ولاحَ رُمّانُنُا فَزَيّنَنا

بَيْنَ صَحِيحٍ وَبَيْنَ مَفْتُوتِ

The fragrant pomegranates blossomed

between the ripe and unripe ones.

مِنْ كُلَّ مُصْفَرّةٍ مُزَعْفَرَةٍ

تَفُوقُ في الحُسْنِ كُلّ مَنْعُوتِ

Of every yellow, saffron-hued one

surpasses in beauty all idols.

كأنها حُقَّةٌ فإن فُتِحَتْ

فَصُرَّةٌ من فُصُوصِ يَاقُوتِ

It's as though each is a sealed packet -

open it, a chinese box of rubies.