قلTell للأولىto those who جعلواhave made القريضverse وسيلةa means
قل للأولى جعلوا القريض وسيلة
يتناظرونthey debate بهby means of it معwith المصباحal-Misbah (the lamp)
يتناظرون به مع المصباح
Tell those who have made verse a means
Tell the first one, they made drinking a means
By which they debate with al-Misbah:
Through which they gaze at the lantern
لاdo not تعجبواbe surprised منat راحةa palm صفعتslapped فتىa young man
لا تعجبوا من راحة صفعت فتى
مثلىlike me فمثلىfor one like me مغرمenamored بالراحof wine
مثلى فمثلى مغرم بالراح
Do not be surprised at a palm that slapped a young man
Marvel not at the repose of a slap on a youth
Like me—for one like me is enamored of wine.
Like me, for the like of me is enamored of rest