وجُلّنارٍand a pomegranate blossom تَبدّىappeared
وجُلّنارٍ تَبدّى
يختالstruts proudly فيin جُلِa cloak of نارِfire
يختال في جُلِ نارِ
And a pomegranate blossom appeared,
And a pomegranate blossom appeared,
strutting in a robe of fire—
strutting in a cloak of fire,
احلىlovelier حُلىadornments منthan جميعall
احلى حُلى من جميع
الأنوارِthe blossoms والازهارِand the flowers
الأنوارِ والازهارِ
an adornment lovelier than all
a lovelier adornment than all
lights and flowers.
the blossoms and flowers.
حكىresembled خدودcheeks العذارىthe maidens
حكى خدود العذارى
قدalready شُرّبتwere suffused باحمرارِwith redness
قد شُرّبت باحمرارِ
It resembled maidens’ cheeks,
It resembled the cheeks of maidens,
steeped in crimson
already suffused with redness,
وخّمشتand were scratched باكُفّby the hands of
وخّمشت باكُفّ
الاحاظthe glances والابصارِand the gazes
الاحاظ والابصارِ
and scratched by the hands
and scratched by the hands
of glances and eyes.
of glances and gazes.
Sol 6.1