والبدرand the full moon يزهرshines فيin السماءthe sky كأنهas though it were
والبدر يزهر في السماء كأنه
وحبهand his beloved الذيwhom أهوىI love ولاand does not يهوانيlove me
وحبه الذي أهوى ولا يهواني
And the full moon gleams in the sky, as though it were
his beloved, whom I love, though he does not love me.
والكاسand the cup دائرةpassing round بكفin the hand of مقرطقone wearing a short tunic
والكاس دائرة بكف مقرطق
خنثeffeminate in الكلامspeech مفترlanguid in الأجفانthe eyelids
خنث الكلام مفتر الأجفان
And the cup passes round in the hand of one wearing a short tunic,
Effeminate in speech, with languid eyelids.
لمdid not أنسI forget ليلتناour night بهwith him ياليتهاoh, would that it
لم أنس ليلتنا به ياليتها
دامتhad lasted فكانتand thus had been مدتيmy lifespan وزمانيand my days
دامت فكانت مدتي وزماني
I have not forgotten our night with him—would that it
Had lasted, and thus been my lifespan and all my days.
Translation model: Sol 6.1