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