فأوّلُ ما يبدو فَخلقُ سبيكةٍ

فأوّلُ ما يبدو فَخلقُ سبيكةٍ

مُخلصةٍ بيضاء أتقنها السَّبكُ

مُخلصةٍ بيضاء أتقنها السَّبكُ

So what first appears is the form of an ingot,

First it appears like a creation of pure

refined and white, perfected by casting.

White silver, perfectly crafted by the maker

بَنَت نَفسَها فوقَ الزُّمرّذِ واقفاً

بَنَت نَفسَها فوقَ الزُّمرّذِ واقفاً

فلاحت كمثلِ الدِّر ضمنهُ السِّلكُ

فلاحت كمثلِ الدِّر ضمنهُ السِّلكُ

It built itself above the emerald, standing upright,

It built itself above the bracelet standing

and gleamed like pearls strung on a thread.

Shining like a pearl embraced by a wire

جنى سُوسَن لولا سنا بشراتهِ

جنى سُوسَن لولا سنا بشراتهِ

لما زيّنَ الأفواهَ تغرّ ولا ضحكُ

لما زيّنَ الأفواهَ تغرّ ولا ضحكُ

Lily blossoms—were it not for the radiance of their skins,

It plucked a lily, if it weren't for the brightness of its complexion

neither teeth nor laughter would have adorned mouths.

It wouldn't have adorned smiling mouths or laughter