فواعجباًSo, what a wonder! منat ريقهhis saliva وهوwhile it is طاهرpure
فواعجباً من ريقه وهو طاهر
حلالlawful وقدand indeed أضحىhas become عليto me محرماforbidden
حلال وقد أضحى علي محرما
So, how wondrous his saliva, though it is pure
How strange is his saliva though pure
And lawful, yet it has become forbidden to me!
Lawful, yet for me made unlawful
هوit الخمرwine لكنbut أينwhere للخمرfor wine طعمهits taste
هو الخمر لكن أين للخمر طعمه
ولذتهand its delight معdespite أننيthat I لمdid not أذقهاtaste it
ولذته مع أنني لم أذقها
It is wine—but how could wine match its taste
It is wine, but where is wine’s flavor?
And its delight, though I have never tasted wine?
Where is its delight though I've not tasted it?
Sol 6.1