شربُdrinking المحرمِwhat is forbidden فيin المحرَّمِMuharram سُنّةٌa tradition
شربُ المحرمِ في المحرَّمِ سُنّةٌ
فانشَطْso rouse yourself لهُfor it وامسحand wipe away عنِfrom العينِthe eye السِّنَهْdrowsiness
فانشَطْ لهُ وامسح عنِ العينِ السِّنَهْ
Drinking what is forbidden in Muharram is a tradition.
Drinking wine in Muharram is recommended
So rouse yourself for it, and wipe drowsiness from your eye.
Then be lively towards it and wipe the speck from the eye's tooth
وإذاand if تلاسَنَtrades insults فيin ملامكreproaching you حاسِدٌan envious man
وإذا تلاسَنَ في ملامك حاسِدٌ
فالحَضْرميَّةُthen the Hadrami sandal فيon قَفاهُthe back of his neck مُلسّنَهْtongue-shaped
فالحَضْرميَّةُ في قَفاهُ مُلسّنَهْ
And if an envious man trades insults while reproaching you,
And if an envier finds faults in your ornaments
Then the tongue-shaped Hadrami sandal is for the back of his neck.
Then Hijazi scimitar on his nape is sharpened