تسحَّبput on airs ماas much as أَردتَyou wish عَلىtoward الصِباحِthe handsome ones
تسحَّب ما أَردتَ عَلى الصِباحِ
فَهُمfor they لَيلٌnight وَأَنتَand you أَخوbrother of الصَباحِthe morning
فَهُم لَيلٌ وَأَنتَ أَخو الصَباحِ
Put on airs as you please toward the handsome ones;
For they are night, and you are morning’s brother.
لَقَدindeed أَولاكَbestowed upon you رَبُّكَyour Lord كلَّall حُسنٍbeauty
لَقَد أَولاكَ رَبُّكَ كلَّ حُسنٍ
وَقدand indeed وَلّاكَappointed you ruler of مَملَكَةَthe kingdom of المِلاحِthe beautiful ones
وَقد وَلّاكَ مَملَكَةَ المِلاحِ
Your Lord has indeed bestowed all beauty upon you,
And has made you ruler of the realm of the fair.
وَبعدُand now فَلَيسَso there is no يحضرنيis at hand for me شرابٌa drink
وَبعدُ فَلَيسَ يحضرني شرابٌ
فَأَنعِمso bestow favor مِنfrom رِضابكyour saliva ليto me براحِwith wine
فَأَنعِم مِن رِضابك لي براحِ
And now, I have no drink at hand;
So favor me with wine from your saliva.
وَلَيسَand there is no لَدَيَّwith me نُقلsweetmeats فارتهنّيso take me in pledge
وَلَيسَ لَدَيَّ نُقل فارتهنّي
بِنُقلٍfor sweetmeats منfrom ثَناياكyour front teeth الوضاحِgleaming
بِنُقلٍ من ثَناياك الوضاحِ
Nor have I sweetmeats; so take me in pledge
For sweetmeats from your gleaming front teeth.