أَصَبتُI drank المُدامthe wine بَريقِwith the saliva of الغمامِthe clouds
أَصَبتُ المُدام بَريقِ الغمامِ
وَقَدand already زُرَّwas buttoned shut جَيبthe neckline of قَميصthe shirt of الظَلامِdarkness
وَقَد زُرَّ جَيب قَميص الظَلامِ
I drank wine with the clouds’ saliva,
And the neckline of darkness’s shirt had been buttoned shut.
فَشابَتthen grew gray نَواصيthe forelocks of الدُجىdeep darkness وآنفَرىand was rent open
فَشابَت نَواصي الدُجى وآنفَرى
عَنfrom الصُبحِdawn سِربالthe robe of ليلthe night التَمامِfull length
عَن الصُبحِ سِربال ليل التَمامِ
Then darkness’s forelocks grew gray, and there was torn away
From dawn the robe of the longest night.
حَبوتُI bestowed بِهاwith it صَحنthe bowl of قارورَةٍa glass flask
حَبوتُ بِها صَحن قارورَةٍ
فأَضحَكتُهاso I made it laugh عَنrevealing لِسانِthe tongue of الضَرامِflame
فأَضحَكتُها عَن لِسانِ الضَرامِ
I bestowed it upon the bowl of a glass flask,
So I made it laugh, revealing a tongue of flame.
يَطوفُgoes around عَليناamong us بِهاwith it أَحوَرٌa dark-eyed one
يَطوفُ عَلينا بِها أَحوَرٌ
كَعولlanguid بِعينَيهِin his eyes ثقلthe weight of المَدامِthe wine
كَعول بِعينَيهِ ثقل المَدامِ
A dark-eyed youth makes the rounds among us with it,
Languid, with the weight of wine in his eyes.
غزالٌa gazelle نَسَجناwe wove لَهُfor him حُلَّتَينِtwo robes
غزالٌ نَسَجنا لَهُ حُلَّتَينِ
مِنof الآسmyrtle والَوردِand roses فيon يَومِthe day of رامِRām
مِن الآس والَوردِ في يَومِ رامِ
A gazelle for whom we wove two robes
Of myrtle and roses on the day of Rām.