ثَمَرٌfruit كَأَنَّas though بِهِin it الَّذِيthat which
ثَمَرٌ كَأَنَّ بِهِ الَّذِي
بِيin me مِنْof جَوىًlove’s anguish فِيهin it اصْفِرارُyellowness
بِي مِنْ جَوىً فِيه اصْفِرارُ
Fruit, as though it bears what
I bear of love’s anguish; it has a yellow pallor.
أَبْقىhas left الْهَوىpassion أَثَراًa trace بِهِupon it
أَبْقى الْهَوى أَثَراً بِهِ
وَالسُّكْرُand drunkenness يَتْبَعُهُfollows it الْخُمارُthe hangover
وَالسُّكْرُ يَتْبَعُهُ الْخُمارُ
Passion has left a trace upon it,
And drunkenness is followed by a hangover.