أَقولُ لَهُ وَقَد حَيّا بِكَأسٍ

أَقولُ لَهُ وَقَد حَيّا بِكَأسٍ

لَها مِن مِسكِ ريقَتِهِ خِتامُ

لَها مِن مِسكِ ريقَتِهِ خِتامُ

I say to him, as he offers me a cup,

I say to him, as he offers a cup in greeting,

I spoke to him as he greeted me with a cup

sealed with musk from the nectar of his mouth:

whose seal is the musk of his saliva:

That bore the musky seal of his lips:

أَمِن خَدَّيكَ يعصرُ قالَ كَلّا

أَمِن خَدَّيكَ يعصرُ قالَ كَلّا

مَتى عُصِرَت مِنَ الوَردِ المُدامُ

مَتى عُصِرَت مِنَ الوَردِ المُدامُ

“Is it pressed from your cheeks?” He says, “No—

“Is it pressed from your cheeks?” He says, “No—

"Is this pressed from your cheeks?" He answered, "Nay,

when was wine ever pressed from roses?”

when was wine ever pressed from roses?”

For when was wine ever pressed from roses?"