وكأسٍand a cup مِنَfrom الغدرِtreachery مخلوقةٍfashioned
وكأسٍ مِنَ الغدرِ مخلوقةٍ
ولكنهاyet it للأميرfor the prince الوَفيthe faithful
ولكنها للأمير الوَفي
And a cup fashioned from treachery,
A cup of betrayal was created,
Yet it is for the faithful prince.
But it belongs to the loyal prince.
إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle تضمَّنهاtakes it into himself كاشِحٌa secret foe
إذا ما تضمَّنها كاشِحٌ
تبيّنَbecame clear منof سِرّهhis secret ماwhat خَفِيwas hidden
تبيّنَ من سِرّه ما خَفِي
When a secret foe takes it into himself,
If an informer contains it,
What was hidden of his secret becomes clear.
What was hidden of his secret is revealed.
قِفَاcome to know, you two فيthrough المُدامِwine علىabout وُدِّهِhis affection
قِفَا في المُدامِ على وُدِّهِ
ولاand do not تُنشِدانيrecite to me, you two قِفاhalt, you two أَوor قِفيhalt, you (feminine singular)
ولا تُنشِداني قِفا أَو قِفي
Through wine, you two, come to know his affection,
Stop at his affection in wine,
And do not recite to me: 'Halt, you two' or 'Halt, you woman.'
And do not recite to me "stop" or "stand still."