وَشَمولٍand wine أَرَّقَهاmade it fine الدّهُرtime حَتّىuntil
وَشَمولٍ أَرَّقَها الدّهُر حَتّى
ماnot تُوارىis concealed قَداتُهاits mote بِلَبوسِby a covering
ما تُوارى قَداتُها بِلَبوسِ
And wine that time has made so fine
that no covering conceals its mote;
وَردَةُrose-red اللَونِin color فيin خُدودِthe cheeks of النَدامىdrinking companions
وَردَةُ اللَونِ في خُدودِ النَدامى
وَهيَand it صَفراءُyellow فيin خُدودِthe cheeks of الكُؤوسِthe cups
وَهيَ صَفراءُ في خُدودِ الكُؤوسِ
rose-red in the cheeks of drinking companions,
yet yellow in the cheeks of cups.
وَكَأَنَّand as though الشُعاعَthe radiance مِنهاfrom it عَلىupon الكفَْthe palm (first part)
وَكَأَنَّ الشُعاعَ مِنها عَلى الكفَْ
فِ(completes ‘palm’) جِسادٌsaffron عَلىupon مَداكِthe grinding stone of عَروسِa bride
فِ جِسادٌ عَلى مَداكِ عَروسِ
And its radiance upon the palm is like
saffron on a bride’s grinding stone.
لَطُفَتit grew subtle فَاِغتَدَتso it became تَحِلُّdwelling فيin الأَجthe bodies (first part)
لَطُفَت فَاِغتَدَت تَحِلُّ في الأَج
سادِ(completes ‘bodies’) مِنbecause of لُطفِهاits subtlety مَحَلَّthe place of النُفوسِsouls
سادِ مِن لُطفِها مَحَلَّ النُفوسِ
It grew so subtle that it came to dwell in bodies,
through its subtlety, in the place of souls.
Translation model: Sol 6.1