أمّاAs for البنفسجُthe violet فهوso it يشهدُtestifies أنّهُthat it
أمّا البنفسجُ فهو يشهدُ أنّهُ
مُتذمّمٌremorseful ممّاfor what جنىit did wrong متنصّلُdisclaiming responsibility
مُتذمّمٌ ممّا جنى متنصّلُ
As for the violet, it bears witness that it is
As for the violet, it testifies that it is
remorseful for what it wrought, and disavows it—
remorseful for its wrongdoing, disavowing it,
متبرىءٌdissociating itself منfrom بيعةِallegiance to الوردِthe rose التيwhich
متبرىءٌ من بيعةِ الوردِ التي
لمhas not يَبرَhealed منهاfrom it داؤهُits malady المتأصّلُdeep-rooted
لم يَبرَ منها داؤهُ المتأصّلُ
forswearing its allegiance to the rose, an allegiance
renouncing allegiance to the rose, from which
from which its deep-rooted malady found no cure—
its deep-rooted malady has found no cure,
متبيّنrecognizing فضلَthe excellence of البهارِthe narcissus وعالمُand knowing
متبيّن فضلَ البهارِ وعالمُ
أنَّthat البهارَthe narcissus هوالمليكُit is the king الأفضلُthe finest
أنَّ البهارَ هوالمليكُ الأفضلُ
recognizing the bahār blossom’s excellence, and knowing
recognizing the narcissus’s excellence and knowing
that the bahār is the noblest king.
that the narcissus is the finest king.
Sol 6.1