وَخَمرٍand wine كَعَينِlike the eye of الديكِthe rooster صَبَّحتُI drank in the morning سِحرَةًbefore dawn
وَخَمرٍ كَعَينِ الديكِ صَبَّحتُ سِحرَةً
وَقَدand already هَمَّwas poised نَجمُthe star of اللَيلِthe night بِالخَفَقانِto set
وَقَد هَمَّ نَجمُ اللَيلِ بِالخَفَقانِ
And wine like a rooster's eye I drank before dawn,
I drank wine at dawn, clear as a rooster's eye,
And wine like the rooster's eye I greeted at first light,
while the star of night was about to set.
As the star of night fluttered as if about to set.
While the star of the night prepared to fade away.
نَدَبتُI summoned لَهاfor it الخَمّارَthe wine merchant فَانصاعَso he went off مُسرِعاًhurriedly
نَدَبتُ لَها الخَمّارَ فَانصاعَ مُسرِعاً
إِلىto عِدَّةٍan array مِنof حَنتَمٍgreen-glazed jars وَدِنانِand wine vats
إِلى عِدَّةٍ مِن حَنتَمٍ وَدِنانِ
I summoned the wine merchant for it, and he hurried off
I summoned the tavern keeper and he hastened
I summoned the vintner for it, and he turned in haste,
to an array of green-glazed jars and wine vats.
To bring a selection of jugs and flasks.
Toward a supply of glazed green jars and earthen casks.
دِراسَتُهُhis reading الإِنجيلُthe Gospel حَولَaround دِنانِهِhis wine jars
دِراسَتُهُ الإِنجيلُ حَولَ دِنانِهِ
بَصيرٌskilled بِبَذلِin dispensing الدِنِّthe wine jar وَالكَيَلانِand measuring out
بَصيرٌ بِبَذلِ الدِنِّ وَالكَيَلانِ
His reading was the Gospel, beside his wine jars;
His bible is the jug; he's well versed
His study is the Gospel amidst his wine-vessels,
he was skilled in dispensing the jar's wine and measuring it out.
In giving out drinks and taking payment.
Skilled in broaching the jar and wielding the measure.
فَوَدَّجَهاthen he slit its jugular veins مِنfrom جانِبَيهاits two sides كِلَيهُماboth of them
فَوَدَّجَها مِن جانِبَيها كِلَيهُما
فَلِلَّهِand, by God ماذاwhat أَبرَزَbrought forth الوَدَجانِthe two jugular veins
فَلِلَّهِ ماذا أَبرَزَ الوَدَجانِ
Then he slit its jugular veins on both sides—
He shoved the flasks in on either side of him
He pierced its jugular veins from both its sides,
and, by God, what those two veins brought forth!
By God, what a sight those flasks made!
And by God, what a flow those two veins brought forth!
سُخامِيَّةٌsilky-smooth لَمnot يَقطَعِbreak السِنُّage مَتنَهاits back
سُخامِيَّةٌ لَم يَقطَعِ السِنُّ مَتنَها
لَهاfor it مُذsince ثَوَتit settled فيin دَنِّهاits wine jar سَنَتانِtwo years
لَها مُذ ثَوَت في دَنِّها سَنَتانِ
A silky wine, whose back age had not broken;
An ancient skin not worn down by years
A soft vintage whose body time has not broken,
two years had passed since it settled in its jar.
Sporting two spouts since it was first stitched.
For it has dwelt within its cask for two years.
تَرىyou see الكَأسَthe cup فيin كَفِّthe palm of المُديرِthe cup-passer كَأَنَّهاas though it were
تَرى الكَأسَ في كَفِّ المُديرِ كَأَنَّها
عَلىupon راحَتَيهِhis two palms كَوكَبُthe star الدَبَرانِAldebaran
عَلى راحَتَيهِ كَوكَبُ الدَبَرانِ
You see the cup in the cup-passer's hand, as though it were
The cup in the barman's hand is like
You see the cup in the hand of the one pouring it,
the star Aldebaran upon his two palms.
A planet resting in the grip of fate.
As though the star Aldebaran rested upon his palms.
إِذاwhen شَجَّهاhe dilutes it الساقيthe cupbearer بِماءٍwith water رَأَيتَهاyou see it
إِذا شَجَّها الساقي بِماءٍ رَأَيتَها
مُكَلَّلَةَcrowned الأُعلىthe top بِطَوقِwith a necklace of جُمانِpearls
مُكَلَّلَةَ الأُعلى بِطَوقِ جُمانِ
When the cupbearer dilutes it with water, you see it
When the cupbearer splashes it with water, you see it
When the cupbearer breaks its strength with water, you see it
crowned at the top with a necklace of pearls.
Crowned at the top with a ring of foam.
Crowned at the top with a collar of pearls.
وَقَدand already دارَwent round ساقيهاits cupbearer بِهاwith it ذاwearing قُراطِقٍshort tunics
وَقَد دارَ ساقيها بِها ذا قُراطِقٍ
تُناطُare fastened بِأَعلىat the upper part of ساعِدٍa forearm وَبَنانِand fingertips
تُناطُ بِأَعلى ساعِدٍ وَبَنانِ
And its cupbearer went round with it, wearing short tunics
The cupbearer turned it with practiced flicks
Its bearer circulated with it, wearing fine tunics
fastened at the upper forearm and fingertips.
Of his wrist and fingers.
Draped from the upper arm down to the fingertips.
فَيَأخُذُso it takes مِنهاfrom it لَونُهُhis complexion بَعضَsome of لَونِهاits color
فَيَأخُذُ مِنها لَونُهُ بَعضَ لَونِها
فَلَوناهُماso their two colors فيin الخَدِّthe cheek يَطَّرِدانِcourse together
فَلَوناهُما في الخَدِّ يَطَّرِدانِ
So his complexion takes from it some of its color,
It takes on some of his colour
So his complexion takes from it a share of its color,
and their two colors course together in his cheek.
And both their hues on his cheek flow as one.
And their two colors race together upon the cheek.