جَرَتflowed نَغَماتnotes العودthe lute فيهِthrough it كانهاas though they were
جَرَت نَغَمات العود فيهِ كانها
مياهٌwaters جرتflowed فيthrough العودthe wood والعودُand the wood أخضرُgreen
مياهٌ جرت في العود والعودُ أخضرُ
The lute’s notes flowed through it as though
The melody of the lute flowed in it as though
waters flowed through the wood while the wood was green.
It were waters that flowed in the lute, and the lute was verdant,
فَلَوso if أَحرَقوهُthey burned it فاحwafted منهُfrom it لطيبهاbecause of their sweetness
فَلَو أَحرَقوهُ فاح منهُ لطيبها
روائحُscents عودٍagarwood فهوso it is عودٌan oud (lute or fragrant wood) مكرَّرُdoubled
روائحُ عودٍ فهو عودٌ مكرَّرُ
Were they to burn it, their sweetness would make it exude
So were it burned, the sweet scent of it would waft,
scents of agarwood—so it is an oud twice over.
The aromas of aloes-wood, for it is highly-prized aloes-wood.
Sol 6.1