ساقيcupbearer الطلاthe wine ماnever رَأَتsaw عَينيmy eye نَظيرan equal وَساقand he served wine
ساقي الطلا ما رَأَت عَيني نَظير وَساق
أَهدىhe offered التَهانيcongratulations وَليand to me سرحherd الأَمانيof hopes ساقhe drove
أَهدى التَهاني وَلي سرح الأَماني ساق
The wine-bearer—my eye has never seen his equal—served the wine.
He offered congratulations and drove the herd of hopes to me.
كَشفhe bared عَلىupon سابقsurpassing مرمرmarble ياoh لَهُto him مِنof ساقa shin
كَشف عَلى سابق مرمر يا لَهُ مِن ساق
قِيامَتيmy Judgment Day فيهِbecause of him قامَتarose بَينَamong عشاقوhis lovers
قِيامَتي فيهِ قامَت بَينَ عشاقو
He bared what surpassed marble—oh, what a shin!
My Judgment Day came because of him, amid his lovers.
لاdo not تَعجَبواmarvel فَالقِيامَةfor Judgment Day يَومthe day كَشفof baring الساقthe shin
لا تَعجَبوا فَالقِيامَة يَوم كَشف الساق
Do not marvel: Judgment Day is the day the shin is bared.