثرِك
And we are in a watered garden; now
The stock flowers there lie scattered like your prose.
فَبادِرso hasten بِالمَصيرِto come إِلىto نَداميmy drinking companions
فَبادِر بِالمَصيرِ إِلى نَدامي
يُحَيّيgreets بَعضَهُمsome of them بَعضاًothers بِذِكرِكby mentioning you
يُحَيّي بَعضَهُم بَعضاً بِذِكرِك
So hasten to join my drinking companions,
Who greet one another by mentioning you.
Sol 6.1