كَأَنَّمَاas though الجَمْرُthe embers وَالرَّمَادُand the ash وَقَدْand already
كَأَنَّمَا الجَمْرُ وَالرَّمَادُ وَقَدْ
كَادَnearly يُوَارِيconceals مِنْthrough نُورِهِits radiance النُّورَاthe light
كَادَ يُوَارِي مِنْ نُورِهِ النُّورَا
It is as though the embers and ash—
As though embers and ashes were about to
whose radiance nearly eclipses light itself—
Conceal the light with more light,
وَرْدٌa rose جَنِيُّfreshly picked القِطَافِthe plucking أَحْمَرُred قَدْalready
وَرْدٌ جَنِيُّ القِطَافِ أَحْمَرُ قَدْ
ذَرَّتْsprinkled عَلَيْهِupon it الأَكُفُّthe hands كَافُورَاcamphor
ذَرَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الأَكُفُّ كَافُورَا
were a freshly plucked red rose upon which
A rose whose clusters are picked red
hands have sprinkled camphor.
Had camphor sprinkled on it by palms.
Sol 6.1