روحيmy soul الفداءthe ransom لمنfor her whose تناقصdwindled دنُّهاher wine jar
روحي الفداء لمن تناقص دنُّها
ليلاًat night ولمand did not ينقصdiminish لماهاher lips’ dusky hue الأعذبthe sweetest
ليلاً ولم ينقص لماها الأعذب
My soul be ransom for her whose wine jar dwindled
My soul be the ransom for her whose wine jar dwindled
by night, while the sweet dusk of her lips diminished not.
at night, yet her lips’ sweetest dusky hue did not diminish.
جادتshe gave generously لناto us بالكأسwith the cup ناقصةًless than full ولوand had
جادت لنا بالكأس ناقصةً ولو
تمتbeen full لبتُّI would have spent the night كماas يبيتspends the night الأعزبthe bachelor
تمت لبتُّ كما يبيت الأعزب
She lavished on us a cup not quite full; and had it
She generously gave us the cup, less than full; and had it
been filled, I would have passed the night as a bachelor does.
been full, I would have spent the night as a bachelor does.
Sol 6.1