عُقِرَتْ لَهُمْ مَعْقُورَةً لَوْ سَالَمَتْ

عُقِرَتْ لَهُمْ مَعْقُورَةً لَوْ سَالَمَتْ

شُرَّابَها مَا سُمِّيَتْ بِعُقَارِ

شُرَّابَها مَا سُمِّيَتْ بِعُقَارِ

She was slain for them, a wounded victim; had she made peace with

A drink was poisoned for them, though had it been left untainted

her drinkers, she would not have been called ʿuqār—wine, the maimer.

It would not have been called poison.

ذَكَرَتْ طَوائِلَهَا القَدِيمَةَ إِذْ غَدَتْ

ذَكَرَتْ طَوائِلَهَا القَدِيمَةَ إِذْ غَدَتْ

صَرْعى تُداسُ بِأَرْجُلِ العُصَّارِ

صَرْعى تُداسُ بِأَرْجُلِ العُصَّارِ

She recalled her ancient grievances, from when she lay

It recalled its ancient virtues when it became

stricken, trampled beneath the grape-pressers' feet.

A lifeless body trampled under the feet of the pressers.

لانَتْ لَهُمْ حَتَّى انْتَشَوا فَتَمَكَّنَتْ

لانَتْ لَهُمْ حَتَّى انْتَشَوا فَتَمَكَّنَتْ

مِنْهُمْ وَنَادَتْ فِيهِمُ بِالثَّارِ

مِنْهُمْ وَنَادَتْ فِيهِمُ بِالثَّارِ

She was gentle with them until they grew drunk; then she gained mastery

It pined for them until they were relaxed and off guard,

over them and cried out among them for vengeance.

Then it took hold of them and called out among them for vengeance,

وَأَمَاتَهُمْ طَرَبُ الأَغَاني مِيْتَةً

وَأَمَاتَهُمْ طَرَبُ الأَغَاني مِيْتَةً

أَخَذُوا لَها الأَوْتَارَ بِالأَوْتَارِ

أَخَذُوا لَها الأَوْتَارَ بِالأَوْتَارِ

And the rapture of songs slew them—a death

And the rapture of the songs killed them,

in which they exacted vengeance for her with musical strings.

As they took away its strings string by string.