أَلاcome now عَلِّلانيyou two, ply me with drink وَالمعلَّلُand the one plied with drink أَروَحُmore at ease
أَلا عَلِّلاني وَالمعلَّلُ أَروَحُ
وَيَنطِقُand speaks ماwhatever شاءَit wishes اللِسانُthe tongue المسَرَّحُunbridled
وَيَنطِقُ ما شاءَ اللِسانُ المسَرَّحُ
Come, you two, ply me with drink; one so plied is more at ease.
And the unbridled tongue says whatever it wishes.
بِإِجّانَةٍwith a basin لَوif أَنَّهُthat it خَرَّfell بازِلٌa full-grown camel
بِإِجّانَةٍ لَو أَنَّهُ خَرَّ بازِلٌ
مِنَof البُختِthe Bactrian camels فيهاinto it ظَلَّkept on لِلشقِّtoward the side يَسبَحُswimming
مِنَ البُختِ فيها ظَلَّ لِلشقِّ يَسبَحُ
With a basin—were a full-grown camel to fall
Into it—a Bactrian—it would keep swimming toward the rim.