قَضَّsatisfy بِالْخَمْرَةِwith wine الْوَطَرْdesire
قَضَّ بِالْخَمْرَةِ الْوَطَرْ
واشْرَبِand drink الصَّفْوَthe clear wine لاَnot الْكَدَرْthe turbid wine
واشْرَبِ الصَّفْوَ لاَ الْكَدَرْ
Satisfy your desire with wine,
and drink the clear, not the turbid.
صِدْcatch بِهَاwith it شَارِدَelusive السَّرُوjoy (first part)
صِدْ بِهَا شَارِدَ السَّرُو
رِjoy (completion) وَمَنْand whoever صَدَّturned away إِذْwhen نَفَرْfled
رِ وَمَنْ صَدَّ إِذْ نَفَرْ
With it, catch elusive joy
and whoever turned away in flight.
لَيْلَتِيmy night لاَmay ... not عِدْمتُI be deprived of مِثْlike (first part)
لَيْلَتِي لاَ عِدْمتُ مِثْ
لَكِlike you (completion) ياO غَلْطَةَlapse الْقَدَرْfate
لَكِ يا غَلْطَةَ الْقَدَرْ
My night, may I never lack
your like, O lapse of fate!
حَجَبَmay He conceal اللهُGod مِنْكِfrom you فِطْawareness (first part)
حَجَبَ اللهُ مِنْكِ فِطْ
نَةَawareness (completion) دَهْرٍtime لَهُit has غِيَرْreversals
نَةَ دَهْرٍ لَهُ غِيَرْ
May God hide you from the notice
of time, with its reversals.
قَدْindeed تَمَرَّغَتْit has luxuriated فِيin النَّعِيbliss (first part)
قَدْ تَمَرَّغَتْ فِي النَّعِي
مِbliss (completion) وَأُسْعِدْتُand I was blessed بِالظَّفَرْwith victory
مِ وَأُسْعِدْتُ بِالظَّفَرْ
It has indeed luxuriated in bliss,
and I have been blessed with victory.
أَمْرُناour command نافِذٌin force وَلَيْand night (first part)
أَمْرُنا نافِذٌ وَلَيْ
لَتُناour night (completion) كُلُّهاall of it سَحَرْthe hour before dawn
لَتُنا كُلُّها سَحَرْ
Our command prevails, and
our whole night is the hour before dawn.