راحٌwine إذاwhen عَلَتِrose above الأكفَّthe palms كؤوسُهاits cups
راحٌ إذا عَلَتِ الأكفَّ كؤوسُها
فكأنهاso it seems منfrom دونهاwithout them فيin الراحِthe palms
فكأنها من دونها في الراحِ
Wine—when its cups rise above the palms—
The darkness, when their cups are raised on high,
seems to lie in the palms with no cups between.
Is as the glowing day in radiancy.
وكأنَّهاand it is as though الكاساتُthe cups ممّاfrom what حولهاsurrounds them
وكأنَّها الكاساتُ ممّا حولها
منof نورِهاits light يَسبَهنَthey swim (apparently يسبحن) فيin ضَحضاحِa shallow pool
من نورِها يَسبَهنَ في ضَحضاحِ
And the cups seem, surrounded
And round about their goblets seems to shine
by its light, to swim in a shallow pool.
A gleam as of the morning's glancing eye.
لوif بُثَّwere spread فيin غَسَقِthe gloom of الظلامdarkness شُعاعُهاits radiance
لو بُثَّ في غَسَقِ الظلام شُعاعُها
طلعَwould rise المساءُthe evening بغُرَّةِwith the bright brow of الإصباحِdawn
طلعَ المساءُ بغُرَّةِ الإصباحِ
Were its radiance spread through the gloom of darkness,
If in the gloaming their bright beams were shed,
evening would rise with the bright brow of dawn.
The dawn o'er heav'n its light would cast as high.
نَفَضَتit scattered علىover الأجسامthe bodies ناضِعَbrilliant لونِهاits color
نَفَضَت على الأجسام ناضِعَ لونِها
وَسَرَتand it flowed بلذَّتهاwith its delight إلىinto الأرواحِthe souls
وَسَرَت بلذَّتها إلى الأرواحِ
It scattered its brilliant color over bodies,
Their tints on bodies living lustre fling,
and flowed with its delight into souls.
And with delight the very soul supply.