تَرَكتُ الطِلا أَو لَستُ أَقرَبُ شُربَهُ

تَرَكتُ الطِلا أَو لَستُ أَقرَبُ شُربَهُ

وَما راحَتي في أَن أَسُرُّ الأَعادِيا

وَما راحَتي في أَن أَسُرُّ الأَعادِيا

I have given up wine—or I no longer go near drinking it.

I have left wine, or am I not closer to drinking it,

I have forsaken the wine, and draw not near its cup,

And what comfort is there for me in gladdening my enemies?

And I have no tranquility in harming enemies,

For I find no solace in the pleasure of my foes.

وَلَكِن أَخوها مِن زَبيبٍ مُعَتَّقٍ

وَلَكِن أَخوها مِن زَبيبٍ مُعَتَّقٍ

يُمَنّيكَ إِن أَكثَرتَ مِنهُ الأَمانِيا

يُمَنّيكَ إِن أَكثَرتَ مِنهُ الأَمانِيا

But its brother, made from aged raisins,

But its brother made from aged raisins,

Instead I choose its kin, brewed from aged raisins,

fills you with hopes if you drink much of it.

Promises you, if you have high hopes,

That stirs up fondest hopes if you but drink your fill.

أَخو الخَمرِ مِن عُنقودِها غَيرَ أَنَّهُم

أَخو الخَمرِ مِن عُنقودِها غَيرَ أَنَّهُم

إِذا قَطَعوهُ جَفَّفوهُ لَيالِيا

إِذا قَطَعوهُ جَفَّفوهُ لَيالِيا

A brother to wine, from its grape cluster, except that they

The brother of wine from its bunches, except that they

It is the brother of wine, born of the selfsame grape,

dry it for nights after cutting it off.

When picking it, dry it for nights

Save that when they cut it, they dried it many nights.