صُفرَةُyellow hue الخَمرةِthe wine التيwhich
صُفرَةُ الخَمرةِ التي
كُنتُI used to أهوىI love احمِرارَهاits redness
كُنتُ أهوى احمِرارَها
The yellow hue of the wine whose
The yellow tinge of the wine
redness I used to love
Which I used to love for its redness
خَجِلَتْit blushed منْbefore خُدودِcheeks منْthe one who
خَجِلَتْ منْ خُدودِ منْ
للنّدامىto the drinking companions أدارَهاhe passed it round
للنّدامى أدارَها
blushed before the cheeks of the one
Has become shy on the cheeks of one
who passed it round to the drinking companions.
Who offered it to the penitent