هلquestion marker لكfor you ياO خمرةKhumra فيin تجرةٍa trade
هل لك يا خمرة في تجرةٍ
مربحةٍprofitable ماno مثلهاlike it تجرهtrade
مربحةٍ ما مثلها تجره
Would you, Khumra, care for a trade,
O flask of wine, is there for you
a profitable one, with no trade to match it?
A trade more profitable than this one?
صيريgo إلىto البصرةBasra واسترزقيand seek sustenance
صيري إلى البصرة واسترزقي
ربكyour Lord بالنكهةthrough the scent of your breath فيin البصرهBasra
ربك بالنكهة في البصره
Go to Basra and seek sustenance
Go to Basra and seek your Lord's
from your Lord through the scent of your breath in Basra.
Sustenance through flavor in Basra
فلوfor if عرضتyou offered الريقsaliva فيin سوقهاits market
فلو عرضت الريق في سوقها
لاthen surely بتيعتwould be bought التفلةthe spittle بالبدرهfor a purseful of money
لا بتيعت التفلة بالبدره
For if you offered your saliva in its market,
For if you offered your saliva in its market
a spitful would be bought for a purseful of money.
You would not sell raisins for a full moon
تزكوflourish بهاthrough it النخلthe palms وتحمرand turns red فيin
تزكو بها النخل وتحمر في
غيرother than أوانthe season of الحمرةreddening البسرهthe unripe date
غير أوان الحمرة البسره
Through it the palms flourish, and reddening comes
Palm trees thrive on it, turning red
to the unripe date outside the season of reddening.
Out of season, unlike early ripeness
Sol 6.1