حكتresembled البحيرةthe lake ثوبthe robe of ماbeginning of ‘hairdresser’
حكت البحيرة ثوب ما
شطةٍcompletion of ‘hairdresser’ ينقَّطis showered with tips فيat فرحa wedding celebration
شطةٍ ينقَّط في فرح
The lake mimicked the gown of a
The lake resembled the robe of a hair-
woman who adorns brides, joyfully speckled;
dresser, showered with coins at a wedding.
والزهرand the blossoms يشبهresembles وهوwhile it يسbeginning of ‘falls’
والزهر يشبه وهو يس
قطcompletion of ‘falls’ فوقهاupon it ذهبthe gold of المنحthe gifts
قط فوقها ذهب المنح
and the blossoms resemble, as they
And the blossoms resemble, as they
fall upon it, the gold of gifts.
fall upon it, gold bestowed as gifts.
ذاتpossessing الحياmodesty منهاamong them العروbeginning of ‘the bride’
ذات الحيا منها العرو
سcompletion of ‘the bride’ يهزsways عطفيهاher two sides المرحmerriment
س يهز عطفيها المرح
Among them is the bashful
Among them, the bashful one is the bride;
bride; merriment sways her sides.
merriment sways her sides.
فمرso bid الغريرthe guileless youth بأنto يديbeginning of ‘he passes round’
فمر الغرير بأن يدي
رcompletion of ‘he passes round’ التبرthe uncoined gold فيin ماسthe diamond of القدحthe goblet
ر التبر في ماس القدح
Then bid the guileless one make
So bid the guileless youth to
the gold dust turn within the goblet’s diamond;
pass round the gold in the diamond goblet.
واسمحand allow بإحضارthe bringing of الفطوbeginning of ‘breakfast’
واسمح بإحضار الفطو
رcompletion of ‘breakfast’ فإنfor indeed مثلكone like you منone who سمحis generous
ر فإن مثلك من سمح
and permit breakfast to be
And allow breakfast to be brought,
brought—for one like you freely grants it.
for one like you is generous.
وارضِand satisfy الطفيليthe uninvited guest الذيwho
وارضِ الطفيلي الذي
إذwhen شاهدhe saw السمجthe ugly thing اقترحhe made a request
إذ شاهد السمج اقترح
And indulge the uninvited guest who,
And satisfy the uninvited guest who,
when he beheld the scene—the boor—made this plea.
when he saw the ugly sight, made a request.
Sol 6.1