إنِّيindeed I إذاwhen ماemphatic particle الْهَمُّsorrow وَافَىcomes إلىَto
إنِّي إذا ما الْهَمُّ وَافَى إلىَ
مَضاجِعٍbeds شَرَّدَdrove away عنهاfrom them المَنَامْsleep
مَضاجِعٍ شَرَّدَ عنها المَنَامْ
Indeed, when sorrow comes to
When worries come upon me
beds from which it drives sleep away,
And disturb my night's rest,
خَادعْتُI tricked أيَّامِيmy days بشُربِby drinking الطِّلاَwine
خَادعْتُ أيَّامِي بشُربِ الطِّلاَ
فخِدْعَةُfor the trick الأيامِthe days شُرْبُdrinking المُدامْaged wine
فخِدْعَةُ الأيامِ شُرْبُ المُدامْ
I trick my days by drinking wine;
I trick my days with wine
for the way to trick the days is to drink aged wine.
For the trickery of days is drinking wine
Sol 6.1