ساقٍa cupbearer سَعىhastened لِلطّلىto the wine بِالكأسِwith the cup يَملَؤُهاhe fills it
ساقٍ سَعى لِلطّلى بِالكأسِ يَملَؤُها
صارَتit became عَلىin خَجلٍbashfulness مَلأىfull مِنَof العَرقِsweat
صارَت عَلى خَجلٍ مَلأى مِنَ العَرقِ
A cupbearer went to the vintner, bearing the cup to be filled.
A cupbearer hastened to the wine with the cup, filling it.
Bewildered by bashfulness, the cup stood brimming with sweat.
In bashfulness, it became full of sweat.
لَكِنbut حَكَتit mirrored لَونَthe color of خَدَّيهِhis two cheeks وَوَجنتهand his cheekbone
لَكِن حَكَت لَونَ خَدَّيهِ وَوَجنته
وَقَدand indeed سَقانيhe gave me drink فَلاso not أَصحوI sober up ولَمand did not أفقِI regain my senses
وَقَد سَقاني فَلا أَصحو ولَم أفقِ
Yet it mirrored his color—his cheeks and cheekbone.
Yet it mirrored the color of his cheeks and his cheekbone.
And indeed he gave me drink, so I never sober, nor have I come to my senses.
And he has given me drink, so I do not sober up, nor have I regained my senses.
