ربmany a يومٍday تقابلfaced one another الوردthe roses فيهon it
رب يومٍ تقابل الورد فيه
بينbetween روضٍa garden وبينand between خدa cheek تضرجflushed red
بين روضٍ وبين خد تضرج
Many a day the roses faced each other,
Between a garden and a cheek flushed red.
كلevery شيءٍthing ومثلهand its like لكنbut الأحthe fair- (first part of 'the fairer')
كل شيءٍ ومثله لكن الأح
سن-er (completes 'fairer') ماthat which كانwas بالعذارwith cheek-down مسيجfenced about
سن ما كان بالعذار مسيج
Everything has its like, but the fair-
er is that fenced about with cheek-down.
Sol 6.1