ياO فتىyoung man الجصاصal-Jassas قدhave indeed أعbeginning of 'you deprived me'
يا فتى الجصاص قد أع
دمتنيcompletion of 'you deprived me' الإحسانkindness دفعةall at once
دمتني الإحسان دفعة
O young man of al-Jassas, you have
O young man of generosity, you have
deprived me of kindness all at once.
Given me kindness all at once
ولزمتand you clung to الشحstinginess بالراwith wine (word begins)
ولزمت الشح بالرا
حcompletion of 'wine' فماso you do not تسخوgive generously بجرعهwith a sip
ح فما تسخو بجرعه
And you cling to stinginess with
And clung to stinginess for the
wine, giving not even a sip.
Rest, so you are not generous with a sip.
قدalready أتىhas come العيدthe feast وصحويand my sobriety
قد أتى العيد وصحوي
فيهduring it ياO مولايmy lord بدعهa religious innovation
فيه يا مولاي بدعه
The feast has come, and my sobriety
The holiday has come and I am
during it, my lord, is a heresy.
Awake in it, my master, with a new wish.
أمليmy hope فيكin you قريبٌwithin reach
أملي فيك قريبٌ
ليسthere is not فيهin it ليfor me منعهa hindrance
ليس فيه لي منعه
My hope in you is within reach;
My hope in you is near
there is no hindrance in it for me:
With nothing to prevent it for me.
شربةٌa draught منof خمركyour wine الصاthe clear (word begins)
شربةٌ من خمرك الصا
فيcompletion of 'clear' ومنand of ندكyour nadd incense قطعهa piece
في ومن ندك قطعه
a draught of your clear wine,
A drink of your pure wine
and a piece of your nadd incense.
And a morsel from your hand.
ينبذis steeped to make wine الحبُّthe grain فيستنفand then exhausts (word begins)
ينبذ الحبُّ فيستنف
دهcompletion of 'exhausts it' الشعرpoetry برقعهwith a scrap of paper
ده الشعر برقعه
Grain is brewed, then exhausted
Love pours it out, so poetry takes
by poetry on a scrap of paper.
Its veil off for it.