هَذاthis أَوانُthe time of فَضيحَتيmy disgrace لَبَّيكَI answer your call ياO
هَذا أَوانُ فَضيحَتي لَبَّيكَ يا
داعيherald of الهَوىlove لاno عِطرَperfume بَعدَafter عَروسِʿArūs
داعي الهَوى لا عِطرَ بَعدَ عَروسِ
This is the hour of my disgrace; I answer your call, O
herald of love—no perfume after ʿArūs.
أَوَماand do ... not? تَرىyou see الأَيّامَthe days كَيفَhow تَبَسَّمَتthey have smiled
أَوَما تَرى الأَيّامَ كَيفَ تَبَسَّمَت
عَنat وَصلِunion with موسىMusa بَعدَafter طولِa long spell of عُبوسِfrowning
عَن وَصلِ موسى بَعدَ طولِ عُبوسِ
And do you not see how the days have smiled
at union with Musa, after long frowning?
يُسقىhe is given drink وَزَهرُwhile the blossoms of الرَوضِthe garden مِنهُfrom him طالِعٌemerging
يُسقى وَزَهرُ الرَوضِ مِنهُ طالِعٌ
فيin وَجنَةٍa cheek وَمَلابِسٍand garments وَكُؤوسِand cups
في وَجنَةٍ وَمَلابِسٍ وَكُؤوسِ
He is given drink, while the garden’s blossoms spring from him
in a cheek, in garments, and in cups—
شَتّىdiverse يُحَسِّنُهاmakes them lovelier التَشابُهُresemblance مِثلَماjust as
شَتّى يُحَسِّنُها التَشابُهُ مِثلَما
تُستَحسَنُare admired الأَلفاظُwords لِلتَجنيسِfor punning wordplay
تُستَحسَنُ الأَلفاظُ لِلتَجنيسِ
diverse, made lovelier by resemblance, just as
words are admired for their wordplay.
Sol 6.1