نَقَّبتْshe veiled وجهَهاher face بخَزٍّwith silk-and-wool cloth وجاءتand she came
نَقَّبتْ وجهَها بخَزٍّ وجاءت
بمُدامٍwith wine مَنَقَّبٍveiled بزجاجin glass
بمُدامٍ مَنَقَّبٍ بزجاج
She veiled her face in silk-and-wool cloth and came
with wine veiled in glass.
فتَوهّمتُso I imagined فيwithin النَّقابينthe two veils منهاof her
فتَوهّمتُ في النَّقابين منها
قمراًa moon طالعاًrising وضَوْءَand the light سِراجof a lamp
قمراً طالعاً وضَوْءَ سِراج
So within her two veils I imagined
a rising moon and a lamp’s light.
فاسِقيانيso give me drink, you two بلاwithout مِزاجٍadmixture فإنيfor I
فاسِقياني بلا مِزاجٍ فإني
للمعاليto noble aims صِرْفاًwholly; purely بغيرwithout مِزَاجadmixture
للمعالي صِرْفاً بغير مِزَاج
So give me wine unmixed, you two, for I
am wholly devoted to noble aims, without admixture.
وانظرand look الأُفقthe horizon كيفhow قلّدهgarlanded it الإصْthe dawn (word continues next line)
وانظر الأُفق كيف قلّده الإصْ
باحُcompletion of الإصباح, meaning dawn منfrom بعدafter آبنُوسٍebony بعاجwith ivory
باحُ من بعد آبنُوسٍ بعاج
And look at the horizon, how dawn has garlanded it
with ivory after ebony.
Translation model: Sol 6.1