أرقتI shed دماblood أرجوI hope for الشفاءhealing وإنماand only
أرقت دما أرجو الشفاء وإنما
بكأسwith a cup مدامwine منwhoever أراقshed دماblood يشفىis healed
بكأس مدام من أراق دما يشفى
I shed blood, hoping for healing; yet only
I was sleepless, hoping for remedy, though
with a cup of wine is one who has shed blood healed.
A cup of wine from the one who shed blood brings healing.
فجدso give generously ليto me بهاwith it صرفاunmixed إذاwhen ماemphatic particle مزجنهاthey mix it
فجد لي بها صرفا إذا ما مزجنها
أتاحتit allowed لصرفto the reversals of الدهرtime منfrom راحتيmy ease صرفاa turning away
أتاحت لصرف الدهر من راحتي صرفا
So give it generously to me unmixed; whenever they mix it,
So bring it to me pure when it is mixed -
it lets time’s reversals turn me away from my ease.
It will provide respite from the vicissitudes of fate for me.
فماfor ... not الجودgenerosity إلاexcept أنto تجودyou give generously بقهوةwith wine
فما الجود إلا أن تجود بقهوة
وماand ... not الظرفrefinement إلاexcept أنto تكبرyou enlarge ليfor me الظرفاthe vessel
وما الظرف إلا أن تكبر لي الظرفا
For generosity is nothing but your being generous with wine,
Generosity is to give coffee freely,
and refinement is nothing but your enlarging the vessel for me.
And nobility is to pour me a large cup.