هَتَفَcalled out الصُّبْحُthe dawn بِالدُّجىto the darkness فاسْقِنيهاso give it to me to drink
هَتَفَ الصُّبْحُ بِالدُّجى فاسْقِنيها
قَهْوَةًwine تَتْرُكُleaves الحَليمَthe prudent man سَفيهاfoolish
قَهْوَةً تَتْرُكُ الحَليمَ سَفيها
Dawn has called to the darkness—so give it to me to drink:
Wine that leaves the prudent man foolish.
لَسْتَyou do not تَدْريknow لِرِقَّةٍbecause of delicacy وصَفاءٍand clarity
لَسْتَ تَدْري لِرِقَّةٍ وصَفاءٍ
هيit فيin كَأْسِهاits cup أَمْor الكَأْسُthe cup فيهاin it
هي في كَأْسِها أَمْ الكَأْسُ فيها
You cannot tell, because of its delicacy and clarity,
Whether it is in its cup or the cup is in it.