أمّا البنفسجُ فهو يشهدُ أنّهُ
مُتذمّمٌ ممّا جنى متنصّلُ
As for the violet, it bears witness that it is
remorseful for what it wrought, and disavows it—
متبرىءٌ من بيعةِ الوردِ التي
لم يَبرَ منها داؤهُ المتأصّلُ
forswearing its allegiance to the rose, an allegiance
from which its deep-rooted malady found no cure—
متبيّن فضلَ البهارِ وعالمُ
أنَّ البهارَ هوالمليكُ الأفضلُ
recognizing the bahār blossom’s excellence, and knowing
that the bahār is the noblest king.
Sol 5.6