قَدْ بِتُّ سَامِرَهَا وَغَايَةَ تَاجِرٍ وَافَيْتُ إِذْ رُفِعَتْ وَعَزَّ مُدَامُهَا
I spent the night awake in company and came to the wine merchant’s banner when it was raised and his wine was scarce and prized.
Bittu sāmirahā presents wakeful night-time company. Here ghāyat tājir refers to the merchant’s raised sign or flag. ʿAzza mudāmuhā suggests that the wine was difficult to obtain and therefore costly or highly valued in that market.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Resolve, Nawār and Pre-Islamic Night Gatherings (Verses 54–61)
قَدْ بِتُّ سَامِرَهَا وَغَايَةَ تَاجِرٍ وَافَيْتُ إِذْ رُفِعَتْ وَعَزَّ مُدَامُهَا
I spent the night awake in company and came to the wine merchant’s banner when it was raised and his wine was scarce and prized.
Bittu sāmirahā presents wakeful night-time company. Here ghāyat tājir refers to the merchant’s raised sign or flag. ʿAzza mudāmuhā suggests that the wine was difficult to obtain and therefore costly or highly valued in that market.