أَجيءُI come وَإِنand even if كانَit is يَومُthe day of الخَميسِThursday
أَجيءُ وَإِن كانَ يَومُ الخَميسِ
بِدَأبِيَas is my custom فيin الرايِal-Rāy وَالأَبرِميسِand al-Abrimīs
بِدَأبِيَ في الرايِ وَالأَبرِميسِ
I come, even if it is Thursday,
I come even if it's Thursday
As is my custom in al-Rāy and al-Abrimīs.
With my usual revelry and promiscuity
وَأَشرَبُand I drink مِنfrom قَبلِbefore أَنthat أقتَضىI am asked
وَأَشرَبُ مِن قَبلِ أَن أقتَضى
وَلاand not أَتَعَدّىI overstep مُرادَthe wishes of الجَليسِthe companion
وَلا أَتَعَدّى مُرادَ الجَليسِ
And I drink before I am asked,
I drink before I even need to
And I do not overstep my companion's wishes.
Not exceeding my boon companion's desire
فَماfor ... not أَرتَضيI am content with العَيشَlife كُسوَةًa garment
فَما أَرتَضي العَيشَ كُسوَةً
غِذاif (apparently إذا) لَمnot تَكُنit is مِنfrom نَسيجِthe weave of الكُؤوسِthe cups
غِذا لَم تَكُن مِن نَسيجِ الكُؤوسِ
For I am not content with life as a garment
So I don't enjoy living sober
If it is not woven from cups.
Unless woven from the fabric of cups