وَلَربَّand many a ذيpossessor of عودٍa lute يرقّصهُhe makes it dance علىto
وَلَربَّ ذي عودٍ يرقّصهُ على
نَغَماتهِits melodies مثلlike العروسthe bride اذاwhen انجلتshe was unveiled
نَغَماتهِ مثل العروس اذا انجلت
And many a man with an oud makes it dance
And many a lute player makes it dance to
to its melodies, like a bride when she is unveiled;
Its melodies, like a bride when she is unveiled.
واذاand when تَغَنَّتshe sang قَينةٌa singing girl وَتَراقَصتand she danced
واذا تَغَنَّت قَينةٌ وَتَراقَصت
أَصحَتshe made sober بهذاwith this مَنىunclear as written; likely 'whom' بهذاwith this أَثمَلَتshe made drunk
أَصحَت بهذا مَنى بهذا أَثمَلَت
and when a singing-girl sings and sways in dance,
And when a singing girl sings and dances,
with this Manā sobers me; with this, she leaves me drunk.
With this she sobers the one whom she has intoxicated with this.
