وَصَفراءَand yellow wine فيin الكَأسِthe cup كَالزَعفَرانِlike saffron
وَصَفراءَ في الكَأسِ كَالزَعفَرانِ
سَباهاhe procured it التُجيبيal-Tujibi مِنfrom عَسقَلانِAscalon
سَباها التُجيبي مِن عَسقَلانِ
And yellow wine in the cup, like saffron—
Yellow in the cup like saffron,
al-Tujibi procured it from Ascalon.
Brought from Ascalon by the young man.
تُريكَit shows you القَذاةَthe mote وَعَرضُand the breadth of الإِناthe vessel (continued next line)
تُريكَ القَذاةَ وَعَرضُ الإِنا
ءِcompletion of الإناء, 'the vessel' سِترٌa veil لَهاfor it دونَagainst لَمسِthe touch of البَنانِthe fingertips
ءِ سِترٌ لَها دونَ لَمسِ البَنانِ
It shows you the mote, while the vessel's breadth
It shows you the splinter but the surface of the glass
is a veil shielding it from the touch of fingertips.
Is a veil, saving you from touching the blemish.
لَهاit has حَبَبٌbubbles كُلَّماwhenever صُفِّقَتit is poured between vessels
لَها حَبَبٌ كُلَّما صُفِّقَت
تَراهاyou see it كَلَمعَةِlike a flash of بَرقٍlightning يَمانيYemeni
تَراها كَلَمعَةِ بَرقٍ يَماني
It has bubbles; whenever it is poured,
It has charms - whenever it is tapped,
you see it like a flash of Yemeni lightning.
You see it like a Yemeni lightning flash.
Sol 6.1