وليلٍand many a night بِتُّI spent the night أُسْقاهاI am served it to drink سُلافاًchoice, free-run wine
وليلٍ بِتُّ أُسْقاها سُلافاً
مُعَتَّقَةًaged كلَوْنِlike the color of الجُلَّنارِpomegranate blossom
مُعَتَّقَةً كلَوْنِ الجُلَّنارِ
Many a night I spent being served choice wine,
aged, the color of pomegranate blossom.
كأنّas though حَبابَهاits bubbles خَرَزَاتُbeads of دُرٍّpearls
كأنّ حَبابَها خَرَزَاتُ دُرٍّ
عَلَتْrose above ذَهَباًgold بأقْداحِin goblets of النُّضَارِpure gold
عَلَتْ ذَهَباً بأقْداحِ النُّضَارِ
As though its bubbles were beads of pearl
floating above gold in goblets of pure gold,
بكفِّfrom the hand of مُقَرْطَقٍa tunic-clad man يُزْهىtakes pride برِدْفٍin a rump
بكفِّ مُقَرْطَقٍ يُزْهى برِدْفٍ
يضيقُis too narrow بحَملِهِto contain it وُسعُthe breadth of الإزارthe waistcloth
يضيقُ بحَملِهِ وُسعُ الإزار
from the hand of a tunic-clad man, proud of a rump
too ample for his waistcloth's breadth to contain.
أقمتُI stayed لشربهاto drink it عَبَثاًin idle play وعنديand beside me
أقمتُ لشربها عَبَثاً وعندي
بناتُthe daughters of اللهوِrevelry تعبثُfrolic بالعُقارwith wine
بناتُ اللهوِ تعبثُ بالعُقار
I stayed to drink it for pleasure, while beside me
the daughters of revelry frolicked with wine.
ونجمُand the star of الليلnight يركضُraces فيthrough الدياجيthe deep darkness
ونجمُ الليل يركضُ في الدياجي
كأنّas though الصُّبْحَdawn يطلبُهُpursues it بثارfor blood vengeance
كأنّ الصُّبْحَ يطلبُهُ بثار
And the star of night raced through the darkness,
as though dawn pursued it for vengeance.
Translation model: Sol 6.1