أدَرْناwe passed around وضَوْءُwhile the light الأفْقِthe horizon قدْalready صَدَعَcleft الفَضَاthe expanse
أدَرْنا وضَوْءُ الأفْقِ قدْ صَدَعَ الفَضَا
مُدامَةَwine عَتْبٍreproach بَيْنَناbetween us نَقْلُهاits accompanying fare الرِّضَىcontentment
مُدامَةَ عَتْبٍ بَيْنَنا نَقْلُها الرِّضَى
We passed around, as the horizon’s light had cleft the expanse,
a wine of reproach between us, its relish contentment.
فَلِلّهِso, to God belong عَيْناthe two eyes of مَنْwhoever رَآناsaw us ولِلْحَياand for the rain
فَلِلّهِ عَيْنا مَنْ رَآنا ولِلْحَيا
حَبِيٌّa low-lying cloud بآفَاقِacross the horizons of البَشاشَةِcheerfulness أوْمَضاflashed
حَبِيٌّ بآفَاقِ البَشاشَةِ أوْمَضا
God bless the eyes of whoever saw us! And the rain had
a low-lying cloud that flashed across the horizons of gladness.
نَفِرُّwe flee الىto عَدْلِthe justice of الزّمَانِtime الّذيthat أتَىhas come
نَفِرُّ الى عَدْلِ الزّمَانِ الّذي أتَى
ونَبْرَأَand we recover مِنْfrom جَوْرِthe injustice of الزّمانِtime الّذيthat مَضىhas passed
ونَبْرَأَ مِنْ جَوْرِ الزّمانِ الّذي مَضى
We flee to the justice of the time that has come,
and recover from the injustice of the time gone by.
ونأْسُوand we heal كُلومَthe wounds of اللّفْضِspeech باللّفْضِwith speech عاجِلاًswiftly
ونأْسُو كُلومَ اللّفْضِ باللّفْضِ عاجِلاً
كَذاlikewise قدَحُa cup of الصّهْباءِtawny wine دَاوَىhealed وأمْرَضاand made ill
كَذا قدَحُ الصّهْباءِ دَاوَى وأمْرَضا
And swiftly we heal the wounds of speech with speech—
so too a cup of tawny wine has healed and made ill.