أَلاAh! رُبَّmany a يَومٍday بِالدُوَيرَةِat al-Duwayra صالِحٍpleasant
أَلا رُبَّ يَومٍ بِالدُوَيرَةِ صالِحٍ
فَكَيفَthen how بِيَومٍwith a day بَعدَهُafter it لِيَfor me فاسِدِbad
فَكَيفَ بِيَومٍ بَعدَهُ لِيَ فاسِدِ
Ah, many a fine day at al-Duwayra!
Then what of a day after it that goes ill for me?
صَلَلتُI spent the day (reading ظللت) بِهاin it أُسقىI am given to drink سُلافَةَthe choicest portion of خَمرَةٍwine
صَلَلتُ بِها أُسقى سُلافَةَ خَمرَةٍ
بِكَفِّby the hand of غَزالٍa gazelle ذيpossessing جُفونٍeyelids صَوائِدِensnaring
بِكَفِّ غَزالٍ ذي جُفونٍ صَوائِدِ
I spent the day there, being served the choicest wine,
From the hand of a gazelle with ensnaring eyelids,
عَلىbeside جَدوَلٍa stream رَيّانَbrimming لاnot يَكتُمُconceals القَذىthe specks of debris
عَلى جَدوَلٍ رَيّانَ لا يَكتُمُ القَذى
كَأَنَّas though سَواقِيهِits channels مُتونُthe backs of المَبارِدِthe files
كَأَنَّ سَواقِيهِ مُتونُ المَبارِدِ
Beside a brimming stream that hides no speck of debris,
As though its channels were the backs of files.