عِندَناwe have طيبٌperfume وَرَيحاand sweet basil (partial word)
عِندَنا طيبٌ وَرَيحا
نٌcompletion of 'sweet basil' وَنَقلٌand snacks وَغِناءُand singing
نٌ وَنَقلٌ وَغِناءُ
We have perfume and sweet basil—
—and snacks and singing.
وَمِنَand of المَشروبِdrinks لَوناtwo kinds (partial word)
وَمِنَ المَشروبِ لَونا
نِdual ending of 'two kinds' شُمولٌwine وَطِلاءُand thickened grape juice
نِ شُمولٌ وَطِلاءُ
And of drinks, two kinds—
—wine and thickened grape juice.
وَمِنَand of اللَحمِmeat خَليطاtwo mixtures (partial word)
وَمِنَ اللَحمِ خَليطا
نِdual ending of 'two mixtures' طَبيخٌstewed meat وَشِواءُand roasted meat
نِ طَبيخٌ وَشِواءُ
And of meat, two preparations—
—stewed meat and roast.
وَمِنَand of الحَلواءِsweets أَلواvarieties (partial word)
وَمِنَ الحَلواءِ أَلوا
نٌcompletion of 'varieties' أُحادٌsingly وَثِناءُand in pairs
نٌ أُحادٌ وَثِناءُ
And of sweets, varieties—
—singly and in pairs.
وَلَناand we have غُلمانُyoung attendants صِدقٍfaithfulness
وَلَنا غُلمانُ صِدقٍ
أُدَباءٌwell-mannered أَرباءُdiscerning
أُدَباءٌ أَرباءُ
And we have faithful young attendants,
well-mannered and discerning.
أَرسَلواthey let flow فيinto الصَحنِthe courtyard ماءًwater
أَرسَلوا في الصَحنِ ماءً
فَكَأَنَّso it was as though الصَحنَthe courtyard ماءُwater
فَكَأَنَّ الصَحنَ ماءُ
They let water flow into the courtyard,
so the courtyard seemed to be water.
وَاِنثَنواand they turned back لِلحُسنِfor beauty عَدواًat a run
وَاِنثَنوا لِلحُسنِ عَدواً
فَحَواشيهِso its edges رِداءُa cloak
فَحَواشيهِ رِداءُ
And they turned back at a run, for beauty’s sake,
so its edges were a cloak.
فَاِرشَفِso sip الهَمَّsorrow عَناءُhardship
فَاِرشَفِ الهَمَّ عَناءُ
إِنَّماonly الهَمُّsorrow بَلاءُaffliction
إِنَّما الهَمُّ بَلاءُ
So sip; sorrow is hardship.
Sorrow is nothing but affliction.
وَاِغتَنِمand seize لَذَّةَpleasure يَومٍa day
وَاِغتَنِم لَذَّةَ يَومٍ
قَدhas تَخَطّاهُpassed it by العَناءُhardship
قَد تَخَطّاهُ العَناءُ
And seize the pleasure of a day
that hardship has passed by.
فَهُوَfor it يَطويكَfolds you up وَيَمضيand passes on
فَهُوَ يَطويكَ وَيَمضي
لَيسَthere is no لِلدُنياfor the world بَقاءُpermanence
لَيسَ لِلدُنيا بَقاءُ
For it folds you up and passes on;
the world has no permanence.
Sol 6.1