وَكَأسٍand a cup سَباهاcarried it off البَحرُthe sea مِنfrom أَرضِthe land of بابِلٍBabylon
وَكَأسٍ سَباها البَحرُ مِن أَرضِ بابِلٍ
كَرِقَّةِlike the delicacy of ماءِthe water of المُزنِrain clouds فيin الأَعيُنِthe eyes النُجلِwide
كَرِقَّةِ ماءِ المُزنِ في الأَعيُنِ النُجلِ
And a cup the sea carried off from the land of Babylon,
as delicate as rainwater in wide eyes.
إِذاwhen شَجَّهاhe dilutes it الساقيthe cupbearer حَسِبتَyou would reckon حَبابَهاits bubbles
إِذا شَجَّها الساقي حَسِبتَ حَبابَها
عُيونَthe eyes of الدَباyoung locusts مِنfrom تَحتِbeneath أَجنِحَةِthe wings of النَملِthe ants
عُيونَ الدَبا مِن تَحتِ أَجنِحَةِ النَملِ
When the cupbearer dilutes it, you would take its bubbles
for the eyes of young locusts beneath the wings of ants.
Sol 6.1