مرموقةadmired الجنباتthe sides بالبدعfor the marvels التيthat
مرموقة الجنبات بالبدع التي
لمdid not يهدهاbestow them قطever الربيعspring لروضةِupon a garden
لم يهدها قط الربيع لروضةِ
Its sides are admired for marvels that
Spring has never once bestowed upon a garden.
كتمتit concealed روائحهاits fragrances فلماbut when عذبتit was tortured
كتمت روائحها فلما عذبت
بالنارby fire فاحwafted forth نسيمهاits breeze فأقرتand it confessed
بالنار فاح نسيمها فأقرت
It concealed its fragrances, but when it was tortured
By fire, its fragrant breeze spread, and it confessed.
وكأنماand as though الملكthe king الأجلthe most august السيدthe lord الthe (al-, continued next line)
وكأنما الملك الأجل السيد ال
منصورMansur (victorious) عضدsupport الملكkingship تاجcrown الدولةthe state
منصور عضد الملك تاج الدولة
And it is as though the most august king, the lord al-
Mansur, ʿAdud al-Mulk, Taj al-Dawla,
أذكىkindled مجامرهاits censers بنارwith the fire of ذكائهhis brilliance
أذكى مجامرها بنار ذكائه
وغداand became الدخانthe smoke علىat علوthe height of الهمةambition
وغدا الدخان على علو الهمة
Had kindled its censers with the fire of his brilliance,
And the smoke rose to the height of his ambition.
Sol 6.1