لسْتُI am not بِنافٍa dispeller خُمارَthe hangover of مخمورِan intoxicated person
لسْتُ بِنافٍ خُمارَ مخمورِ
إلاexcept بصافيwith the clear portion of الشَّرابِthe drink مَقرورِchilled
إلا بصافي الشَّرابِ مَقرورِ
I do not dispel a drunkard's hangover
I am not one who drinks wine recklessly,
Except with a clear, chilled drink.
Except the purest drink, well-filtered.
يطيرُflies عنfrom رأسِهits head القِناعُthe veil إذاwhen
يطيرُ عن رأسِه القِناعُ إذا
نَفَّسْتَyou loosened عنهfrom it خِناقَa constricting collar مَزرورِbuttoned up
نَفَّسْتَ عنه خِناقَ مَزرورِ
The veil flies from its head when
The veil lifts from it when you release
You loosen its buttoned collar.
Its tight stopper, perfumed.
رامٍshooting بسهمٍwith an arrow كأنَّهas though it were خَصِرٌchilled
رامٍ بسهمٍ كأنَّه خَصِرٌ
وطيبِand sweet نشرٍfragrance نسيمِa breeze of كافورِcamphor
وطيبِ نشرٍ نسيمِ كافورِ
Shooting an arrow that seems chilled,
It aims like an arrow at the waist,
And sweet of scent—a breeze of camphor.
The scent of its breeze like camphor.
يَميلُleans أعلاهits top وهوwhile it is مُهتَضِبٌpouring profusely
يَميلُ أعلاه وهو مُهتَضِبٌ
كأنَّهas though it were صَولجانُa polo mallet of بَلُّورِcrystal
كأنَّه صَولجانُ بَلُّورِ
Its top leans as it pours profusely,
It tilts at the top, bent like
As though it were a polo mallet of crystal.
An icicle of crystal.