قَطائِفُqatayif pastries الحَشْوِthe filling قَالتْsaid
قَطائِفُ الحَشْوِ قَالتْ
لأُختِهاto her sister فيin المَقاليthe frying pans
لأُختِها في المَقالي
The stuffed qatayif said
The stew's pieces
to her sister in the frying pans:
Said to their sister in the pan
كُلُّall الَوَرَىhumankind ليfor me مُحِبٌّloving
كُلُّ الَوَرَى لي مُحِبٌّ
بِحَيثُso that مَاليَI have no قَالِhater
بِحَيثُ مَاليَ قَالِ
All humankind loves me,
Everyone loves me
so no one hates me.
However I turn
فَجاوَبَتْهاso she answered her بِنُضْجٍwith maturity
فَجاوَبَتْها بِنُضْجٍ
وَحِدَّةٍand sharpness فيin المَقَالِspeech
وَحِدَّةٍ في المَقَالِ
She answered her with maturity
She retorted tartly
and sharpness in speech:
And tersely in speech
الدَّسْتُthe seat of honor ليmine أَنَاI وَحْديalone
الدَّسْتُ لي أَنَا وَحْدي
فَسَلِّميso concede ليَto me حَاليmy standing
فَسَلِّمي ليَ حَالي
The place of honor is mine—mine alone;
“For me alone is the friendship
so concede my standing.
So tend to your state
وإنْand even if تَحلَّىis adorned بِناwith us الصَّدْthe breast (word continues)
وإنْ تَحلَّى بِنا الصَّدْ
رُحَلْيَ(end of 'breast') + adornment ذاتِa lady of الحِجَالِthe curtained chambers
رُحَلْيَ ذاتِ الحِجَالِ
And even if the breast is adorned with us,
And if we're adorned with chests
as with the jewels of a lady behind curtains,
Depart, O laden ones
أَينَwhere اللُّجينُsilver مِنin comparison with التِّبgold (word continues)
أَينَ اللُّجينُ مِن التِّب
رِ(end of 'gold') قِيمةًin value عِندَin the estimation of حَالِa jeweler
رِ قِيمةً عِندَ حَالِ
what is silver beside gold
Where's crystal from clay
in value to a jeweler?
In value, now tell"