أظنُّI think الربيعَspring العامَthis year قدindeed جاءَhas come تاجِراًas a merchant
أظنُّ الربيعَ العامَ قد جاءَ تاجِراً
ففيfor in الشمسِthe sun بزَّازاًa cloth merchant وفيand in الريحِthe wind عَطَّاراa perfumer
ففي الشمسِ بزَّازاً وفي الريحِ عَطَّارا
I think spring this year has come as a merchant:
I think this year's spring has come as a merchant
For in the sun it is a cloth merchant, and in the wind a perfumer.
In the sun a draper and in the wind a perfume seller
وماand not العيشُlife إلاّexcept أنto تواجِهَyou face وجهَهُits face
وما العيشُ إلاّ أن تواجِهَ وجهَهُ
وتقضيand you fulfill بينamid الوشيthe brocade والمسكand the musk أوطاراdesires
وتقضي بين الوشي والمسك أوطارا
And life is nothing but to meet it face to face
And life is but to face it
And fulfill your desires amid brocade and musk.
And spend time between musk and ambergris
Sol 6.1