وسلافand choice wine كالتبرlike unminted gold أذكىmore fragrant منthan المthe mu- (beginning of 'musk')
وسلاف كالتبر أذكى من الم
سك-sk (end of 'musk') وأصفىand clearer صبغىin hue منthan الزعفرانsaffron
سك وأصفى صبغى من الزعفران
And choice wine, like gold, more fragrant than mu-
Your saliva is purer than ambergris,
sk, and clearer in hue than saffron;
and your dye is clearer than saffron.
وكأنand as though اليدthe hand التيthat تحتويهاholds it
وكأن اليد التي تحتويها
منof صبيبmolten metal العقيانpure gold فيwithin دستبانa glove
من صبيب العقيان في دستبان
And as though the hand that holds it
The hand that holds you
Were of molten pure gold within a glove.
is like a violet in a bouquet.
Sol 6.1