مُذsince زارvisited مَنthe one whom أهْواهI love him فيin رَوضةٍa garden
مُذ زار مَن أهْواه في رَوضةٍ
أرْشَفنِيhe made me sip ثَغْراًa mouth هوit الخَمْرُthe wine
أرْشَفنِي ثَغْراً هو الخَمْرُ
When the one I love paid a visit in a garden,
Since you visit whom I love in a garden
he let me sip from lips that are wine.
Your lips make me drunk, it is the wine
قالتsaid لِيto me الأرْدافُthe buttocks مِنfrom خَلْفِهbehind him
قالت لِي الأرْدافُ مِن خَلْفِه
اليومَtoday خَمْراًwine وغَداًand tomorrow أمْرُbusiness
اليومَ خَمْراً وغَداً أمْرُ
His buttocks said to me from behind him:
Behind him, the hips said to me
“Today, wine; and tomorrow, business.”
Today wine, tomorrow bitter