وَمُزْرٍand one who puts to shame بالقَضيبِthe bough إذاwhen تَثَنّىhe sways
وَمُزْرٍ بالقَضيبِ إذا تَثَنّى
وتَيّاهٍand one who vaunts himself علىabove القَمَرِthe moon التّمامِfull
وتَيّاهٍ على القَمَرِ التّمامِ
And one who puts the bough to shame when he sways,
With a lithe branch when he stoops,
And vaunts himself above the full moon,
and the full moon is his attribute,
سَقانيhe gave me drink ثُمَّthen قَبّلنيhe kissed me وأَوْمَاand he signaled
سَقاني ثُمَّ قَبّلني وأَوْمَا
بِطَرْفٍwith a glance سُقْمُهُits sickness يَشْفِيheals سَقاميmy sickness
بِطَرْفٍ سُقْمُهُ يَشْفِي سَقامي
He gave me wine, then kissed me and signaled
He gave me to drink then kissed me, and inclined
With a glance whose sickness heals my sickness.
towards me with a glance that cures my sickness.
فَبِتُّso I spent the night لهُhis خَلاapart from النَّدْمانِthe drinking companion أُسْقَىI am given drink
فَبِتُّ لهُ خَلا النَّدْمانِ أُسْقَى
مُداماًwine فيin مُدامٍwine فيin مُدامِwine
مُداماً في مُدامٍ في مُدامِ
So I spent the night his, apart from the drinking companion, being served
So I stay up for him, when the companions are asleep,
Wine within wine within wine.
Perpetually drinking perpetuity from perpetuity.