كمhow often بتI spent the night منfrom المساevening إلىuntil الأشراقdaybreak
كم بت من المسا إلى الأشراق
منbecause of فرقتكمseparation from you ومطربيand my minstrel أشواقيmy longings
من فرقتكم ومطربي أشواقي
How often I passed the night, from evening until daybreak,
How often I have spent the night from dusk until dawn,
Parted from you, with my longings as my minstrel;
parted from you, with my longings as my minstrel;
والهمand sorrow مناopening fragment of منادمي: my drinking companion دميclosing fragment of منادمي: my drinking companion ونقليand my relish ندميmy remorse
والهم منا دمي ونقلي ندمي
والدمعand tears مداopening fragment of مدامتي: my wine متىclosing fragment of مدامتي: my wine وجفنيand my eyelid الساقيthe cupbearer
والدمع مدا متى وجفني الساقي
Sorrow was my boon companion, and remorse my wine-relish;
sorrow my drinking companion, and remorse my relish;
And tears—how long, until when?—were my wine, my eyelid the cupbearer.
tears my wine, and my eyelid the cupbearer.
