قاضٍa judge لناof ours مهماwhenever انثنىhe sways أوْor بداhe appears
قاضٍ لنا مهما انثنى أوْ بدا
يغارُenvies منهُhim الغصنُthe bough والبدرُand the full moon
يغارُ منهُ الغصنُ والبدرُ
A judge of ours—whenever he sways or appears,
However he sways or appears a judge for us
The bough and the full moon envy him.
The branch and the moon are jealous of him
قالَsaid لسانُthe tongue الحالِof the condition مِنْfrom ريقِهِhis saliva
قالَ لسانُ الحالِ مِنْ ريقِهِ
اليومَtoday خمرٌwine وغداًand tomorrow أمرُbusiness
اليومَ خمرٌ وغداً أمرُ
The voice of his condition spoke through his saliva:
The tongue of the state said from his saliva
“Today, wine; and tomorrow, business.”
Today it is wine, and tomorrow a matter