وَكَأسٍand a cup تَقولsays العَينُthe eye عِندَat جَلائِهاits unveiling
وَكَأسٍ تَقول العَينُ عِندَ جَلائِها
أَهَلis there? لِخُدودِfor the cheeks of الغانِياتِthe beautiful women عَصيرُjuice
أَهَل لِخُدودِ الغانِياتِ عَصيرُ
And a cup—at its unveiling, the eye asks:
A cup that the eye says upon its glitter
“Do beautiful women's cheeks yield juice?”
Ahl for the cheeks of singers is its juice
تَحامَيتُهاI shunned it إِلّاexcept تَعلُّلَdiversion واصِفٍa describer
تَحامَيتُها إِلّا تَعلُّلَ واصِفٍ
وَقَدand may يَطربُgrow merry الاِنسانُthe human being وهوwhile he is كَبيرُold
وَقَد يَطربُ الاِنسانُ وهو كَبيرُ
I shunned it, save for the pleasure of describing it;
I craved it not but for the words of one describing
And a person may grow merry, though he is old.
Though man may feel joy e'en when aged and grey