قالواthey said قَميصُكَyour shirt مَغمورٌcovered بِآثارِwith traces
قالوا قَميصُكَ مَغمورٌ بِآثارِ
مِنَof المُدامَةِthe wine وَالرَيحانِand the sweet basil وَالغارِand the laurel
مِنَ المُدامَةِ وَالرَيحانِ وَالغارِ
They said, “Your shirt is steeped in traces—
They said, “Your shirt is covered with traces
of wine, sweet basil, and laurel.”
of wine, sweet basil, and laurel.”
فَقُلتُso I said مَنwhoever كانَwas مَأواهُhis refuge وَمَسكَنُهُand his dwelling
فَقُلتُ مَن كانَ مَأواهُ وَمَسكَنُهُ
دَيرُconvent العَذارىthe virgins لَدىbeside حانوتُshop خَمّارِwine-seller
دَيرُ العَذارى لَدى حانوتُ خَمّارِ
I said, “Whoever has his home and dwelling
So I said, “If a man’s refuge and dwelling
in the Virgins’ Monastery, beside a vintner’s shop,
are the Convent of the Virgins, beside a wine-seller’s shop,
وِسادُهُhis pillow يَدُهُhis hand وَالأَرضِand the earth مَفرَشُهُhis bed
وِسادُهُ يَدُهُ وَالأَرضِ مَفرَشُهُ
لاnot يَستَطيعُhe can لِسُكرٍbecause of drunkenness حَلَّunfastening أَزرارِbuttons
لا يَستَطيعُ لِسُكرٍ حَلَّ أَزرارِ
his hand for a pillow and the earth for a bed,
his hand his pillow and the earth his bed,
too drunk even to undo his buttons—
and he is too drunk to undo his buttons,
لَمdid not يُنكِرِfind strange الناسُthe people مِنهُin him أَنَّthat حُلَّتَهُhis attire
لَم يُنكِرِ الناسُ مِنهُ أَنَّ حُلَّتَهُ
خَضراءُgreen كَالرَوضِlike the meadow أَوor حَمراءُred كَالنارِlike fire
خَضراءُ كَالرَوضِ أَو حَمراءُ كَالنارِ
no one would find it strange if his robe were
people would not find it strange that his attire
green as a garden, or red as fire.”
is green as a meadow or red as fire.”
