صَفَرَاءُyellow مِنْof فَالُوذَجِfaludhaj (sweet pudding) البُرْتُقَالْorange
صَفَرَاءُ مِنْ فَالُوذَجِ البُرْتُقَالْ
مَقْدُودَةًshaped فِيin الكُوبِthe cup قدِّto the shape of الهِلاَلْthe crescent
مَقْدُودَةً فِي الكُوبِ قدِّ الهِلاَلْ
A yellow serving of orange faludhaj,
Shaped in the cup like a crescent,
تَرْتَجُّquivers فِيin مَوْضِعِهَاits place عَنْout of دَلاَلْcoyness
تَرْتَجُّ فِي مَوْضِعِهَا عَنْ دَلاَلْ
ذَلِكَthat قَطْرٌa drop مِنْof نَدًىdew حُلِّيَاsweetened
ذَلِكَ قَطْرٌ مِنْ نَدًى حُلِّيَا
Quivering in its place out of coyness.
That is a drop of dew made sweet;
حَبَسْتِyou (f.) imprisoned فِيهِwithin it مِنْfrom عصِيِّuntamable الضِّيَاlight
حَبَسْتِ فِيهِ مِنْ عصِيِّ الضِّيَا
مَسْحَةَa touch شَمْسٍsun آذَنَتْgave notice بِالزَّوَالْof setting
مَسْحَةَ شَمْسٍ آذَنَتْ بِالزَّوَالْ
You imprisoned within it, from untamable light,
A touch of sun that heralded its setting.
أَلطِّيبُthe fragrance مِنْamong أَلْطَفِthe most delicate مَاwhat يُسْتَطَابْis found pleasing
أَلطِّيبُ مِنْ أَلْطَفِ مَا يُسْتَطَابْ
والشَّكْلُand the form زَاهradiant كَالعَقِيقِlike agate المُذَابْmolten
والشَّكْلُ زَاه كَالعَقِيقِ المُذَابْ
Its fragrance is among the most exquisite delights,
And its form is radiant as molten agate,
وَالطَّعْمُand the taste حُلْوٌsweet فِيهِin it سِحْرٌmagic حَلاَلْlawful
وَالطَّعْمُ حُلْوٌ فِيهِ سِحْرٌ حَلاَلْ
فَيَاso, O يَداًhand تَصْنَعُmakes هَذَاthis العجَبْmarvel
فَيَا يَداً تَصْنَعُ هَذَا العجَبْ
And its taste is sweet, with lawful magic in it.
So, O hand that makes this marvel—
سُلاَفَةٌpure wine فِيin عَنْبِرٍambergris فِيin ضَرَبْthick white honey
سُلاَفَةٌ فِي عَنْبِرٍ فِي ضَرَبْ
سَلِمْتِmay you (f.) remain safe لِلذَّوْقِfor taste مَعاًtogether وَالكَمَالْand perfection
سَلِمْتِ لِلذَّوْقِ مَعاً وَالكَمَالْ
Pure wine in ambergris, in thick white honey—
May you remain safe for taste and perfection alike!
قَالُواthey said لَنَاto us فِيin جَنَّةٍParadise كَوْثَرُKawthar
قَالُوا لَنَا فِي جَنَّةٍ كَوْثَرُ
لَكِنَّهُمْbut they فِيin وَعْدِهِمْtheir promise أَخَّرُواthey delayed
لَكِنَّهُمْ فِي وَعْدِهِمْ أَخَّرُوا
They told us there is Kawthar in Paradise,
But they have delayed fulfilling their promise;
فَقَدّمِيso serve (you, f.) فَالُوذَجَfaludhaj (sweet pudding) البُرْتُقَالُorange
فَقَدّمِي فَالُوذَجَ البُرْتُقَالُ
So serve the orange faludhaj!
Sol 6.1