شَربُfine linen صباحٍof morning ولاand red silk (reading ولاذ) ذراحٍof wine (reading راح)
شَربُ صباحٍ ولا ذراحٍ
ووشيُand embroidery زهرٍof flowers وخزُّand silken cloth دجنِof clouded skies
ووشيُ زهرٍ وخزُّ دجنِ
Morning’s fine linen and wine’s red silk,
The morning draught and no parting after,
Flowers’ embroidery and the silk of clouded skies:
The flower's fragrance and the virgin's veil,
أربَعةٌfour things ماnot اجتمعنَthey came together إلاexcept that
أربَعةٌ ما اجتمعنَ إلا
عاشَlived سروريmy joy وماتَand died حزنيmy sorrow
عاشَ سروري وماتَ حزني
Four things—whenever they come together,
Four things they've never joined together
My joy comes alive and my sorrow dies.
But to revive my joy and grief assail