وَماand not شُربُهhis smoking لِلتّبغِof tobacco إِلّاexcept دَلالةٌa sign
وَما شُربُه لِلتّبغِ إِلّا دَلالةٌ
عَلىof أَنَّهthat he is كرمٌgenerosity جسيمُimmense in عطيّةِgiving
عَلى أَنَّه كرمٌ جسيمُ عطيّةِ
And his smoking tobacco is nothing but a sign
That he is generosity itself, lavish in giving.
أَلَيسَis there not لِمَرءٍfor a man فيin كَثيرِthe abundance of دُخانِهِhis smoke
أَلَيسَ لِمَرءٍ في كَثيرِ دُخانِهِ
عَلىof كَثرَةِthe multitude of الضّيفانِthe guests أَوضحthe clearest حجّةِproof
عَلى كَثرَةِ الضّيفانِ أَوضح حجّةِ
Is there not, for a man, in his copious smoke,
The clearest proof of a multitude of guests?
Sol 6.1