ياoh حَبَّذاhow delightful المَوزُthe bananas الَّذيthat أَرسَلتَهُyou sent it
يا حَبَّذا المَوزُ الَّذي أَرسَلتَهُ
وَلَقَدand indeed أَتاناcame to us طَيِّباًsweet مِنfrom طَيِّبِsomeone kind
وَلَقَد أَتانا طَيِّباً مِن طَيِّبِ
Oh, how delightful are the bananas you sent!
Oh what a nice banana you sent
And indeed they came to us, sweet, from someone kind.
It came to us so fresh and sweet
فيin ريحِهِits scent أَوor لَونِهِits color أَوor طَعمِهِits taste
في ريحِهِ أَو لَونِهِ أَو طَعمِهِ
كَالمِسكِlike musk أَوor كَالتِبرِlike raw gold أَوor كَالضَربِlike white honey
كَالمِسكِ أَو كَالتِبرِ أَو كَالضَربِ
In their scent, or color, or taste,
In its fragrance, color, and taste
Like musk, or raw gold, or white honey.
Like musk, or silk, or folded sheets
وافَتarrived بِهِwith it أَطباقُهُits platters مُنَضَّداًneatly arranged
وافَت بِهِ أَطباقُهُ مُنَضَّداً
كَأَنَّهُas though it were مَكاحِلٌkohl containers مِنof ذَهَبِgold
كَأَنَّهُ مَكاحِلٌ مِن ذَهَبِ
Their platters arrived with them neatly arranged,
Its plates arrived all stacked
As though they were kohl containers made of gold.
As if lined with golden kohl
Sol 6.1