وَأَخجلهاand embarrassed her البِرازُexposure فَألبَستهاso clothed her
وَأَخجلها البِرازُ فَألبَستها
يَدُhand الساقيthe cupbearer منof الحَبَبِbubbles القناعاthe veil
يَدُ الساقي من الحَبَبِ القناعا
And exposure made her blush, so she was clothed
Shame made her blush, so the cupbearer dressed her
by the cupbearer’s hand in a veil of bubbles.
In a veil of bubbles. He stirred her essence into the cup
وَعَصفَرand yellowed مَزجُهاher dilution فيin الكأسِthe cup حَتّىso that
وَعَصفَر مَزجُها في الكأسِ حَتّى
كَأَنَّas though الماءَthe water أَفزَعَهاfrightened her وَراعاand alarmed
كَأَنَّ الماءَ أَفزَعَها وَراعا
And mixing her in the cup turned her yellow, so that
Until she seemed frightened by the water, shy.
it was as though the water had frightened and alarmed her.
Once she was a conqueror - how can she now
وَكانَتand she was قَبلُbefore فاتِكَةًdeadly فأنّىso how
وَكانَت قَبلُ فاتِكَةً فأنّى
وَقَدand already قُتِلَتshe was slain تُقتّلُناshe keeps killing us خِداعاby deceit
وَقَد قُتِلَت تُقتّلُنا خِداعا
And she had been deadly before; how, then,
Be slain, yet still slay us with her glances?
though she has been slain, does she keep killing us by deceit?
Partial English translation: 5 of 6 Arabic lines translated.