قالتshe said وقدand already ضربتshe played بِهِon it وَتَبَسَّمتand she smiled
قالت وقد ضربت بِهِ وَتَبَسَّمت
متِّعdelight سَماعَكyour hearing اوor لِحاظَكyour gaze بالدُرَرwith pearls
متِّع سَماعَك او لِحاظَك بالدُرَر
She said, having played it and smiled,
“Delight your hearing or your gaze with pearls.”
فأجبتُso I answered هلdid …? نظَّمتِyou strung ثغرَكِyour mouth منهُfrom it أَمor
فأجبتُ هل نظَّمتِ ثغرَكِ منهُ أَم
نظَّمتِyou strung درَّthe pearls of الثغرthe mouth فيin سِمطa necklace الوَتَرthe musical string
نظَّمتِ درَّ الثغر في سِمط الوَتَر
So I answered, “Did you string your mouth with pearls from it, or
String the mouth’s pearls into the necklace of the string?”
Sol 6.1