ما إِن وَطِئنا فَناءَ زَيدٍ
حَتّى أَتَتنا الكُؤوسُ عَجلى
No sooner had we set foot in Zayd’s courtyard
than the goblets came hurrying to us.
وَقالَ تَختارُ صَوتَ نايٍ
فَقُلتُ أَختارُ صَوتَ مَقلى
He said, “Would you choose the sound of a flute?”
I said, “I choose the sound of a frying pan.”
Sol 5.6