يا ما أسقع الندى يا صاح
بأرض الربيع
Oh, how bitterly cold the dew is, my friend,
in the land of spring!
ومَن قد مات فيها راح
وعمرك سقيع
And whoever has died there has gone to rest;
and, by your life, it is bitter cold.
وصار في كلامه المشكاح
يقول فيه سريع
And the glib talker began, in his discourse,
to speak of it swiftly:
القمر قمر غاب أو ظهر
حتى في السفر
The moon is the moon, whether it vanishes or appears,
even while traveling;
والبشر بشر أنثى مع ذكر
يزرعوا شجر
and people are people—female together with male—
who plant trees
يلوح فيه ثمار
وفي ظني من سمع ذا
on which fruits appear.
And in my view, whoever hears this
لظنه فشار
would surely take it for hot air.
Sol 5.6