القَطرُthe rain قَزٌّraw silk وَالغَيمُand the cloud يُبرِمُهُtwists it
القَطرُ قَزٌّ وَالغَيمُ يُبرِمُهُ
وَالزَهرُand the blossoms بَزٌّcloth وَالرَوضُand the garden يَرقُمُهُembroiders it
وَالزَهرُ بَزٌّ وَالرَوضُ يَرقُمُهُ
The rain is silk, and the cloud twists it;
And blossoms are cloth, and the garden embroiders it.
فَاِشرَبso drink عَلَيهِthere, upon it الَّتيthat which (the wine) لَهاit has حَبَبٌbubbles
فَاِشرَب عَلَيهِ الَّتي لَها حَبَبٌ
تَنثُرُهُscatters them تارَةًat times وَتَنظِمُهُand strings them together
تَنثُرُهُ تارَةً وَتَنظِمُهُ
So drink there the wine that has bubbles:
Now it scatters them, now strings them together.
فَإِنfor if يَكُنthere should be غابَmissing مِنfrom مُصنَّفِهِits striped cloth
فَإِن يَكُن غابَ مِن مُصنَّفِهِ
شَيءٌanything فَقَدthen indeed نابَhas stood in عَنهُfor it مُعلَمُهُits embroidered cloth
شَيءٌ فَقَد نابَ عَنهُ مُعلَمُهُ
For if its striped cloth should lack
Anything, its embroidered cloth has taken its place.
وَلاand do not let يَسُمتكَmake you undertake العَذولُthe reproacher هِجرَتَهُforsaking it
وَلا يَسُمتكَ العَذولُ هِجرَتَهُ
فَلَيسَfor it will not يَبقىremain عَلَيهِupon it ميسَمُهُhis brand
فَلَيسَ يَبقى عَلَيهِ ميسَمُهُ
And let not the reproacher make you forsake it:
For his brand will not remain upon it.