أبدَتshe showed لناto us نَقشاًa pattern فَقُلناso we said لَهاto her
أبدَت لنا نَقشاً فَقُلنا لَها
مَنwho خلَطَmingled العاجَivory بِهذاwith this الزَّرَدchain mail
مَن خلَطَ العاجَ بِهذا الزَّرَد
She showed us a pattern, so we said to her:
She showed us an engraving, so we said to her
“Who mingled ivory with this chain mail?”
Who mixed ivory with this chrysolite?
فابتَسَمَتthen she smiled عُجباًin self-admiration فقُلناso we said ومَنand who
فابتَسَمَت عُجباً فقُلنا ومَن
نظَّمَstrung فيin ثَغرِكِyour mouth هذَاthis البَرَدhail
نظَّمَ في ثَغرِكِ هذَا البَرَد
Then she smiled proudly, and we said: “And who
She smiled in wonder, so we said: And who
strung these hailstones in your mouth?”
Strung in your mouth this hailstone necklace bright?
Sol 6.1