لازَوَرْدُlapis lazuli العِذارِthe cheek-down فَوْقَupon نُضارِpure gold الthe
لازَوَرْدُ العِذارِ فَوْقَ نُضارِ ال
خَدِّcheek يَحْكيrecounts تاريخَchronicle عهدِreign الجمالِbeauty
خَدِّ يَحْكي تاريخَ عهدِ الجمالِ
The lapis lazuli of the cheek-down upon the gold of the
cheek recounts the chronicle of beauty’s reign.
قَدْindeed وَشَتْهُhave embroidered it أيْدِيhands المحاسِنِthe charms سَطْراًa line of writing
قَدْ وَشَتْهُ أيْدِي المحاسِنِ سَطْراً
مُحْكَمَperfected in الشَّكلvowel-marking مُعْجَماًdotted بالغَواليwith precious perfumes
مُحْكَمَ الشَّكل مُعْجَماً بالغَوالي
Indeed, the hands of loveliness have embroidered it as a line,
precisely vowelled, dotted with precious perfumes.
Sol 6.1