ذهباًgold هاتِbring وإلاand if not فُلجينْthen silver
ذهباً هاتِ وإلا فُلجينْ
إنَّindeed هذيthis الراحَwine بنتُdaughter of القمرينْthe two moons
إنَّ هذي الراحَ بنتُ القمرينْ
Bring gold, or else silver.
Bring me some gold, or else two jugs
Indeed, this wine is the daughter of the two moons.
This soul of mine is born of two moons
هاتهاbring her كلتيهماboth of them ثمَّthen اسقنيgive me drink
هاتها كلتيهما ثمَّ اسقني
وكلَّand measure out الأفراحَthe joys ليfor me بالقدحينْwith the two goblets
وكلَّ الأفراحَ لي بالقدحينْ
Bring them both, then give me drink,
Bring them both, give me a drink
And measure out joys for me with the two goblets.
And let joy fill these two cups
هيshe فيin العينينِthe two eyes نورٌa light ساطعٌradiant
هي في العينينِ نورٌ ساطعٌ
وهواءٌand air منعشٌrefreshing فيin الرئتينْthe two lungs
وهواءٌ منعشٌ في الرئتينْ
She is a radiant light in the eyes,
In the eyes it's shining light
And refreshing air in the lungs.
And air refreshing in the lungs
أخرجوهاthey brought her out منfrom حشاthe belly of الدّنِّthe wine-jar وناand called (word fragment)
أخرجوها من حشا الدّنِّ ونا
دوا(completes 'called') حنيناًHunayn ليرىso that he may see بنتُdaughter of حنينْHunayn
دوا حنيناً ليرى بنتُ حنينْ
They brought her from the wine-jar’s belly and called
Take it out of the lowly rabble
Out to Hunayn, that he might see Hunayn’s daughter.
A cure for the longing in the soul of the longing one
ثمthen لفوهاthey wrapped her بكأسٍin a cup وغدتْand she became
ثم لفوها بكأسٍ وغدتْ
كالصبيِّlike a child منfrom يدينِtwo hands ليدينْto two hands
كالصبيِّ من يدينِ ليدينْ
Then they wrapped her in a cup, and she became
Then wrap it round with a cup that seemed
Like a child, passed from one pair of hands to another.
Like a child held by both hands
ياO حبيبيmy beloved إننهاindeed she is نرجسةٌa narcissus
يا حبيبي إننها نرجسةٌ
وأرىand I see فيin وجنتيكَyour two cheeks وردتينْtwo roses
وأرى في وجنتيكَ وردتينْ
O my beloved, she is a narcissus,
My love it is a narcissus
And I see two roses in your cheeks.
And in your cheeks I see two roses
ماعليكَwhat harm to you? إنْif شممتْyou smell هذهthis one
ماعليكَ إنْ شممتْ هذه
أوor قطفتَyou pluck هذهِthis one بالشفتينْwith both lips
أو قطفتَ هذهِ بالشفتينْ
What harm to you if you smell this one,
No matter if you smell this
Or pluck this one with your lips?
Or pluck that with your lips
هاتهاbring her ثَمَّتَthen خُذهاtake her واقرعِand strike الكاthe cup (word fragment)
هاتها ثَمَّتَ خُذها واقرعِ الكا
س(completes 'cup') بالكاسِagainst the cup وهزَّand shake المنكبينْthe two shoulders
س بالكاسِ وهزَّ المنكبينْ
Bring her, then take her, and clink the
Bring it, then take it and clink the cup
Cup against the cup, and shake your shoulders.
Against the cup and shake your shoulders
إنماonly يعلمناtells us الكاسانِthe two cups أنَّthat
إنما يعلمنا الكاسانِ أنَّ
ساعةthe clock الأفراحِof joys دقَّتْhas struck دقتينْtwo strokes
ساعة الأفراحِ دقَّتْ دقتينْ
The two cups merely tell us that
For the two cups tell us
The clock of joy has struck twice.
The hour of joy has struck twice
واسقنيand give me drink حتىuntil أرىI see الناسَthe people علىon
واسقني حتى أرى الناسَ على
أربعٍfour يمشونَthey walk لاnot علىon اثنتينْtwo
أربعٍ يمشونَ لا على اثنتينْ
And give me drink until I see people on
Give me a drink until I see people
All fours, walking—not on two legs.
Walking on four, not two legs
إنهمindeed they واللهِby God لاnot ينقصهمis lacking in them
إنهم واللهِ لا ينقصهم
فيamong الحميرِthe donkeys غيرَexcept طولِthe length of الأذنينْthe two ears
في الحميرِ غيرَ طولِ الأذنينْ
Indeed, by God, they lack nothing
By God they only lack in donkeys
To be donkeys but the length of their ears.
The length of their two ears