لَناwe have حنتمearthenware vessels فيهاin them المدامthe wine كَأَنَّهاas though it were
لَنا حنتم فيها المدام كَأَنَّها
بدورٌfull moons لَدىbeside داجٍa dark expanse مِنof اللَّيلِthe night أَسفَعِdusky
بدورٌ لَدى داجٍ مِن اللَّيلِ أَسفَعِ
We have dark earthen jars; within them the wine seems
We have earthenware vessels; the wine within them is like
like full moons set against the swarthy blackness of night—
Full moons against the dusky darkness of night—
بدورٌfull moons متىwhenever تَطلُعthey rise كواملَfull مُحِّقَتare blotted out
بدورٌ متى تَطلُع كواملَ مُحِّقَت
بِزهرِby radiant دراريٍّbrilliant stars عَلىabove الرّاحthe palms طُلَّعِrising
بِزهرِ دراريٍّ عَلى الرّاح طُلَّعِ
full moons: whenever that night’s perfect orbs arise, they are effaced
Full moons that, whenever they rise full, are blotted out
by the brilliance of radiant stars rising upon the wine.
By radiant stars rising above the palms.
