أَلَمhave you not تَرَناseen us نُعطيwe give الغَوايَةَwaywardness حَقَّهاits due
أَلَم تَرَنا نُعطي الغَوايَةَ حَقَّها
وَنَجريand we race مَعَwith اللَذّاتِpleasures جَريَthe racing of السَوابِقِswift steeds
وَنَجري مَعَ اللَذّاتِ جَريَ السَوابِقِ
Have you not seen us give waywardness its due,
And race with pleasures as swift steeds race,
بِمُحمَرَّةِwith reddened الأَجسادِbodies مُبيَضَّةِwhitened الذُراcrests
بِمُحمَرَّةِ الأَجسادِ مُبيَضَّةِ الذُرا
كَمِثلِjust like سَقيطِfallen droplets الطِلِّdew فَوقَupon الشَقائِقِanemones
كَمِثلِ سَقيطِ الطِلِّ فَوقَ الشَقائِقِ
With red-bodied, white-crested wine,
Like dewdrops upon anemones,
لَدىbeside الصُفرِthe yellow ones فيin أَوساطِthe centers of بيضٍwhite ones كَأَنَّهاas though they were
لَدى الصُفرِ في أَوساطِ بيضٍ كَأَنَّها
كُؤوسُcups عُقارٍwine فيin أَكُفِّthe palms of عَواتِقِmaidens
كُؤوسُ عُقارٍ في أَكُفِّ عَواتِقِ
Beside yellow blooms in the hearts of white ones, as though they were
Cups of wine in maidens’ palms?