قدmay تُخْبِؤُhide البِكْرُthe maiden فِيin كُتَيِّبِهَاher little book
قد تُخْبِؤُ البِكْرُ فِي كُتَيِّبِهَا
زَهْرَةَa flower رَوْضٍof a garden كَالكَنزِlike a treasure تَسْتتِرُconceals itself
زَهْرَةَ رَوْضٍ كَالكَنزِ تَسْتتِرُ
A maiden may hide in her little book
The virgin may conceal in her booklet
A garden flower, concealed like a treasure.
A garden's flower, hidden like treasure
تَذْبُلُit withers فِيهin it حَتىuntil تمُوتَit dies وَمَاand not
تَذْبُلُ فِيه حَتى تمُوتَ وَمَا
تزُولُvanishes لكِنْbut يَبْقَىremains لَهَاbelonging to it أَثَرُa trace
تزُولُ لكِنْ يَبْقَى لَهَا أَثَرُ
It withers there until it dies, and does not
It withers therein until it dies, yet
Vanish; yet a trace of it remains.
It lasts, leaving behind its fragrance
تَخُطُّit traces رَمزاًa symbol وَعَلَّand perhaps مَاwhat رَسَمَتْit drew
تَخُطُّ رَمزاً وَعَلَّ مَا رَسَمَتْ
فِيin لُغَةa language مَاsome هُوَit اسْمُهَاits name العَطِرُfragrant
فِي لُغَة مَا هُوَ اسْمُهَا العَطِرُ
It traces a symbol, and perhaps what it has drawn
She etches a symbol, teaching what she drew
Is, in some language, its fragrant name.
In a language not called perfume
Sol 6.1