كأسٌa cup منof الإبريزpure gold
كأسٌ من الإبريز
فيin ريحfragrance مرماحوزِmarmaḥūz (an aromatic herb)
في ريح مرماحوزِ
A cup of refined gold
A cup of pure gold
in the breeze of Marmāḥūz;
Amid the fragrance of marmaḥūz.
باكرتهاI sought it early بأميرٍwith a prince
باكرتها بأميرٍ
علىto القلوبthe hearts عزيزdear
على القلوب عزيز
I sought it at dawn with a prince,
I sought it early with a prince
noble, astride a young she-camel,
Dear to the hearts,
مطرّزembroidered الوجهthe face بالحُسْwith beauty (first part)
مطرّز الوجه بالحُسْ
نِcompletion of 'beauty' أَحْسَنَthe finest التطريزembroidery
نِ أَحْسَنَ التطريز
his face embroidered with beau—
His face embroidered with beau-
—ty, in the finest embroidery.
ty—the finest embroidery.
ماnot زالceased يجمعُhe brings together فيin المزthe mixing (first part)
ما زال يجمعُ في المز
جِcompletion of 'mixing' بينbetween كوبٍa cup وكوزand a jug
جِ بين كوبٍ وكوز
He kept bringing together in the blend—
He kept bringing together in mix-
—ing, between goblet and jug,
ing, between a cup and a jug,
ماءٌwater ونارٌand fire فقلْso speak فيof الthe
ماءٌ ونارٌ فقلْ في ال
ميلادِNativity (Christmas) والنوروزand Nowruz
ميلادِ والنوروز
water and fire—then speak of Christ—
Water and fire—speak, then, of the
—mas and Nowruz—
Nativity and Nowruz,
حتىuntil تركناwe left قميصَshirt الدthe darkness (first part)
حتى تركنا قميصَ الد
جىcompletion of 'darkness' بغيرِwithout دُروزseams
جى بغيرِ دُروز
until we left the shirt of dark—
Until we left the shirt of dark-
—ness without a seam.
ness without seams.
Sol 6.1