كَصَحنٍlike a dish مِنَof الياقوتِruby قَدindeed خِلتI thought وجههhis face
كَصَحنٍ مِنَ الياقوتِ قَد خِلت وجهه
وَفيهِand on it لَقدindeed دارَcircled العذارُthe cheek-down الزّبَرجَديperidot-green
وَفيهِ لَقد دارَ العذارُ الزّبَرجَدي
I thought his face was like a dish of ruby,
And on it, indeed, the peridot-green cheek-down formed a ring.
أَقولُI say كَأَنَّas though الحسنَbeauty خافَfeared اِنشِعارَهُits cracking
أَقولُ كَأَنَّ الحسنَ خافَ اِنشِعارَهُ
فَطَوَّقَso it girdled ذاكَthat الصحنthe dish طَوقa band زُمرّدِof emerald
فَطَوَّقَ ذاكَ الصحن طَوق زُمرّدِ
I say: it is as though Beauty feared it might crack,
So it girdled that dish with a band of emerald.
Sol 6.1