قمْrise فاسْقِنِيthen give me drink مِنْfrom يَدَيْكَyour two hands صَافَيةًclear wine
قمْ فاسْقِنِي مِنْ يَدَيْكَ صَافَيةً
خَدُّكَyour cheek يَكْسُوclothes شُعَاعَهَاits radiance لَهَباin flame
خَدُّكَ يَكْسُو شُعَاعَهَا لَهَبا
Rise, and give me clear wine from your hands.
Your cheek clothes its radiance in flame.
كَأنَّas though مَاءَwater الصَّفاءِof purity قَابَلَهَاmet it
كَأنَّ مَاءَ الصَّفاءِ قَابَلَهَا
مِنْكَfrom you ابتسامٌa smile فَمَثْلَthen mirrored الحَبَباthe bubbles
مِنْكَ ابتسامٌ فَمَثْلَ الحَبَبا
As though the water of purity were met
By a smile from you, which then mirrored the bubbles.
فَهَاso here أَنَاI am فِيin الخُضُورِthe greenery مُنْتَهزtaking advantage
فَهَا أَنَا فِي الخُضُورِ مُنْتَهز
ياO مُنْيَةَdesire النَّفْسِof the soul غَيْبَةَthe absence الرُّقَباof the watchers
يا مُنْيَةَ النَّفْسِ غَيْبَةَ الرُّقَبا
So here I am amid the greenery, taking advantage—
O desire of the soul—of the watchers’ absence.
مِنْamong عَجَبِwonders أنَّنِيthat I أَزيُدكI increase you مِنْthrough
مِنْ عَجَبِ أنَّنِي أَزيُدك مِنْ
شُرْبِيmy drinking وَسُكْرِيand my intoxication علىover قدْalready غَلَبَاhas prevailed
شُرْبِي وَسُكْرِي على قدْ غَلَبَا
It is a wonder that I increase you through
My drinking, while my intoxication has already overcome me.