عَجِبتُI marvelled القَومَthe people جَنَّبوthey avoided ثَمَنَthe cost الغِناof singing
عَجِبتُ القَومَ جَنَّبو ثَمَنَ الغِنا
وَقَدand yet شَرِبواthey drank كاساتِهِمtheir cups بِدُيونِon credit
وَقَد شَرِبوا كاساتِهِم بِدُيونِ
I marvel at the people who avoided the cost of singing,
Yet drank their cups on credit.
وَأَفضَلُand better عِنديto me مِنthan أَكُفٍّhands تَداوَلَتpassed around
وَأَفضَلُ عِندي مِن أَكُفٍّ تَداوَلَت
سُلافَةَchoice wine خَمّارٍof a wine seller أَكُفُّhands قُيونِof smiths
سُلافَةَ خَمّارٍ أَكُفُّ قُيونِ
To me, better than hands that passed around
A wine seller’s finest wine are the hands of smiths.
يَقولونَthey say لَمnot نَشرَبwe drank مَقالَa claim تَكَذُّبٍof falsehood
يَقولونَ لَم نَشرَب مَقالَ تَكَذُّبٍ
وَقَدand indeed شَهِدَتit bore witness فيin أَوجُهٍfaces وَعُيونِand eyes
وَقَد شَهِدَت في أَوجُهٍ وَعُيونِ
They say, “We did not drink”—a lying claim,
For the evidence shows in their faces and eyes.
Translation model: Sol 6