1. The fragrant pomegranates blossomed
between the ripe and unripe ones.
١. ولاحَ رُمّانُنُا فَزَيّنَنا
بَيْنَ صَحِيحٍ وَبَيْنَ مَفْتُوتِ
2. Of every yellow, saffron-hued one
surpasses in beauty all idols.
٢. مِنْ كُلَّ مُصْفَرّةٍ مُزَعْفَرَةٍ
تَفُوقُ في الحُسْنِ كُلّ مَنْعُوتِ
3. It's as though each is a sealed packet -
open it, a chinese box of rubies.
٣. كأنها حُقَّةٌ فإن فُتِحَتْ
فَصُرَّةٌ من فُصُوصِ يَاقُوتِ