ارى العودَ نشواناً يميلُ فقيل لي

ارى العودَ نشواناً يميلُ فقيل لي

الم ترَ كَم اذنٍ لَهُ للتَسمُّعِ

الم ترَ كَم اذنٍ لَهُ للتَسمُّعِ

I saw the oud, drunken, swaying, and was told:

I see the lute swaying, intoxicated; then I was told:

“Have you not seen how many ears it has for listening?

Have you not seen how many ears it has for listening?

وَقَد وُصلت آذانهُ بلحونهِ

وَقَد وُصلت آذانهُ بلحونهِ

فَبات نَزيفاً لا يَفيق ولا يَعي

فَبات نَزيفاً لا يَفيق ولا يَعي

Its ears are joined to its own melodies,

And its ears have been linked to its melodies,

so it spent the night drunk senseless—neither sobering nor aware.”

So it spent the night drunk, neither sobering up nor comprehending.