ذرىtreetops شجرtrees للطيرfor the birds فيهin it تشاجرquarreling
ذرى شجر للطير فيه تشاجر
كأنas though صنوفvarieties النورthe blossoms فيهin it جواهرjewels
كأن صنوف النور فيه جواهر
Treetops where the birds quarrel,
A tree with branches for birds to quarrel over
As though the varied blossoms there were jewels.
As if varieties of light within it are gems
كأنas though نسيمbreeze الروضthe garden فيin جنباتهits sides
كأن نسيم الروض في جنباته
لخالخperfume blends فيماin the space بينناbetween us وزرائرand scented powders
لخالخ فيما بيننا وزرائر
As though the garden breeze along its sides
As if the meadow's breeze within its sides
Were perfume blends and scented powders in our midst.
Stirs gently what is between us and blossoms
كأنas though القماريthe turtledoves والبلابلand the bulbuls حولهاaround them
كأن القماري والبلابل حولها
قيانsinging slave-girls وأوراقand the leaves الغصونthe branches ستائرcurtains
قيان وأوراق الغصون ستائر
As though the turtledoves and bulbuls around them
As if sparrows and nightingales around it
Were singing slave-girls, and the branches’ leaves were curtains.
With twigs and leaves of boughs are curtains
شربناwe drank علىto the accompaniment of ذاكthat الترنمthe trilling قهوةwine
شربنا على ذاك الترنم قهوة
كأنas though علىon حافاتهاits edges الدرpearls دائرُencircling
كأن على حافاتها الدر دائرُ
We drank wine to that trilling,
We drank to that chanting coffee
As though pearls encircled its edges.
As if around its edges pearls encircle
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