بيضُwhite blooms القرنفُلِof the carnation الّذيwhich
بيضُ القرنفُلِ الّذي
لَهُto it الزّهورُthe flowers أعبُدُslaves
لَهُ الزّهورُ أعبُدُ
The white blooms of the carnation, to which
the flowers are slaves—
أَعطارُهاtheir fragrances إِذْwhen نَفَحتwafted
أَعطارُها إِذْ نَفَحت
فيin غَيرِهاothers besides them تزهّدُmake one lose interest
في غَيرِها تزهّدُ
their fragrances, when they waft,
make one lose interest in other flowers.
كَأَنّهاas though they were جَواهِرٌjewels
كَأَنّها جَواهِرٌ
أصدافُهاtheir shells زُمُرّدُemerald
أصدافُها زُمُرّدُ
They are like jewels,
their shells are emerald.
Sol 6.1