عندَناwe have كِيزانُcups فُقّاbeer (word continues in عٍ)
عندَنا كِيزانُ فُقّا
عٍcompletes فُقّاعٍ (beer) لهاthey have حُسْنٌbeauty ومَنْظَرْand an appearance
عٍ لها حُسْنٌ ومَنْظَرْ
We have cups of beer,
We have crystal vases,
with beauty and a fine appearance.
Of beauty and grace untold,
كلُّeach كوزٍcup قدalready تَزَيَّىdressed itself
كلُّ كوزٍ قد تَزَيَّى
وَتَردَّىand donned a cloak وتَعطَّرand perfumed itself
وَتَردَّى وتَعطَّر
Each cup has dressed itself,
Each adorned cup exudes delight,
and donned a cloak and perfumed itself.
Fragrance and light unfold.
مَنْwhoever رآناsaw us نُورِدwe bring forward الأيthe hands (word continues in دي)
مَنْ رآنا نُورِد الأي
ديcompletes الأيدي (the hands) إليهاtoward them ثمthen نصدرْwe draw back
دي إليها ثم نصدرْ
Whoever saw us bring our hands
Those who behold us come
toward them, then draw them back,
Drawn to our radiant show,
ظَنَّthought فيin أَنُملناour fingertips للfor the (continues in شمِّ)
ظَنَّ في أَنُملنا لل
شمِّsmelling تفاحاتُapples عنبرambergris
شمِّ تفاحاتُ عنبر
thought our fingertips held, for
And think our violet petals conceal,
sniffing, apples of ambergris.
The scent of apples aglow.
Sol 6.1