رَوِّنيquench my thirst مِنfrom سُلافَةِthe purest portion الصَهباءِthe tawny wine
رَوِّني مِن سُلافَةِ الصَهباءِ
فَهيَfor it تَرويbrings relief مِنfrom سائِرِall الأَدواءِthe ailments
فَهيَ تَروي مِن سائِرِ الأَدواءِ
Slake my thirst with the purest tawny wine,
for it brings relief from every ailment.
وَاِسقِيانيand give me drink, you two بَلِrather اِشفِيانيheal me, you two فَحِفظُfor preserving الthe
وَاِسقِياني بَلِ اِشفِياني فَحِفظُ ال
نَفسِself خَيرٌbetter مِنthan أَنthat أَموتَI die بِدائيof my illness
نَفسِ خَيرٌ مِن أَن أَموتَ بِدائي
And give me drink—rather, heal me, for keeping the
self alive is better than dying of my illness.
إِنif يَكُis شُربُهاdrinking it حَراماًforbidden عَلىto الناthe peo- (begins 'the people')
إِن يَكُ شُربُها حَراماً عَلى النا
سِ-ple (completes 'the people') بِنَصِّby the explicit text of الكِتابِthe Book وَالأَنباءِand the reports
سِ بِنَصِّ الكِتابِ وَالأَنباءِ
If drinking it is forbidden to the peo-
ple by the text of the Book and the reports,
شُربُهاdrinking it لِلدَواءِfor treatment حِلٌّlawful لِباغيهِfor whoever seeks it
شُربُها لِلدَواءِ حِلٌّ لِباغيهِ
قِياساًby analogy لَهاfor it عَلىwith المومِياءِmumia (a medicinal substance)
قِياساً لَها عَلى المومِياءِ
drinking it as medicine is lawful for whoever seeks it,
by analogy with mumia.