ماhow أَحسَنَbeautiful الفَحمَthe charcoal فيin الكانونِthe brazier متّقِداًblazing
ما أَحسَنَ الفَحمَ في الكانونِ متّقِداً
فَصارَand so it became جَمراًembers بِلَونِwith the color of الوَردِroses مَنعوتاcharacterized
فَصارَ جَمراً بِلَونِ الوَردِ مَنعوتا
How beautiful the charcoal, blazing in the brazier!
And it became embers bearing the hue of roses.
كَأَنّهُas though it were بَحرُa sea of عودٍwood مَوجُهits waves ذَهبٌgold
كَأَنّهُ بَحرُ عودٍ مَوجُه ذَهبٌ
ماnot ماجَit surged حتّىuntil اِستَحالَturned into العُودُthe wood ياقوتاruby
ما ماجَ حتّى اِستَحالَ العُودُ ياقوتا
As though it were a sea of wood, its waves gold;
No sooner did it surge than the wood turned to ruby.
Sol 6.1