حَمراءُ بَيضاءُ فِضِّيَّةٌ
وَظَرفُ كافورٍ وَحَشوُ الخَلوق
Red, white, silvery—
and camphor-like in fragrance, with khalūq perfume as its filling.
يُطَوَّفُ الدُهنُ بِأَرجائِهِ
إِطافَةَ الدَمعِ بِجَفنِ المَشوق
The oil circles all around its sides,
as tears circle the eyelid of the lovesick one.
كَأَنَّما اللَوزُ بِحافّاتِهِ
أَنصافُ دُرٍّ رُكِّبَت في عَقيق
As though the almonds along its edges
were halves of pearl set in carnelian.
Sol 5.6