أنَاI للِنَّدَامَىfor the drinking companions نُزهَةa delight المُستمتعِone who enjoys
أنَا للِنَّدَامَى نُزهَة المُستمتعِ
تَبدُوappear نُجُومُstars سُعُودِهِمtheir good fortune فيin مَطلعِa place of rising
تَبدُو نُجُومُ سُعُودِهِم في مَطلعِ
For drinking companions, I am a pleasure-seeker's delight.
I am to the regretful a joyous retreat
The stars of their good fortune appear on the horizon.
The stars of their fortune rise at first light
ماno بيَّon me مَوضِعُa spot لحظَةٍa glance إِلاّexcept احتَوَىcontained
ما بيَّ مَوضِعُ لحظَةٍ إِلاّ احتَوَى
نَقلاًsnacks فلِيso mine is فيin النَّفسِthe soul أكرَمُthe most honored مَوضِعِplace
نَقلاً فلِي في النَّفسِ أكرَمُ مَوضِعِ
No spot on me where a glance falls fails to hold
No place for a moment but that it contained
Snacks; thus mine is the most honored place in the soul.
Transport, so my soul's most honored site
أناI مُستَطِيلُoblong الشَّكلِin shape إِلاّexcept أنَّنيthat I
أنا مُستَطِيلُ الشَّكلِ إِلاّ أنَّني
قُسِّمتُI was divided بَينَbetween مُسَدَّسٍa hexagon وَمُرَبَّعِand a square
قُسِّمتُ بَينَ مُسَدَّسٍ وَمُرَبَّعِ
I am oblong in shape, yet I
I rectangular in shape except that I
Have been divided into hexagonal and square sections.
Was divided between hexagonal and square
فَمَتَىso whenever أكُنI am والأقحوانُand the chrysanthemum بِمَجلسٍat a gathering
فَمَتَى أكُن والأقحوانُ بِمَجلسٍ
لمdid not يُؤثِرِprefer النُّدَماءُthe drinking companions إِلاّexcept مَوضِعيmy place
لم يُؤثِرِ النُّدَماءُ إِلاّ مَوضِعي
So whenever the chrysanthemum and I are at a gathering,
So when I am where the wise men sit
The drinking companions prefer no place but mine.
None but I did the regretful prefer there
الفَضلُsuperiority لِيis mine وَإِنand even if اشتَبَهنَاwe resemble one another مَنصِباًin station
الفَضلُ لِي وَإِن اشتَبَهنَا مَنصِباً
وَكَفَىand it suffices بِأنِّيby the fact that I am مِنamong ذَوَاتشthose possessing (apparently a typo for ذوات) الأربَعِthe four
وَكَفَى بِأنِّي مِن ذَوَاتش الأربَعِ
The advantage is mine, even if we are alike in station,
Superior am I though we shared position
And it suffices that I am one of those with four legs.
And it's enough that I'm of the quadrilaterals