وَيعجبنيand delights me رَشفُsipping تِلكَthose الشِفاهِlips
وَيعجبني رَشفُ تِلكَ الشِفاهِ
وَعَضُّand biting الخُدودِthe cheeks وَهَصرُand clasping القوامthe figure
وَعَضُّ الخُدودِ وَهَصرُ القوام
And I delight in sipping those lips,
And I love a sip from those lips
And biting the cheeks and clasping the figure—
And the bite of cheeks and slenderness of figure
مَحاسنُbeauties فاقَتsurpassed قَضيبَthe branch of الأَراكthe arak tree
مَحاسنُ فاقَت قَضيبَ الأَراك
وَوَردَand the roses of الرياضthe gardens وَكَأسَand the cup of المدامwine
وَوَردَ الرياض وَكَأسَ المدام
Beauties surpassing the arak branch,
Beauties surpassed a fresh twig
And the gardens’ roses and the cup of wine.
And flowers of gardens and a cup of wine