إِنَّindeed كَأسَthe cup of العَجوزِthe old woman كَأسٌa cup رَواءٌthirst-quenching
إِنَّ كَأسَ العَجوزِ كَأسٌ رَواءٌ
لَيسَthere is no كَأسٌcup كَكَأسِlike the cup of أُمِّUmm (mother of) حَكيمِHakim
لَيسَ كَأسٌ كَكَأسِ أُمِّ حَكيمِ
Indeed, the old woman’s cup is a thirst-quenching cup;
no cup is like the cup of Umm Hakim.
إِنَّهاindeed, she تَشرَبُdrinks الرَسّاطونَrassātūn wine صِرفاًunmixed
إِنَّها تَشرَبُ الرَسّاطونَ صِرفاً
فيin إِناءٍa vessel مِنَof الزُجاجِglass عَظيمِgreat
في إِناءٍ مِنَ الزُجاجِ عَظيمِ
Indeed, she drinks rassātūn wine unmixed,
from a great vessel made of glass.
لَوif بِهِfrom it يَشرَبُwere to drink البَعيرُthe camel أَوِor الفيthe ele-
لَو بِهِ يَشرَبُ البَعيرُ أَوِ الفي
لُ-phant لَظَلّاboth would remain فيin سَكرَةٍdrunkenness وَغُمومِand gloom
لُ لَظَلّا في سَكرَةٍ وَغُمومِ
If a camel were to drink from it, or an ele-
phant, both would remain in drunkenness and gloom.
وَلَدَتهُshe bore him سَكرىdrunk فَلَمand so did not تُحسِنِmanage well الطَلthe child-
وَلَدَتهُ سَكرى فَلَم تُحسِنِ الطَل
قَ-birth فَوافيso he arrived لِذاكَfor that reason غَيرَnot حَليمِsensible
قَ فَوافي لِذاكَ غَيرَ حَليمِ
She bore him drunk and did not manage child-
birth well; thus he came into the world lacking good sense.
Sol 6.1