اِشرَبdrink عَلىbeside شَربِa company of drinkers أُقحُوانٍchrysanthemums
اِشرَب عَلى شَربِ أُقحُوانٍ
بينَamid حَريرٍsilk وَأُرجُوانِand crimson
بينَ حَريرٍ وَأُرجُوانِ
Drink beside a company of chrysanthemums,
Drink from a goblet of wine
amid silk and crimson,
Between silk and purple
راحاًwine صَفاgrew clear لَونُهاits color فَراحَتso it became
راحاً صَفا لَونُها فَراحَت
كَأَنَّهاas though it were دَمعُtears عَينِthe eye of عانِa captive
كَأَنَّها دَمعُ عَينِ عانِ
wine whose color grew clear, so it became
Pure pleasure whose color has brought joy
like tears from a captive’s eye.
As if it were a tear from a passionate eye