وراحٍand wine كَريحِlike the scent of المِسْكِmusk يَنْزُوleaps حَبَابُهاits bubbles
وراحٍ كَريحِ المِسْكِ يَنْزُو حَبَابُها
كَنَزْوِlike the leaping of الدَباyoung locusts مَطْبوخَةٍcooked بالهَواجِرِby the midday heat
كَنَزْوِ الدَبا مَطْبوخَةٍ بالهَواجِرِ
And wine, like the scent of musk, its bubbles leap,
Like musk-scented breeze, her robes waft gently,
Like young locusts leaping—wine cooked by the midday heat.
Like honey bees, her tresses flutter airily,
عَروسa bride تَبَدَّتْappeared فيin قَميصٍa tunic مُعَصْفَرٍdyed with safflower
عَروس تَبَدَّتْ في قَميصٍ مُعَصْفَرٍ
وفيand in كلّةٍa canopy صَفْراءَyellow ذاتِhaving جَبائِرِsupporting braces
وفي كلّةٍ صَفْراءَ ذاتِ جَبائِرِ
A bride appeared in a safflower-dyed tunic,
The bride appeared in saffron shirt so brightly,
And in a yellow canopy fitted with braces.
In yellow headscarf with cheek-framing frills completely,
أَتَتْنَاcame to us بِهاwith her الدَّاياتُthe nurses فيon يومthe day of عُرسِهاher wedding
أَتَتْنَا بِها الدَّاياتُ في يوم عُرسِها
تُزَفُّshe is led in bridal procession إِليناto us مِنْfrom خُدودِthe cheeks of المَعَاصِرِthe winepresses
تُزَفُّ إِلينا مِنْ خُدودِ المَعَاصِرِ
The nurses brought her to us on her wedding day,
The bridesmaids brought her on her wedding day,
Led to us in bridal procession from the cheeks of the winepresses.
To us from presses of the wine-makers cheerily.