قلtell لمنto the one who أَطلعmade rise شمسthe sun
قل لمن أَطلع شمس
الكأْسthe cup منfrom أُفْقthe horizon اليمينِthe right hand
الكأْس من أُفْق اليمينِ
Tell him who raised the sun
Tell the one who raised the cup
of the cup from the horizon of the right hand:
From the right horizon of the sun
إِحبسhold back الكأْسthe cup فقدfor indeed
إِحبس الكأْس فقد
عِفتُI have come to loathe سُلافchoicest wine الزَّرَجونِthe grapevine
عِفتُ سُلاف الزَّرَجونِ
Hold back the cup, for
Hold back the cup, for I have had enough
I have come to loathe the vine's choicest wine.
Of the pale drink of the vines
واسقنيand give me to drink منfrom خمرwine أَلحاstart of 'glances'
واسقني من خمر أَلحا
ظكend of 'glances' + your كأْساًa cup منof فتونِenchantment
ظك كأْساً من فتونِ
And pour me, from the wine of your glances,
And give me wine's ruby to drink
a cup of enchantment.
Pour me a cup full of grace
أَناI لاnot أَشربهاI drink it إِلاexcept
أَنا لا أَشربها إِلا
بكاساتfrom cups الجُفونِthe eyelids
بكاسات الجُفونِ
I drink it only
I'll not drink it except
from the cups of eyelids.
From the chalices of eyelids
لاdo not تلمنيblame me أَينwhere سُكْرُintoxication الخمرwine
لا تلمني أَين سُكْرُ الخمر
منcompared with سُكْرintoxication العيونِthe eyes
من سُكْر العيونِ
Do not blame me: what is wine's intoxication
Blame me not, for the drunkenness of wine
beside the intoxication of eyes?
Is the intoxication of eyes