وَطَيِّبٍand a good man أَهْدَىgave as a gift لَنَاto us طَيِّبَاًsomething sweet
وَطَيِّبٍ أَهْدَى لَنَا طَيِّبَاً
فَذَلَّنَاso it humbled us المُهْدَىthe gift عَلَىbefore المُهْدِيthe giver
فَذَلَّنَا المُهْدَى عَلَى المُهْدِي
And a good man gave us a sweet gift;
So the gift humbled us before the giver.
يَاO جَانِيpicker of البِطِّيْخِthe melon مِنْfrom غَرْسِهِits plant
يَا جَانِي البِطِّيْخِ مِنْ غَرْسِهِ
جَنَيْتَyou reaped مِنْهُfrom it ثَمَرَthe fruit of الحَمْدِpraise
جَنَيْتَ مِنْهُ ثَمَرَ الحَمْدِ
O you who pick the melon from its plant,
You have reaped from it the fruit of praise.
لَمْdid not تَأْتِنَاyou come to us حَتَّىuntil أَتَتْنَاcame to us لَهُof it
لَمْ تَأْتِنَا حَتَّى أَتَتْنَا لَهُ
رَوَائِحٌfragrances تُغْنِيsuffice عَنِin place of النَّدِّaromatic incense
رَوَائِحٌ تُغْنِي عَنِ النَّدِّ
Before you came to us, there reached us from it
Fragrances that made incense needless.
بِظَاهِرٍwith an exterior أَخْشَنَrougher مِنْthan قُنْفُذٍa hedgehog
بِظَاهِرٍ أَخْشَنَ مِنْ قُنْفُذٍ
وَبَاطِنٍand an interior أَلْيَنَsofter مِنْthan زُبْدِbutter
وَبَاطِنٍ أَلْيَنَ مِنْ زُبْدِ
With an exterior rougher than a hedgehog,
And an interior softer than butter.
كأنَّماas though تَقْشِرُpeel مِنْهُfrom it المُدَىthe knives
كأنَّما تَقْشِرُ مِنْهُ المُدَى
عَنْaway from زَعْفَرَانٍsaffron دِيْفَwas blended بالشَّهْدِwith honey
عَنْ زَعْفَرَانٍ دِيْفَ بالشَّهْدِ
As though the knives peeled back its rind
From saffron blended with honey.
كَأَنَّمَاas though فِيin جَوْفِهِits hollow قَهْوَةٌwine
كَأَنَّمَا فِي جَوْفِهِ قَهْوَةٌ
يُنْقَعُis steeped فِيْهَاin it مَنْدَلٌaloeswood هِنْدِيIndian
يُنْقَعُ فِيْهَا مَنْدَلٌ هِنْدِي
As though within it were wine,
In which Indian aloeswood is steeped.
Sol 6.1