طرا طارئ عند العشاء فجئته
بقرص غضيض من شواء ابن زنبور
An unexpected visitor turned up at supper, so I came to him
An unexpected guest arrived at supper, so I brought him
with a tender round of Ibn Zanbūr’s roast.
a tender round portion of Ibn Zanbur’s roast.
تخال قطاع المسك رصع رصفها
بفيروزج النعناع في صحن كافور
You would think all its close-set rows were pieces of musk,
You would think an array of musk pieces had been studded
with mint’s turquoise, on a platter of camphor.
with mint’s turquoise, in a platter of camphor.
Sol 6.1