ياOh حُسنَbeauty of تمرٍdates جالَwandered فيin
يا حُسنَ تمرٍ جالَ في
ماءِwater of نَعيمٍbliss واِرتَوىand drank its fill
ماءِ نَعيمٍ واِرتَوى
How lovely—a date that roamed through
Oh, the beauty of dates that wandered in
the water of bliss and drank its fill!
the water of bliss and drank their fill!
فَاعجَبso marvel لَهُat it قدindeed بانَdeparted عَنـfrom
فَاعجَب لَهُ قد بانَ عَنـ
ـهُit إِلفُهُits companion بِلاwithout نَوىdate pits; separation (wordplay)
ـهُ إِلفُهُ بِلا نَوى
Marvel at it: something has parted from it,
So marvel at them: departed from—
though it is its intimate—without pit or parting.
them is their companion, without pits.
Sol 6.1