لماwhen تثنىhe swayed ثملاًdrunkenly قلتI said لاdo not
لما تثنى ثملاً قلت لا
تملlean فهذاfor this الميلleaning منقولُborrowed
تمل فهذا الميل منقولُ
When he swayed drunkenly, I said, “Do not
When you leaned back, drunk, I said "Don't tire,
lean, for this leaning is borrowed;
for this inclination has been passed down."
وأنتand you تدريknow أنthat قولword الصباthe east wind
وأنت تدري أن قول الصبا
فيin حركاتmovements الغصنthe branch مقبولثaccepted (apparent typo)
في حركات الغصن مقبولث
and you know that the east wind’s word
And you know that what the morning breeze says
is accepted in the branch’s movements.”
about the movements of the branch is accepted.