هريسة خلتها وقد ملأ

هريسة خلتها وقد ملأ

الطباخ منها الاتاء ما وسعا

الطباخ منها الاتاء ما وسعا

Harisa—I fancied it, when the cook had filled

I fancied a harīsa dish—after the filling

the vessel with as much of it as it could hold:

of the vessel by the cook with as much of it as it could hold—

درا نثيرا أسلاكه قطع

درا نثيرا أسلاكه قطع

في ماء ورد وصندل نقعا

في ماء ورد وصندل نقعا

scattered pearls, their strings severed,

to be scattered pearls, their strings cut,

steeped in rosewater and sandalwood.

steeped in rosewater and sandalwood.