وافَىhe arrived بفُقّاعٍwith a frothy drink أَرِجْfragrant
وافَى بفُقّاعٍ أَرِجْ
يُحْيِيit revives بنَكْهَتِهwith its aroma المُهَجْthe hearts
يُحْيِي بنَكْهَتِه المُهَجْ
He arrived with a fragrant, frothy drink
With bubble pipe aroma he drew near,
that revives hearts with its aroma—
His sweet scent brought joy and cheer,
شيخٌan old man مضتْhad passed منof عمرهhis life
شيخٌ مضتْ من عمره
فيin ذلكthat المعنىthe pursuit حِجَجyears
في ذلك المعنى حِجَج
an old man, from whose life had passed
An old man whose years had passed,
years in that pursuit.
Yet wise arguments he cast,
مَزجتْmixed يداهhis two hands الطِّيبperfume فيinto
مَزجتْ يداه الطِّيب في
هit فكانand so he was أظرفَmost artful منof those who مَزَجmixed
ه فكان أظرفَ من مَزَج
His hands mixed perfume into
His hands mixed scent delightfully,
it, and so he was the most artful of mixers.
And made a mix most skillfully,
وحَشاand he packed قلوبَhearts سَذابهhis rue
وحَشا قلوبَ سَذابه
منهfrom it بكلinto every فمٍmouth حَرِجnarrow
منه بكل فمٍ حَرِج
And he packed the hearts of his rue,
Hearts of the young were filled with joy,
taken from it, into every narrow mouth;
At his words no soul was coy,
فكأنهso it is as though he يحشوpacks بهwith it
فكأنه يحشو به
قطعpieces الزُّمرّدِemerald فيinto السَّبَجjet
قطع الزُّمرّدِ في السَّبَج
as though, with it, he were packing
As if with scent he filled up
pieces of emerald into jet.
Emerald pieces in a cup.
Sol 6.1