وقَنَانٍand bottles زَوَاهِرٍradiant هُنَّthey بالشّمْlike the sun (word continues)
وقَنَانٍ زَوَاهِرٍ هُنَّ بالشّمْ
سِcompletion of “sun” مِنَthan الشّمْسِthe sun بالقَلائِدِwith the necklaces أَحْكَىmore closely resembling
سِ مِنَ الشّمْسِ بالقَلائِدِ أَحْكَى
And radiant bottles, resembling the sun—
With jars of radiant pearls are they adorned
With their necklaces, more closely than the sun itself.
By necklaces more brilliant than the sun's rays
يَتَبَسّمْنَthey smile قائِمَاتٍstanding صُفُوفاًin rows
يَتَبَسّمْنَ قائِمَاتٍ صُفُوفاً
فإذاthen when ماemphatic particle رَكَعْنَthey bow قَهْقَهْنَthey laugh aloud ضِحْكاwith laughter
فإذا ما رَكَعْنَ قَهْقَهْنَ ضِحْكا
They smile as they stand in rows;
In rows stand smiling maidens fair of form
Then, when they bow, they laugh uproariously.
Who, bending low, break into peals of mirth
قُلْتُI said خُذْهاtake it وعاطِنِيهاand pass it to me سلافاًpure, choice wine
قُلْتُ خُذْها وعاطِنِيها سلافاً
ذَهَباًgold فيin الزّجَاجِthe glass يُسْبَكُis cast سَبْكاcasting (for emphasis)
ذَهَباً في الزّجَاجِ يُسْبَكُ سَبْكا
I said, “Take it and pass it to me, pure wine—
"Take them," I said, "and give me their ransom
Gold, cast within the glass.”
Gold to be molten in glass and cast anew"
Sol 6.1