لدينا نديم لم يزل طول يومه
له في المقالي فجة وفشيش
We have a boon companion who, all day long,
has sputtering and hissing in the frying pans,
وضرب من البطيخ في راحتي من
خشونته كلم به وخدوش
and a kind of melon that leaves my palm, through
its roughness, with a wound and scratches.
تخال ربا النوار ترتج أحدقت
بها خيفة من أن تجف جيوش
You would think the flowered hills were trembling, encircled
by armies for fear that they might dry up.
ولن لم يكن في الصيف هاتان عنده
فكيف يرجي عمره ويعيش
And [if] he lacks these two in summer,
how can he hope to prolong his life and live on?
Sol 6.1