أُنظُرlook إِلىat فَحمcharcoal فيin شَأنِهِits nature عَجَبa wonder
أُنظُر إِلى فَحم في شَأنِهِ عَجَب
يَكادُit nearly قَبلbefore مَساسthe touch of النارthe fire يَلتَهبblazes
يَكادُ قَبل مَساس النار يَلتَهب
Look at charcoal—there is wonder in its nature.
I gaze upon embers wondrous in their way
It almost blazes before the touch of fire.
They seem aflame before the fire makes them sway
كَأَنَّهُas though it were وَهُوَand it is فيin الكانونthe brazier مُتَقِدٌblazing
كَأَنَّهُ وَهُوَ في الكانون مُتَقِدٌ
بَحرa sea مِنof المسكmusk لَكنbut مُوجهُits waves الذَهَبgold
بَحر مِن المسك لَكن مُوجهُ الذَهَب
While blazing in the brazier, it seems to be
As though while in the brazier burning bright
A sea of musk, yet its waves are gold.
A sea of musk whose waves are golden rays
Sol 6.1