كأنَّas though الغصونَthe branches وَقَدand already أينعَتْhad ripened
كأنَّ الغصونَ وَقَد أينعَتْ
بِحَمْلِwith the load of قراصِيّهاtheir cherries الأَغبرِdust-gray
بِحَمْلِ قراصِيّها الأَغبرِ
As though the branches, now ripened
The branches, as if when they ripened,
With their load of dust-gray cherries,
With the weight of their gray twigs,
قدودٌslender figures حسانٌbeautiful لَبِسنَthey wore الحريرَsilk
قدودٌ حسانٌ لَبِسنَ الحريرَ
وَقُلِّدْنَand they were adorned with necklaces منof خَرَزِbeads العنْبَرِambergris
وَقُلِّدْنَ من خَرَزِ العنْبَرِ
Were lovely figures dressed in silk
Wore beautiful silk robes
And adorned with necklaces of ambergris beads.
And were adorned with beads of ambergris.
Sol 6.1