قالَ عطّاري وعَنْ في
هِ وعَنْ خدَّيهِ أنبا
The perfumer said, and from his mouth
Came fragrance, and his cheeks were roses:
هاهنا ماءُ لسانٍ
وهنا الوردُ المربَّى
"Here is a water for the tongue,
And here a rosebush growing."
قالَ عطّاري وعَنْ في
هِ وعَنْ خدَّيهِ أنبا
The perfumer said, and from his mouth
Came fragrance, and his cheeks were roses:
هاهنا ماءُ لسانٍ
وهنا الوردُ المربَّى
"Here is a water for the tongue,
And here a rosebush growing."