شربتَyou drank مُدامةًwine وسَقْيتَand you served خلاvinegar
شربتَ مُدامةً وسَقْيتَ خلا
لقدindeed جاوزتyou surpassed فيin اللؤمmeanness اللئاماthe mean-spirited
لقد جاوزت في اللؤم اللئاما
You drank wine and served vinegar.
Indeed, you surpassed the mean-spirited in meanness.
شراباًa drink كانwas للمقرورfor the shivering man دهراًfor a long time
شراباً كان للمقرور دهراً
فَجرّعَso it made swallow منwhoever يُسَقّاهis given it to drink الحماماdeath
فَجرّعَ من يُسَقّاه الحماما
A drink that had long belonged to the shivering man,
And made whoever was served it swallow death.
أشبّههُI liken it بوجهكto your face فهوfor it is وجهa face
أشبّههُ بوجهك فهو وجه
عَبوسٌscowling قمطريرٌgrim لنwill never يُراماbe sought
عَبوسٌ قمطريرٌ لن يُراما
I liken it to your face, for yours is a face
Scowling, grim, never to be sought.