تَرىyou see النارِنجَthe bitter orange فيin وَرَقٍَleaves نَضيرٍfresh and green
تَرى النارِنجَ في وَرَقٍَ نَضيرٍ
فَتَحسَبُهُso you take it for عَقيقاًcarnelian فيin زَبَرجَدperidot
فَتَحسَبُهُ عَقيقاً في زَبَرجَد
You see the bitter orange amid fresh green leaves,
You see an orange in tender leaves
And take it for carnelian amid peridot.
You'd think it a ruby in aquamarine
وَأُترُجَّand a citron عَلىon الأَغصانِthe branches يَزهىgleams
وَأُترُجَّ عَلى الأَغصانِ يَزهى
كَماas رَفَعَraised الفَتىthe youth قِنديلَa lantern عَسجَدgold
كَما رَفَعَ الفَتى قِنديلَ عَسجَد
And a citron gleams upon the branches,
Displayed on branches, it glows
As a youth raises a lantern of gold.
As the youth raised an oil lamp aglow
Sol 6.1