أرضa land منof العقيانpure gold
أرض من العقيان
فيin صورةthe shape الطيلسانthe shawl
في صورة الطيلسان
A ground of pure gold,
A land of pure gold,
in the form of a hooded mantle;
in the shape of a shawl.
الشكلthe shape شكلthe shape of رداءa cloak
الشكل شكل رداء
والنقشand the engraving نقشthe engraving of الصوانيthe trays
والنقش نقش الصواني
its shape, the shape of a robe,
Its shape is that of a cloak,
its engraving, that of fine trays.
and its engraving that of trays.
بهاin it ثلاثthree ركاياwells
بها ثلاث ركايا
حقتencircled (uncertain reading) بهاaround it بيرانtwo wells
حقت بها بيران
Within it are three little wells;
In it are three wells,
two truly merit the name.
with two wells encircling it.
ففيso in الركاياthe wells ثلاثthree
ففي الركايا ثلاث
رحبbroad ومخنوقتانand two narrow-necked ones
رحب ومخنوقتان
Of the three receptacles,
So in the wells are three vessels:
one is wide and two are narrow-necked,
one broad and two narrow-necked,
منof الزجاجthe glass القدbeginning of 'old'; continued next line
من الزجاج القد
يمcompletion of 'old' from the previous line المستعملused المروانيMarwanid
يم المستعمل المرواني
made of ancient glass,
made of old glass,
of the kind once used by the Marwanids.
the Marwanid kind in use.
وكلهنand all of them ملاءfull
وكلهن ملاء
بالسعدwith aromatic sedge والاشنانand cleansing herb
بالسعد والاشنان
All of them are filled
And all of them are full
with sweet rush and cleansing ushnan,
of aromatic sedge and cleansing herb,
والمجلبand the imported preparation (uncertain reading) المترويsteeped
والمجلب المتروي
منfrom طيبthe fragrance الادهانthe oils
من طيب الادهان
and an imported blend steeped
and the imported preparation, steeped
in fragrant oils.
in the fragrance of oils.
وفيand in القليبينthe two wells أيضاalso
وفي القليبين أيضا
زهاgleamed خلالtoothpicks الرهانthe wagers (context unclear)
زها خلال الرهان
And in the two little wells as well,
And in the two wells, too,
there flourished, amid their rivalry,
the toothpicks 'of the wagers' gleamed:
حورfair maidens بنthey emerged لاnot لشنانfor hatred
حور بن لا لشنان
أسرعنthey hastened لاnot لطعانfor spear-fighting
أسرعن لا لطعان
fair maidens who departed without rancor—
fair maidens who emerged, not out of hatred,
they hastened, but not to joust with spears.
who hastened, not for spear-fighting.
نوعa kind عراضbroad تحاكيresembles
نوع عراض تحاكي
مضاربplectra العيدانthe lutes
مضارب العيدان
One sort is broad, resembling
One kind is broad, resembling
the plectra of lutes;
the plectra of lutes;
وآخرand another ذوpossessing انخذالslackness
وآخر ذو انخذال
فيin دقةthe fineness السامانsāmān (uncertain referent)
في دقة السامان
another gracefully droops,
and another is pliant,
slender as jasmine.
with the fineness of sāmān.
ففيso in ولايةthe rule هذيthese
ففي ولاية هذي
الألوانcolors عزglory الخوانthe dining table
الألوان عز الخوان
Under the dominion of these
Thus, under the rule of these
varieties lies the banquet-table’s glory.
colors lies the dining table's glory.
