قَامَhe stood مِثْلَlike الغُصُنِthe bough المَيْthe swaying (word begins)
قَامَ مِثْلَ الغُصُنِ المَيْ
يادِswaying (word continues) فيin غَضِّtender freshness الشَّبابِyouth
يادِ في غَضِّ الشَّبابِ
He rose like a swaying bough,
He stood like a swaying bough,
in the fresh bloom of youth,
in the tender bloom of youth,
يمزجhe mixes الخمرthe wine لناfor us بالصْwith the clear portion (word begins)
يمزج الخمر لنا بالصْ
صفْوِclear portion (word continues) مِنْof مَاءِwater الرُّضابِsaliva
صفْوِ مِنْ مَاءِ الرُّضابِ
mingling the wine for us with the pure essence
mixing wine for us with
of the nectar of his lips.
the clear liquid of saliva.
فكَأَنَّso it is as though الكَأْسَthe cup لَمّاwhen
فكَأَنَّ الكَأْسَ لَمّا
ضَحِكَتْit smiled تَحْتَbeneath الحبابِthe bubbles
ضَحِكَتْ تَحْتَ الحبابِ
So the goblet seemed, when
So it was as though the cup, when
it smiled beneath the bubbles,
it smiled beneath the bubbles,
وجْنَةٌa cheek حَمْراءُred لاحَتْappeared
وجْنَةٌ حَمْراءُ لاحَتْ
لَكَto you مِنْfrom تَحْتِbeneath النِّقابِthe veil
لَكَ مِنْ تَحْتِ النِّقابِ
a crimson cheek appearing
were a red cheek that appeared
to you from beneath the veil.
to you from beneath the veil.
