وحمراءand a red one خلناهاwe thought her أذاعتshe revealed وأضمرتand she concealed
وحمراء خلناها أذاعت وأضمرت
وقدand indeed علىupon برديهاher two mantles جسامunclear here; perhaps saffron (جساد) وعندمand dragon’s-blood dye
وقد على برديها جسام وعندم
And a red one—we thought she revealed and concealed,
A blushing red we left exposed it spread and smoldered
With saffron [uncertain reading] and dragon’s-blood dye upon her two mantles—
When on her chest were gems and necklaces
قراضةfilings تبرnative gold فيwithin صفائحsheets فضةsilver
قراضة تبر في صفائح فضة
تضمنهاenclosed them حقa casket منof الجزعonyx مسهمarrow-striped
تضمنها حق من الجزع مسهم
Filings of gold within sheets of silver,
Silver ingots cleft with finest touch
Enclosed by a casket of arrow-striped onyx.
Preserving what was rightly theirs preserved
إذاwhen قطعتshe was cut كانتshe became سفائنships لجهa deep sea
إذا قطعت كانت سفائن لجه
وإنand if لمnot تقطعshe be cut فهيthen she is عكمa packed bale محزمgirdled
وإن لم تقطع فهي عكم محزم
When cut, she became ships of the deep;
If severed they were ships set free to sail
And if left uncut, she was a girdled bale.
If left uncut mere lumps of unworked ore
Sol 6.1