منwhoever تابَrepented عنof شُربِdrinking المُداwine (word begins)
من تابَ عن شُربِ المُدا
مِcompletion of 'wine' وعنand of مقارفةِcommitting الحرامِwhat is forbidden
مِ وعن مقارفةِ الحرامِ
If someone has repented of drinking wine
He who repents from drinking wine
and of committing what is forbidden,
And from indulging in forbidden acts
وسَمَتْand rose بهwith him النفسُthe soul العزوabstinent (word begins)
وسَمَتْ به النفسُ العزو
فُcompletion of 'abstinent' عنfrom التَّوَرُّطِentanglement فيin الأَثامِsins
فُ عن التَّوَرُّطِ في الأَثامِ
and his abstinent soul has lifted him
And resolves to avoid sins
above entanglement in sins,
And getting entangled in vices
فاستحيso be ashamed أنْto تلقاهُmeet him مُنseeking bounty (word begins)
فاستحي أنْ تلقاهُ مُن
تجعاًcompletion of 'seeking bounty' لإهداءِfor giving as a gift المُدامِwine
تجعاً لإهداءِ المُدامِ
then be ashamed to meet him seeking
Would be ashamed to meet Him
a gift of wine.
While returning to offer wine
وابنيand my son أَحقُّmore fitting بماfor what طلبsought (verb begins)
وابني أَحقُّ بما طلب
تَyou (verb suffix) لديَّfrom me منof بَلَلِmoisture الأوامِburning thirst
تَ لديَّ من بَلَلِ الأوامِ
And my son is better suited to provide what you sought
My son deserves more
from me to quench your burning thirst.
Of what I sought from cups of wine
فاستسقهِso ask him for drink فلديهِfor he has ماwhat
فاستسقهِ فلديهِ ما
يُغنيكَspares you the need عنfor سَقْيwatering الغَمامِthe clouds
يُغنيكَ عن سَقْي الغَمامِ
So ask him for drink, for he has what
Ask him, for he has enough
will leave you no need of the clouds' rain.
To suffice you instead of rainwater
واسرقْand steal منfrom الأيامِthe days حظshare (word begins)
واسرقْ من الأيامِ حظ
ظَكَyour share (word ends) منof حَلالٍwhat is lawful أوor حرامِwhat is forbidden
ظَكَ من حَلالٍ أو حرامِ
And steal from the days your share
And steal your share of days
of what is lawful or forbidden;
Be it from the lawful or the forbidden
فالدهرُfor time ليسdoes not ينامُsleep عنheedless of
فالدهرُ ليس ينامُ عن
كَyou (attached pronoun) وأنتَwhile you عنهُof it فيin منَامِsleep
كَ وأنتَ عنهُ في منَامِ
for time never sleeps heedless of
For time does not sleep
you, while you sleep heedless of it.
While you are asleep to it