إِنَّماindeed, only العَيشُlife مُدامٌwine أَحمَرُred
إِنَّما العَيشُ مُدامٌ أَحمَرُ
قامَrose يَسقيهِto pour it غُلامٌa youth أَحوَرُwide-eyed
قامَ يَسقيهِ غُلامٌ أَحوَرُ
Life is nothing but red wine.
A wide-eyed youth rose to pour it.
وَعَلىand upon الأَقداحِthe goblets وَالأَدواحِand the trees مِنfrom
وَعَلى الأَقداحِ وَالأَدواحِ مِن
حَبَبٍbubbles نورٌblossoms وَتُبرٌand gold أَصفَرُyellow
حَبَبٍ نورٌ وَتُبرٌ أَصفَرُ
And on the goblets and the trees, from
Bubbles, come blossoms and yellow gold.
فَكَأَنَّso it is as though الدَوحَthe tree كاسٌa goblet أَزبَدَتfoamed
فَكَأَنَّ الدَوحَ كاسٌ أَزبَدَت
وَكَأَنَّand it is as though الكاسَthe goblet دَوحٌa tree مُزهِرُflowering
وَكَأَنَّ الكاسَ دَوحٌ مُزهِرُ
The tree seems a goblet brimming with foam,
And the goblet seems a flowering tree.
Translation model: Sol 6