ألستَare you not ترىyou see الميلادَChristmas قدalready بثَّsent forth عسكرَهْits army
ألستَ ترى الميلادَ قد بثَّ عسكرَهْ
فأعلامُهُand its banners فيin كلِّevery فجٍّroad مُنشَّرَهْunfurled
فأعلامُهُ في كلِّ فجٍّ مُنشَّرَهْ
Do you not see that Christmas has sent forth its army?
And its banners are unfurled along every road.
تُشبَّهُare likened بيضُwhite الدُّورِthe houses والنارُand the fire حولهاaround them
تُشبَّهُ بيضُ الدُّورِ والنارُ حولها
ببيضِto fair-skinned جوارٍmaidens فيin ثيابٍrobes مُعَصْفرَهsafflower-dyed
ببيضِ جوارٍ في ثيابٍ مُعَصْفرَه
The white houses, with fire around them, are likened
to fair-skinned maidens in safflower-dyed robes.
فإنso if شئتَyou wish عاطاكoffers you المدامَthe wine مزنّراًwearing a girdle
فإن شئتَ عاطاك المدامَ مزنّراً
وإنand if شئتَyou wish عاطاكَoffers you العُقارَthe wine مُزَنَّرَهwearing a girdle
وإن شئتَ عاطاكَ العُقارَ مُزَنَّرَه
So if you wish, a girdled man offers you wine;
and if you wish, a girdled woman offers you wine.
فمنso from جوهرٍcrystal تُسْقَاهُyou are given it to drink منfrom كفِّthe hand of جوهرٍJawhar
فمن جوهرٍ تُسْقَاهُ من كفِّ جوهرٍ
ومنand from جوهرٍcrystal تُسْقَاهُyou are given it to drink منfrom كفِّthe hand of جوهرهJawhara
ومن جوهرٍ تُسْقَاهُ من كفِّ جوهره
So from a crystal cup you are served it by Jawhar's hand,
and from a crystal cup you are served it by Jawhara's hand.
Sol 6.1