أَلَا رُبَّ يَوْمٍ لَكَ مِنْهُنَّ صَالِحٍ
وَلَا سِيَّمَا يَوْمٌ بِدَارَةِ جُلْجُلِ
Ah, how many pleasant days you had with those women, especially the day at Dārat Juljul!
After the account of sorrow, alā rubba yawmin turns toward happier recollections. The change does not cancel the earlier grief; it shows that the present loss is painful precisely because there were memorable days of delight.
Dārat Juljul names the place of a particularly striking occasion. The following verses develop the scene and its details.