كَأَنَّماas though التُفاحُthe apple لَمّاwhen بَداit appeared
كَأَنَّما التُفاحُ لَمّا بَدا
يَرفُلُit struts فيin أَثوابِهِits robes الحُمرِred
يَرفُلُ في أَثوابِهِ الحُمرِ
It is as though the apple, when it appeared,
The apple, when it appeared,
strutting in its red robes,
Seemed to revel in its red clothes,
شَهدٌhoney بِماءِwith water of الوَردِroses مُستَودَعٌstored
شَهدٌ بِماءِ الوَردِ مُستَودَعٌ
فيin أُكَرٍspheres مِنof جامِدِsolidified الخَمرِwine
في أُكَرٍ مِن جامِدِ الخَمرِ
were honey mixed with rosewater, stored
Containing rosewater in its substance,
in spheres of solidified wine.
In a crystal of solidified wine.
كَأَنَّناas though we حينَwhen نُحَيّاwe are greeted بِهِwith it
كَأَنَّنا حينَ نُحَيّا بِهِ
نَستَنشِقُwe inhale النَدَّthe fragrant incense مِنَfrom الخَمرِwine
نَستَنشِقُ النَدَّ مِنَ الخَمرِ
It is as though, when we are greeted with it,
When we are refreshed by it,
we inhale fragrant incense from wine.
We inhale dew from the wine.
Sol 6.1