وَنَديمٌand a drinking companion حُلوُsweet الشَمائِلِof manner كَالديlike a di- (beginning of ‘dinar’)
وَنَديمٌ حُلوُ الشَمائِلِ كَالدي
نارِ-nar (completing ‘dinar,’ a gold coin) مَحضُpure النِجارِlineage عَذبٌdelightful مُصَفّىrefined
نارِ مَحضُ النِجارِ عَذبٌ مُصَفّى
And a drinking companion, sweet of manner, like a di-
nar, of pure stock, delightful and refined.
لَمdid not أَزَلcease بِالخِداعِby guile أَسقيهِI give him drink حَتّىuntil
لَم أَزَل بِالخِداعِ أَسقيهِ حَتّى
وَضَعَhe set down الكَأسَthe cup مائِلاًleaning يَتَكَفّاswaying
وَضَعَ الكَأسَ مائِلاً يَتَكَفّا
I kept plying him with drink by guile, until
he set down the cup, leaning and swaying.
قُلتُI said عَبدَAbd (servant of) العَزيزِal-Aziz (the Mighty) تَفديكَmay ransom you نَفسيmy soul
قُلتُ عَبدَ العَزيزِ تَفديكَ نَفسي
قالَhe said لَبَّيكَat your service قُلتُI said لَبَّيكَat your service أَلفاa thousand times
قالَ لَبَّيكَ قُلتُ لَبَّيكَ أَلفا
I said, “Abd al-Aziz, may my soul be your ransom!”
He said, “At your service!” I said, “At yours a thousand times!”
هاكَهاhere, take it قالَhe said هاتِهاgive it here قُلتُI said خُذهاtake it
هاكَها قالَ هاتِها قُلتُ خُذها
قالَhe said لاnot أَستَطيعُهاI can manage it ثُمَّthen أَغفىhe dozed off
قالَ لا أَستَطيعُها ثُمَّ أَغفى
“Here, take it!” He said, “Give it here!” I said, “Take it!”
He said, “I cannot manage it,” then dozed off.