خذtake منfrom الدنياthis world فإنfor indeed الthe (article attached to 'death')
خذ من الدنيا فإن ال
موتdeath لاno شكّdoubt سيأتيwill come
موت لا شكّ سيأتي
Take from this world, for
Take from life while you can
death will surely come.
For death, without doubt, will come
واسقنيهاand give it to me to drink بينbetween ناولhand over
واسقنيها بين ناول
نيto me وخذهاand take it ثمthen هاتbring it
ني وخذها ثم هات
And give it to me to drink, between 'Hand it
Hand me a cup that I may drink
to me' and 'take it,' then 'bring it.'
Then take it and bring some more
خمرةwine منfrom عنبgrapes الشal-Sha- (beginning of al-Shahur)
خمرة من عنب الش
حور-hur (completes al-Shahur) منfrom شطriverbank الفراتthe Euphrates
حور من شط الفرات
Wine from the grapes of al-Sha-
A wine made from the grapes
hur, from the bank of the Euphrates.
Of Houris by Euphrates' shore
إنماnothing but الدنياthis world حديثa tale
إنما الدنيا حديث
بينbetween موتdeath وعداتand promises
بين موت وعدات
This world is but a tale
For life is but a tale
between death and promises.
Of death and transient joy