قدindeed أحدثintroduced الناسthe people ظرفاًa refinement
قد أحدث الناس ظرفاً
يزهوit outshines علىover كلevery ظّرفِrefinement
يزهو على كل ظّرفِ
People have devised a new refinement,
People have indeed introduced a new refinement
People have created a situation
one that outshines every refinement.
that outshines every other refinement.
That shines over every situation
كانواthey used to إذاwhen ماemphatic particle تلاقواthey met one another
كانوا إذا ما تلاقوا
تصافحواthey shook hands بالأكُفِّwith the palms
تصافحوا بالأكُفِّ
Whenever they met before,
Whenever they used to meet,
When they used to meet
they shook hands, palm to palm.
they shook hands.
They shook hands with palms
فأظهرواso they introduced اليومtoday رشفkissing الخدthe cheeks (word continued)
فأظهروا اليوم رشف الخد
ودcompletion of ‘the cheeks’ والرشفand kissing يشفيheals
ود والرشف يشفي
Today they introduced kissing the cheek
So today they have introduced kissing the cheeks,
So today they have shown gentleness of cheek
s—and kissing heals.
and kissing heals.
And gentleness heals
فصرتso you came to تلثمyou kiss منwhomever شئyou wish (word continued)
فصرت تلثم من شئ
تcompletion of ‘you wish’ عنby طريقway التحفيcordial greeting
ت عن طريق التحفي
So you began kissing whomever you plea
So now you kiss whomever you wish,
So you have become to kiss something
sed, by way of a warm welcome.
by way of cordial greeting.
As a way of greeting
Sol 6.1