قيلَit was asked ماwhat بالُناour condition نَتِيهُwe exult سُرُوراwith joy
قيلَ ما بالُنا نَتِيهُ سُرُورا
وتَراناand you see us مِثلَlike الغُصُونِthe branches نَمِيسُwe sway gracefully
وتَرانا مِثلَ الغُصُونِ نَمِيسُ
It was asked, “Why do we exult with joy,
and why do you see us sway like branches,
كَنشَاوىَlike drunkards مِنfrom فرطِexcess سُكرٍintoxication تَهَأدَواthey staggered
كَنشَاوىَ مِن فرطِ سُكرٍ تَهَأدَوا
حينَwhen مالَتswayed بجَمعِهِمwith their whole company خَندَرِيسُaged wine
حينَ مالَت بجَمعِهِم خَندَرِيسُ
like drunkards who staggered from excessive intoxication
when aged wine made their whole company reel?”
قلتُI said هَذاthis لعَمرِيby my life مِنَّاfrom us قَليلٌlittle
قلتُ هَذا لعَمرِي مِنَّا قَليلٌ
كيفَhow والطَّيّبُwhile al-Tayyib المِرينيal-Mirini عَرِيسُa bridegroom
كيفَ والطَّيّبُ المِريني عَرِيسُ
I said, “By my life, this is little enough on our part—
how could it be otherwise, when al-Tayyib al-Mirini is the bridegroom?”
Sol 6.1