بائعُseller of الفخّارِthe pottery بدرٌa full moon
بائعُ الفخّارِ بدرٌ
قالhe said للعشاقِto the lovers هَبْgive!
قال للعشاقِ هَبْ
The pottery seller is a full moon.
The potter is round like the moon
He said to the lovers, “Give!”
He said to the lovers, come!
طالبُseeker الجرَّةِof the jar زيرٌa womanizer; also a large water jar
طالبُ الجرَّةِ زيرٌ
مالهُhe has no عنديَwith me جبْa well or cistern
مالهُ عنديَ جبْ
The seeker of the jar is a womanizer.
The seeker of the jug is cunning
He has no cistern with me.
He has nothing to offer me