شعرُpoetry الظَريفِthe witty ابنِson of لكنَكLaknak
شعرُ الظَريفِ ابنِ لكنَك
مهذَّبٌrefined وَمُحَكَّكand polished
مهذَّبٌ وَمُحَكَّك
The witty Ibn Laknak’s verse
The poetry of the witty Ibn Laknak
is refined and carefully polished,
is refined and polished,
مُذَهَّبٌgilded وَمُمَسَّكand perfumed with musk
مُذَهَّبٌ وَمُمَسَّك
بِمِثلِهِto the like of it يُتَمَسَّكone holds fast
بِمِثلِهِ يُتَمَسَّك
gilded and perfumed with musk;
gilded and perfumed with musk;
to its like one holds fast.
to its like one holds fast.
