طَلَعَتshe appeared فَقالَthen said الناظِرونَthe onlookers إِلىat
طَلَعَت فَقالَ الناظِرونَ إِلى
تَصويرِهاher form ماhow أَعظَمَgreat اللَهَGod
تَصويرِها ما أَعظَمَ اللَهَ
She appeared, and the onlookers said, gazing upon
She rose, and the onlookers said in awe of her beauty:
her form, 'How great is God!'
How great is God!
وَدَنَتand she drew near فَلَمّاthen when سَلَّمَتshe greeted خَجِلَتshe blushed
وَدَنَت فَلَمّا سَلَّمَت خَجِلَت
وَالتَفَّand were wreathed بِالتُفّاحِwith apples خَدّاهاher two cheeks
وَالتَفَّ بِالتُفّاحِ خَدّاها
And she drew near; when she gave her greeting, she blushed,
She drew near, and when she bade farewell, grew shy,
And her cheeks were wreathed with apples.
Hiding her cheek behind an apple.
وَكَأَنَّand as though دِعصَa mound الرَملِof sand أَسفَلُهاher lower half
وَكَأَنَّ دِعصَ الرَملِ أَسفَلُها
وَكَأَنَّand as though غُصنَa bough البانِof the bān tree أَعلاهاher upper half
وَكَأَنَّ غُصنَ البانِ أَعلاها
And her lower half seemed a mound of sand,
Her lower half seemed a sandy hill,
And her upper half seemed a bough of the bān tree.
Her upper half a slender bough.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ثَمِلَتshe grew drunk بِنَشوَتِهاwith her exhilaration
حَتّى إِذا ثَمِلَت بِنَشوَتِها
قَرَأَتread كِتابَthe book الباهِof lovemaking عَيناهاher two eyes
قَرَأَت كِتابَ الباهِ عَيناها
Until, when she grew drunk with her exhilaration,
When she was full-grown and her breasts swelled,
Her eyes read the book of lovemaking.
Her eyes read the text of Baha.
Sol 6.1