هاتِbring المَدامَةَthe wine ياO غُلامُboy مُعَجِّلاًquickly
هاتِ المَدامَةَ يا غُلامُ مُعَجِّلاً
فَالنَفَسُfor the soul فيin قَيدthe bonds of الهَوىlove مَأسورَهcaptive
فَالنَفَسُ في قَيد الهَوى مَأسورَه
Bring the wine, boy, without delay.
Bring me the wine, O boy, and hurry!
For the soul is captive in the bonds of love.
For the soul in the fetters of love is captive.
أَوَand do…? ماnot تَرىyou see كانونَKanun (a winter month) يَنثُرُscatters وَردَهُits roses
أَوَ ما تَرى كانونَ يَنثُرُ وَردَهُ
وَكَأَنَّماand as though الدُنياthe world بِهِthrough it كافورَهcamphor
وَكَأَنَّما الدُنيا بِهِ كافورَه
Do you not see Kanun scattering its roses?
Do you not see how January sheds its roses,
And it is as though the world, through it, were camphor.
As though the world were perfumed by camphor?