سقياًMay rain bless لأياميfor my days التيwhich سلفتhave passed
سقياً لأيامي التي سلفت
ماwhat lies بينَbetween ذاكَthat النعيمbliss والمرَحand merriment
ما بينَ ذاكَ النعيم والمرَح
May rain bless those days of mine now past,
May rain bless my days gone by,
spent amid such bliss and merriment—
Between that bliss and merriment.
لاnot ينزلdescends الدهرtime عنfrom يديmy hand قدَماًa step
لا ينزل الدهر عن يدي قدَماً
كأننيas though I were صورةٌan image علىon قدَحِa goblet
كأنني صورةٌ على قدَحِ
Time never lets a goblet leave my hand,
Time never steps down from my hand,
as though I were a figure painted on a goblet.
As though I were an image on a goblet.
