ألاAh! ربّmany a كأسٍcup تقتْضيcalls for كلَّevery لَذّةٍdelight
ألا ربّ كأسٍ تقتْضي كلَّ لَذّةٍ
أكلْتُمْyou ate عليهاover it طولَthroughout ليلكمُyour night لحميmy flesh
أكلْتُمْ عليها طولَ ليلكمُ لحمي
Ah, many a cup that calls for every delight—
Alas, my Lord, every pleasure demands a cup
over which you ate my flesh all through your night.
That you have feasted on all night, my flesh
بلىyes, indeed لوif قَدَرْتُمْyou were able لاتخذتمyou would have made شرابَكُمْyour drink
بلى لو قَدَرْتُمْ لاتخذتم شرابَكُمْ
دميmy blood فيin كؤوسٍcups وهيand they تُنحتُare carved منfrom عظميmy bones
دمي في كؤوسٍ وهي تُنحتُ من عظمي
Yes, had you been able, you would have made your drink
Yes, if you could, you would take my blood as your drink
my blood, in cups carved from my bones.
In cups carved from my bones
سلامٌpeace عليكمupon you أوقدواkindle نارَthe fire of حَرْبِكُمْyour war
سلامٌ عليكم أوقدوا نارَ حَرْبِكُمْ
فإنيfor I am مفيضٌpouring forth ماءَthe water of سَلْميَmy peace منfrom حلميmy forbearance
فإني مفيضٌ ماءَ سَلْميَ من حلمي
Peace be upon you; kindle the fire of your war.
Peace be upon you, kindle the fires of your war
For I pour forth the water of my peace from my forbearance.
For I overflow with the water of my peace and restraint
فللحمso, for flesh عنديwith me إنif أكلتمyou eat عواقبٌconsequences
فللحم عندي إن أكلتم عواقبٌ
تُقَصّرُfall short عنهُنّof them العواقبthe consequences للظلمِfor injustice
تُقَصّرُ عنهُنّ العواقب للظلمِ
For if you eat flesh, I have consequences in store
If you eat my flesh, it has consequences
that the consequences of injustice fall short of.
Beyond the consequences of injustice
وَليand I have مِقْوَلٌa tongue قدindeed أطْلَقَتْهُfreed it سَجيّتيmy nature
وَلي مِقْوَلٌ قد أطْلَقَتْهُ سَجيّتي
عنfrom الحمدِpraise لماwhen عَقَلَتْهُrestrained it عَنِfrom الذمِّcensure
عن الحمدِ لما عَقَلَتْهُ عَنِ الذمِّ
And I have a tongue that my nature has freed
And I have words my nature has released
from praise, when it restrained it from censure.
Of praise for what reason has gleaned beyond blame