جاءَhe came بِدَستَبويَةٍwith a dastbūya (fragrant melon)
جاءَ بِدَستَبويَةٍ
صَفراءَyellow مِنfrom غَيرِwithout وَصَبillness
صَفراءَ مِن غَيرِ وَصَب
He came with a dastbūya melon,
He came with a yellow rose
yellow, though not from illness.
Without even a single thorn
ثُمَّthen فَراهاhe cut it open فَرَأَيand saw (verb continues)
ثُمَّ فَراها فَرَأَي
ناwe (completes the preceding verb) عَجَباًa wonder مِنَamong العَجَبwonders
نا عَجَباً مِنَ العَجَب
Then he cut it open, and we saw
Then he looked at it and saw
a wonder of wonders:
A wonder of all wonders
بَيضاءَwhite كَالشَحمَةِlike a lump of fat ماnot
بَيضاءَ كَالشَحمَةِ ما
لِجائِعٍfor a hungry person فيهاin it أَرَبdesire; need
لِجائِعٍ فيها أَرَب
White as a lump of fat—no
As white as fat is it
hungry man has any desire for it.
For a hungry man seeking food
أَماhave … not? رَأَتseen عَيناكَyour two eyes تَخstart of 'sheathing'
أَما رَأَت عَيناكَ تَخ
ييشَcompletion of 'sheathing' اللُجَينِsilver بِالذَهَبwith gold
ييشَ اللُجَينِ بِالذَهَب
Have your eyes not seen the sheathing
Have your eyes not seen it change
of silver in gold?
The two cheeks into gold
Sol 6.1