ومشمولةٍand wine cooled by the north wind قدindeed هامwas smitten كسرىKisra بكأسهاwith its cup
ومشمولةٍ قد هام كسرى بكأسها
فاضحىso he began يناديcalling out وهوwhile he فيهاin it مصورwas depicted
فاضحى ينادي وهو فيها مصور
And a wine cooled by the north wind—Kisra was smitten with its cup.
A moonlit night when Kisra became drunk from her cup
So he began calling out, depicted within it:
And began to call out though transfixed by her image
وقفتI stood لشوقيbecause of my longing منfrom وراءbehind زجاجةٍa glass vessel
وقفت لشوقي من وراء زجاجةٍ
إلىtoward الدارthe house منout of فرطِthe intensity of الصبابةِpassionate longing أنظرُI gaze
إلى الدار من فرطِ الصبابةِ أنظرُ
“Out of longing I stood behind a glass vessel,
I stopped, longing, behind a glass pane
Gazing toward the house out of intense yearning.”
To look upon the house, so great was my youthful passion