وقشمشand raisins كخززlike beads (probably intended: كخرز)
وقشمش كخزز
للنظمfor stringing لمnot يثقبbe pierced
للنظم لم يثقب
And raisins, like beads [probable reading],
not pierced for stringing.
يبلىwears out بهthrough it الكاسthe cup لماbecause of what
يبلى به الكاس لما
بينهماbetween the two منof نسبkinship
بينهما من نسب
The cup wears out through them, because of
the kinship between the two.
يحظىenjoys بيهwith it الشاربthe drinker فيin
يحظى بيه الشارب في
الناديthe gathering ومنand whoever لمdid not يشربdrink
النادي ومن لم يشرب
The drinker enjoys them in
the gathering, as does one who does not drink.
كأنهas though it were أوعيةvessels
كأنه أوعية
يحملنthey carry ذوبthe liquefied substance of الضربthick white honey
يحملن ذوب الضرب
As though they were vessels
carrying liquefied white honey,
أوor لؤلؤpearls حلىwas adorned أعلاupper part
أو لؤلؤ حلى أعلا
هits (completing أعلاه) بماءwith water الذهبgold
ه بماء الذهب
or pearls whose upper part is adorned
with liquid gold.
خصتwas specially favored بهwith it مرأةa woman
خصت به مرأة
فاختصتand thus she was distinguished بأعلىwith the highest الرتبranks
فاختصت بأعلى الرتب
A woman was specially favored with them,
and thus attained the highest ranks.