قَدindeed صَحَوناwe have sobered up عَلىover الشَرابِthe wine عَلىdespite فَرintensity (first part of فرط)
قَد صَحَونا عَلى الشَرابِ عَلى فَر
طِcompletion of فرط (“intensity”) اِشتياقٍlonging إِلَيهِfor it إِذsince أَنتَyou صاحِsober
طِ اِشتياقٍ إِلَيهِ إِذ أَنتَ صاحِ
We have sobered up over wine, despite the intensity
of longing for it, since you are sober.
غَيرbut أَنِّيthat I عُوِّضتُI was compensated مِنin place of شُربِdrinking كاسٍa cup
غَير أَنِّي عُوِّضتُ مِن شُربِ كاسٍ
قَهوَةَwine الرِّيقِof saliva فيin كؤوسِcups الأَقاحيof the daisies
قَهوَةَ الرِّيقِ في كؤوسِ الأَقاحي
Yet, instead of drinking a cup, I have been given
the wine of saliva in the cups of daisies.
ماnot فجعناwe were bereft بِالراحِof the wine كَأساًa cup بِكأسٍfor a cup
ما فجعنا بِالراحِ كَأساً بِكأسٍ
مِنfrom ثغورٍmouths فيهنَّin them راحٌwine كَراحِlike wine
مِن ثغورٍ فيهنَّ راحٌ كَراحِ
We have not been bereft of wine: a cup for a cup,
from mouths in which is wine like wine.
Sol 6.1