وَرَدناwe reached بِزَوغىBizawgha وَالغُروبُand the large leather buckets كَأَنَّهاas though they were
وَرَدنا بِزَوغى وَالغُروبُ كَأَنَّها
أَهاضيبُhills سودٌblack فيat جَوانِبِهاtheir sides زُمرُgroups
أَهاضيبُ سودٌ في جَوانِبِها زُمرُ
We reached Bizawgha, and the great leather buckets seemed like
Black hills, with groups at their sides.
فَقامَthen rose إِلَيناtoward us البائِعونَthe sellers كَأَنَّهُمas though they were
فَقامَ إِلَينا البائِعونَ كَأَنَّهُم
نُجومٌstars تَهاوَتtumbled down مِنfrom مَطالِعِهاtheir rising places زُهرُbright
نُجومٌ تَهاوَت مِن مَطالِعِها زُهرُ
Then the sellers rose to meet us, as though they were
Bright stars tumbling from their rising places.
فَمِنso among them مائِلٍone leaning close عِنديI have شَرابٌwine مُعَتَّقٌwell-aged
فَمِن مائِلٍ عِندي شَرابٌ مُعَتَّقٌ
وَمِنand among them تائِهٍone boasting بِالخَمرِof the wine أَسكَرَهُmade him drunk الفِكرُthought
وَمِن تائِهٍ بِالخَمرِ أَسكَرَهُ الفِكرُ
So one leaned close: “I have well-aged wine”;
And another, boasting of wine, was made drunk by thought.
Sol 6.1