وَأَهيَفٍand a slender youth قامَrose يَسقيserves drink
وَأَهيَفٍ قامَ يَسقي
وَالسُكرُand drunkenness يَعطِفُbends قَدَّهhis frame
وَالسُكرُ يَعطِفُ قَدَّه
And a slender youth rose to serve wine,
And drunkenness bent his frame.
وَقَدand already تَرَنَّحَswayed غُصناًlike a bough
وَقَد تَرَنَّحَ غُصناً
وَاِحمَرَّتِand turned red الكَأسُthe cup وُردَهhis rose
وَاِحمَرَّتِ الكَأسُ وُردَه
And he swayed like a bough,
And the cup, his rose, blushed red.
وَأَلهَبَand set aflame السُكرُdrunkenness خَدّاًa cheek
وَأَلهَبَ السُكرُ خَدّاً
أَورىkindled بِهِupon it الوَجدُlonging زَندَهits fire-stick
أَورى بِهِ الوَجدُ زَندَه
And drunkenness set a cheek aflame,
Where longing kindled its fire-stick.
فَكادَso he almost يَشرَبُdrinks نَفسيmy soul
فَكادَ يَشرَبُ نَفسي
وَكُدتُand I almost أَشرَبُdrink خَدَّهhis cheek
وَكُدتُ أَشرَبُ خَدَّه
So he almost drank my soul,
And I almost drank his cheek.
Translation model: Sol 6.1