لاdo not تُصغِيَنَّheed (emphatically) إِلىto العَذولِthe reproacher وَسَقِّنيand give me drink
لا تُصغِيَنَّ إِلى العَذولِ وَسَقِّني
مَشمولَةًwine cooled by the north wind فيin حُمرَةِthe redness of الباذينجِthe aubergine
مَشمولَةً في حُمرَةِ الباذينجِ
Do not heed the reproacher; pour me
Heed not the slanderer and give me to drink
Wine cooled by the north wind, aubergine-red.
Wrapped in the redness of the setting sun
أَوor ماnot تَرىyou see زُهرَbright ones النُجومِthe stars كَجَوهَرٍlike jewels
أَو ما تَرى زُهرَ النُجومِ كَجَوهَرٍ
نَثَرَتهُshe scattered it غانِيَةٌa beauty عَلىupon فَيروزَجِturquoise
نَثَرَتهُ غانِيَةٌ عَلى فَيروزَجِ
Or do you not see the bright stars, like jewels
Do you not see the stars like gems
Scattered by a beauty upon turquoise?
Scattered by a singing maid on turquoise
وَالبَدرُand the full moon فيin أُفقِthe horizon of السَماءِthe sky كَوَردَةٍlike a rose
وَالبَدرُ في أُفقِ السَماءِ كَوَردَةٍ
بَيضاءَwhite تَضحَكُlaughs فيin رِياضِgardens of بَنَفسَجِviolets
بَيضاءَ تَضحَكُ في رِياضِ بَنَفسَجِ
And the full moon on the sky’s horizon is like a rose,
And the moon in the sky's horizon like a white rose
White, laughing in gardens of violets.
Laughing in violet gardens