أباO father of حسنHasan خانbetrayed ذاكthat النبيthe wine (word continues next line)
أبا حسن خان ذاك النبي
ذَcompletion of 'wine' عرقٌa vein تفصَّدbled منهfrom it العروقُthe veins
ذَ عرقٌ تفصَّد منه العروقُ
O Abu Hasan, that wine was betrayed
O Abu Hasan Khan, that prophet
by a vein that set the veins bleeding.
Whose veins burst forth with sweat
غداbecame وهوwhile it ترعفbleed منهfrom it الأنوthe noses (word continues next line)
غدا وهو ترعف منه الأنو
فcompletion of 'noses' كرهاًunwillingly وتشرقand choke فيهon it الحلوقthe throats
ف كرهاً وتشرق فيه الحلوق
It has become such that noses bleed from it,
Tomorrow, while tremors shake his frame
unwillingly, and throats choke on it.
His throat parched, his bowels on fire
وروحيand my soul تتوقlongs إلىfor غيرهother than it
وروحي تتوق إلى غيره
وأنتand you إلىfor العرفkindness عنديfrom me تتوقlong
وأنت إلى العرف عندي تتوق
And my soul longs for something else,
While my soul yearns for another
and you long for a favor from me.
You long for wine, in my eyes
فصلنيso favor me بدستيجةwith a flagon عذبةsweet
فصلني بدستيجة عذبة
فإنيfor I am إليهاfor it مشوقlonging مشوقlonging
فإني إليها مشوق مشوق
So favor me with a sweet flagon,
Quench me with a sweet draft
for I long for it, long for it.
For I thirst, I thirst for it
أصلكI shall give you بدستيجةwith a flagon مثلهاlike it
أصلك بدستيجة مثلها
منof الخلvinegar تغلوfetches a high price وللخلand vinegar has سوقa market
من الخل تغلو وللخل سوق
I shall repay you with a flagon like it,
Quench yourself with a draft like it
of vinegar, fetching a high price—and vinegar has a market.
Vinegar over vinegar is sold
لاno بدescape منهاfrom it وأنتand you الذيthe one who
لا بد منها وأنت الذي
بصغرىby the smallest of أياديهhis favors تقضىare fulfilled الحقوقthe obligations
بصغرى أياديه تقضى الحقوق
I must have it, and you are the one
I must have it, and you who
by whose smallest favor obligations are fulfilled.
With your small hands collect all rights