شُغِلُتI was absorbed بلّذةِin the pleasure of القُبَلِkisses
شُغِلُت بلّذةِ القُبَلِ
وَوَعْدِand the promise of الكُتْبletters والرُّسُلِand messengers
وَوَعْدِ الكُتْب والرُّسُلِ
I was absorbed in the pleasure of kisses,
and the promise of letters and messengers,
ومعشوقٍand a beloved يُواصِلنيgrants me union
ومعشوقٍ يُواصِلني
بلاwithout مَطْلٍdelay ولاand without عِلَلexcuses
بلا مَطْلٍ ولا عِلَل
and a beloved who grants me union
without delay or excuses.
أتىhe came عجِلاًin haste يِطيرflies بهwith him
أتى عجِلاً يِطير به
جناحthe wing of الخوفِfear والوجَلِand dread
جناح الخوفِ والوجَلِ
He came in haste, borne aloft by
the wing of fear and dread;
وندمانٍand a drinking companion يساعِدنيhelps me
وندمانٍ يساعِدني
ويَسقِينيand gives me drink ويشربand drinks ليfor my sake
ويَسقِيني ويشرب لي
and a drinking companion who aids me
and gives me drink and drinks for my sake:
مُضَرَّجَةًcrimson إذاif أَضْرَمْkindle (continued in the next line)
مُضَرَّجَةً إذا أَضْرَمْ
تَهاyou … it (suffixes completing the preceding verb) ترمِيكit pelts you بالشُّعلِwith flames
تَها ترمِيك بالشُّعلِ
crimson wine—if you kindle
it, it hurls flames at you;
مُوَرَّدَةًrose-red إذاwhen مُزِجَتْit is mixed
مُوَرَّدَةً إذا مُزِجَتْ
كَوردِlike the rose of الخدّthe cheek مِنfrom خَجلِbashfulness
كَوردِ الخدّ مِن خَجلِ
rose-red when mixed,
like the rose upon a cheek flushed with bashfulness.
Sol 6.1