ومدامand wine كستclothed الكأthe cup (first part of split word)
ومدام كست الكأ
س(completes the word 'cup') منof النورthe light وشاحاa scarf
س من النور وشاحا
And wine that clothed the cup
When dawn adorned her cheek
With a scarf of light
With light, and donned a cloak
ظهرتappeared فيin جنحdarkness ليلnight
ظهرت في جنح ليل
فكأنso it was as though الفجرthe dawn لاحاshone forth
فكأن الفجر لاحا
Appeared in the darkness of night,
Appearing on the wings of night
So it was as though dawn had broken.
As if the dawn were breaking
لمnot يكنwas وقتtime صباحmorning
لم يكن وقت صباح
فحسبناهso we reckoned it صباحاmorning
فحسبناه صباحا
It was not morning time,
It was not time for morning
So we took it for morning.
Yet we mistook it for the morn