وَكَثِيبُand a mound حُلْوَىsweets تَشْتَهِيهdesire it
وَكَثِيبُ حُلْوَى تَشْتَهِيه
لِحُسْنِfor the beauty of مَنْظَرِهِits appearance الحَدَقْthe eyes
لِحُسْنِ مَنْظَرِهِ الحَدَقْ
And a mound of sweets, desired
Like a sweet sand dune yearned for
by eyes for the beauty of its appearance.
due to the beauty of its appearance to the beholder’s eye,
ركِبَmounted التُّرنْجُthe citron سوادهُits blackness
ركِبَ التُّرنْجُ سوادهُ
كَاللَّيْلِlike the night يرْكَبُهُrides upon it الشَّفَقْthe twilight
كَاللَّيْلِ يرْكَبُهُ الشَّفَقْ
Citron mounted its blackness,
Mount Tarnuj donned its blackness
as twilight rides upon the night.
like the dusk mounting the night.
Sol 6.1