وَقَعَتْalighted علىon ثَغرِthe lips of المُهَفْهَفِthe slender one نَحلَةٌa bee
وَقَعَتْ على ثَغرِ المُهَفْهَفِ نَحلَةٌ
كَيْin order to تَجتَنيgather مِنْfrom ريقَةٍsaliva تَشْفيcures العِلَلْailments
كَيْ تَجتَني مِنْ ريقَةٍ تَشْفي العِلَلْ
A bee alighted on the lips of the slender one,
A bee fell on the lips of the feverish one
To gather some saliva that cures ailments.
That it may glean a drop to cure ailments
لاdo not تَعجَبواmarvel مِنهاat it فَذاكَfor that نَباهَةٌcleverness
لا تَعجَبوا مِنها فَذاكَ نَباهَةٌ
فالنّحْلُfor bees عادَتُهُtheir habit الوُقوعُalighting علىon العَسَلْhoney
فالنّحْلُ عادَتُهُ الوُقوعُ على العَسَلْ
Do not marvel at it, for that is cleverness:
Do not be surprised at it for that is its wisdom
For bees are accustomed to alighting on honey.
Bees by nature fall on honey
Sol 6.1