ولاحَ رُمّانُنُا فَزَيّنَنا

ولاحَ رُمّانُنُا فَزَيّنَنا

بَيْنَ صَحِيحٍ وَبَيْنَ مَفْتُوتِ

بَيْنَ صَحِيحٍ وَبَيْنَ مَفْتُوتِ

And our pomegranates gleamed, adorning us,

The fragrant pomegranates blossomed

some whole and some broken apart,

between the ripe and unripe ones.

مِنْ كُلَّ مُصْفَرّةٍ مُزَعْفَرَةٍ

مِنْ كُلَّ مُصْفَرّةٍ مُزَعْفَرَةٍ

تَفُوقُ في الحُسْنِ كُلّ مَنْعُوتِ

تَفُوقُ في الحُسْنِ كُلّ مَنْعُوتِ

each yellow and saffron-tinted,

Of every yellow, saffron-hued one

surpassing in beauty all that is described.

surpasses in beauty all idols.

كأنها حُقَّةٌ فإن فُتِحَتْ

كأنها حُقَّةٌ فإن فُتِحَتْ

فَصُرَّةٌ من فُصُوصِ يَاقُوتِ

فَصُرَّةٌ من فُصُوصِ يَاقُوتِ

Each is like a little jewel box; if opened,

It's as though each is a sealed packet -

then a pouch of ruby gems.

open it, a chinese box of rubies.