ذاthis الحوضُthe basin ياO هذاthis (vocative: you) الوزيthe minister (word continued)
ذا الحوضُ يا هذا الوزي
رcompletion of 'minister' لاno اِرتيابَdoubt خيرُكماthe better of you two
ر لا اِرتيابَ خيرُكما
This basin, O minister,
is undoubtedly the better of you two.
زالَvanished بِهِthrough it عَنّاfrom us الظّماthirst
زالَ بِهِ عَنّا الظّما
فَعَنكَso from you زالَvanished ضَيرُكماthe harm of you both
فَعَنكَ زالَ ضَيرُكما
Through it, thirst has left us;
so the harm of you both has left you.
وَلَمand did not يَكُنbe بِمِثلِهِwith its like
وَلَم يَكُن بِمِثلِهِ
قَدalready جادَgiven generously أَرِّخrecord the date غيرُكماanyone other than you two
قَد جادَ أَرِّخ غيرُكما
And none had, with its like,
shown generosity—record the date—except you two.
Sol 6.1