وَمُقعَدِand a crippled man قَومٍof a tribe قَدindeed مَشىhas walked مِنbecause of شَرابِناour wine
وَمُقعَدِ قَومٍ قَد مَشى مِن شَرابِنا
وَأَعمىand a blind man سَقَيناهُwe gave him to drink ثَلاثاًthree cups فَأَبصَراso he could see
وَأَعمى سَقَيناهُ ثَلاثاً فَأَبصَرا
Many a crippled man in a company has walked, thanks to our wine;
And a tribe's cripple has walked thanks to our wine;
and a blind man—we gave him three draughts, and he regained his sight.
And a blind man—we gave him three cups, and he could see.
شَراباًa wine كَريحِlike the scent of العَنبرِambergris الوَردِrose-red ريحُهُits scent
شَراباً كَريحِ العَنبرِ الوَردِ ريحُهُ
وَمَسحوقَand powdered هِندِيٍّIndian مِنَof المِسكِmusk أَذفَراintensely fragrant
وَمَسحوقَ هِندِيٍّ مِنَ المِسكِ أَذفَرا
A wine whose scent is like that of rose-red ambergris,
A wine whose scent is like that of rose-red ambergris
and like richly fragrant Indian musk ground to powder;
and intensely fragrant, powdered Indian musk.
مِنَfrom among الفَتَياتِthe young maidens الغُرِّthe fair مِنfrom أَرضِthe land of بابِلٍBabylon
مِنَ الفَتَياتِ الغُرِّ مِن أَرضِ بابِلٍ
إِذاwhen صَبَّهاhe pours it الحانِيُّthe tavern-keeper فيinto الكَأسِthe cup كَبَّراhe cries 'God is great!'
إِذا صَبَّها الحانِيُّ في الكَأسِ كَبَّرا
one of the radiant maidens from the land of Babylon.
One of the fair young maidens from the land of Babylon;
Whenever the vintner pours her into the cup, he cries, “Allāhu akbar!”
When the tavern-keeper pours it into the cup, he cries, 'God is great!'
لَهاit has مِنof زُجاجِglass الشامِSyria عُنقٌa neck غَريبَةٌunusual
لَها مِن زُجاجِ الشامِ عُنقٌ غَريبَةٌ
تَأَنَّقَworked with exquisite care فيهاon it صانِعٌa craftsman وَتَحَيَّراand was amazed
تَأَنَّقَ فيها صانِعٌ وَتَحَيَّرا
She has a wondrous neck of Syrian glass,
It has an unusual neck of Syrian glass;
on which a craftsman lavished his art, then stood amazed.
A craftsman worked it with exquisite care, and was amazed.
ذَخائِرُtreasures فِرعَونَof Pharaoh الَّتيwhich جُبِيَتwere gathered لَهُfor him
ذَخائِرُ فِرعَونَ الَّتي جُبِيَت لَهُ
وَكُلٌّand each يُسَمّىis called بِالعَتيقِas 'the ancient' مُشَهَّراrenowned
وَكُلٌّ يُسَمّى بِالعَتيقِ مُشَهَّرا
She is among Pharaoh’s treasures, amassed for him—
Treasures of Pharaoh, which were gathered for him,
and everyone calls her “the ancient,” famed far and wide.
And each is renowned as 'the ancient.'
إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle رَآهاhe sees it بَعدَafter إِنقاءِthorough cleansing غُسلِهاits washing
إِذا ما رَآها بَعدَ إِنقاءِ غُسلِها
تَدورُit passes round عَلَيناamong us صائِمُthe fasting man القَومِof the company أَفطَراbreaks his fast
تَدورُ عَلَينا صائِمُ القَومِ أَفطَرا
Whenever he sees her, spotless after washing,
When he sees it, after it has been washed spotless,
circling among us, the fasting man of the company breaks his fast.
passing round among us, the fasting man of the company breaks his fast.
