ألَمdid ... not? تَرَنيyou see me وَدَّعتُI bade farewell to ماwhat كنتُI used to أشربُdrink
ألَم تَرَني وَدَّعتُ ما كنتُ أشربُ
منof الخمرthe wine إذnow that رأسيmy head لَكَfor you الخيرُgoodness أشيبُgray-haired
من الخمر إذ رأسي لَكَ الخيرُ أشيبُ
Have you not seen me bid farewell to what I used to drink
of wine, now that my head is gray—may good be yours?
وكنتُand I used to أروِّيdrench هامَتيthe crown of my head منwith عُقارهاits potent wine
وكنتُ أروِّي هامَتي من عُقارها
إذِwhen الحدُّthe prescribed punishment مأخوذٌenforced وإذand when أناI أُضرَبُam beaten
إذِ الحدُّ مأخوذٌ وإذ أنا أُضرَبُ
And I used to drench the crown of my head with its potent wine,
when the prescribed punishment was enforced and when I was beaten.
فلمّاso when دَرَواthey warded off عنِّيfrom me الحدودَthe prescribed punishments تركتُهاI gave it up
فلمّا دَرَوا عنِّي الحدودَ تركتُها
وأضمرتُand I inwardly intended فيهاconcerning it الخيرَgood والخيرُand good يُطلَبُis sought
وأضمرتُ فيها الخيرَ والخيرُ يُطلَبُ
So when they lifted the prescribed punishments from me, I gave it up,
and resolved on good concerning it—for good is to be sought.
وقالand said ليَto me النَدمانُthe drinking companion لماwhen تركتُهاI gave it up
وقال ليَ النَدمانُ لما تركتُها
أألجِدُّis it earnestness? هذاthis مِنكَfrom you أمor أنتَyou تَلعبُare playing
أألجِدُّ هذا مِنكَ أم أنتَ تَلعبُ
And the drinking companion said to me when I gave it up:
"Are you serious about this, or are you playing?"
وقالواand they said عجيبٌstrange تركُكَyour giving up اليومَtoday قهوةًwine
وقالوا عجيبٌ تركُكَ اليومَ قهوةً
كأنَيas though I were مجنونmad وجِلديَand my skin أجربُscabby
كأنَي مجنون وجِلديَ أجربُ
And they said, "Your giving up wine today is strange!"
As though I were mad and my skin were scabby.
سأتركُهاI shall give it up للهِfor God's sake ثمthen أذُّمهاI denounce it
سأتركُها للهِ ثم أذُّمها
وأهجرُهاand I forsake it فيin بيتهاits house حيثُwhere تُشرَبُit is drunk
وأهجرُها في بيتها حيثُ تُشرَبُ
I shall give it up for God's sake, then denounce it,
and forsake it in its house, where it is drunk.