قَدindeed بَعَثناwe have sent إِلَيكَto you مِنهُsome of it بِدرجٍin a small box
قَد بَعَثنا إِلَيكَ مِنهُ بِدرجٍ
وَأَزَرناكَand we sent to visit you مِنهُfrom it أَطيبَthe most fragrant زورِguests
وَأَزَرناكَ مِنهُ أَطيبَ زورِ
We have sent you some of it in a small box,
And sent its sweetest-scented guest to visit you:
بَينَbetween ندٍّcompound incense وَبَينَand between عودٍaloeswood مطرّاًmoistened with perfume
بَينَ ندٍّ وَبَينَ عودٍ مطرّاً
ماno لَهُit has مُشبِهٌequal بِنَجدٍin Najd وَغورِand the lowlands
ما لَهُ مُشبِهٌ بِنَجدٍ وَغورِ
Both compound incense and perfume-moistened aloeswood,
With no equal in Najd or the lowlands.
أَنتَyou are مِنهُthan it أَزكىmore fragrant وَأَطيَبُand sweeter عَرفاًin scent
أَنتَ مِنهُ أَزكى وَأَطيَبُ عَرفاً
وَهوَand it is أَزكىmore fragrant مِنthan كُلِّevery طيبٍperfume وَنَورِand blossom
وَهوَ أَزكى مِن كُلِّ طيبٍ وَنَورِ
You are more fragrant than it, and sweeter in scent,
And it is more fragrant than every perfume and blossom.
ماnot تَعَدَّيتَyou have exceeded فيهِwith it طَورَكَyour station عِنديin my eyes
ما تَعَدَّيتَ فيهِ طَورَكَ عِندي
فَتَبَخَّرso perfume yourself with incense مِنهُwith some of it بِأَيمَنِunder the most auspicious طَيرِomens
فَتَبَخَّر مِنهُ بِأَيمَنِ طَيرِ
In my eyes, you have not exceeded your station with it;
So scent yourself with its smoke under the happiest of omens.
Sol 6.1