حَلَّتbecame lawful بِمَزجِهاby mixing it المُدامُthe wine
حَلَّت بِمَزجِها المُدامُ
فَالمَزجُfor mixing لِنَقصِهاfor its deficiency تَمامُcompletion
فَالمَزجُ لِنَقصِها تَمامُ
Wine became lawful through being mixed;
For mixing makes up for its deficiency.
لاnot أَشرَبُهاI drink it بِغَيرِwithout ماءٍwater
لا أَشرَبُها بِغَيرِ ماءٍ
فَالخَمرُfor wine بِعَينِهاin its undiluted state حَرامُforbidden
فَالخَمرُ بِعَينِها حَرامُ
I do not drink it without water,
For wine, undiluted, is forbidden.
حَمراءُred لِنورِهاfor its light وَميضٌa flash
حَمراءُ لِنورِها وَميضٌ
يُجلىis dispelled بِشُعاعِهِby its ray الظَلامُthe darkness
يُجلى بِشُعاعِهِ الظَلامُ
Red, its light gives off a flash,
By whose ray the darkness is dispelled.
الدُرُّpearls لِكَأسِهاfor its cup نِطاقٌa girdle
الدُرُّ لِكَأسِها نِطاقٌ
وَالمِسكُand musk لِدَنِّهاfor its wine jar خِتامُa seal
وَالمِسكُ لِدَنِّها خِتامُ
Pearls are a girdle for its cup,
And musk is the seal of its wine jar.
شَمطاءُgray-haired تَنجَليshe is unveiled عَروساًas a bride
شَمطاءُ تَنجَلي عَروساً
لِلدُرِّfor the pearls بِنَحرِهاat her throat نِظامُa string
لِلدُرِّ بِنَحرِها نِظامُ
Gray-haired, she is unveiled as a bride,
With pearls strung about her throat.
لِلهَمِّfor sorrow بِمَزجِهاat her being mixed قُطوبٌa frown
لِلهَمِّ بِمَزجِها قُطوبٌ
إِنif لاحَappears لِثَغرِهاat her mouth اِبتِسامُa smile
إِن لاحَ لِثَغرِها اِبتِسامُ
Sorrow frowns when she is mixed,
If a smile appears upon her lips.
لَوif نادَمَهاdrank in her company النَديمُthe drinking companion يوماًone day
لَو نادَمَها النَديمُ يوماً
ماnot أَعجَزَهاeluded her لَهُto him الكَلامُspeech
ما أَعجَزَها لَهُ الكَلامُ
Were a drinking companion to drink with her one day,
She would not be at a loss for words with him.
إِنif قالَsaid لَهُto him اِمرُؤٌa man سَلامٌpeace
إِن قالَ لَهُ اِمرُؤٌ سَلامٌ
قالَتshe said وَعَلَيكُمُand upon you السَلامُpeace
قالَت وَعَلَيكُمُ السَلامُ
If a man said to him, 'Peace,'
She would reply, 'And peace be upon you.'