وَعاتِقٍand a maiden هِندِيَّةٍIndian سُربِلَتwas robed
وَعاتِقٍ هِندِيَّةٍ سُربِلَت
فَوقَover أَقاحيdaisies جِسمِهاher body بِالشَقيقin anemones
فَوقَ أَقاحي جِسمِها بِالشَقيق
And an Indian maiden was robed
With an Indian neck gracefully clad
in anemones over the daisies of her body.
Above the poppies of her body in the anemone
لَمnot يَعجِturn away البَقمِred dyewood عَنfrom عاجِهاher ivory
لَم يَعجِ البَقمِ عَن عاجِها
حَتّىuntil اِستَعارَتshe borrowed مِنهُfrom it لَوناًa hue أَنيقelegant
حَتّى اِستَعارَت مِنهُ لَوناً أَنيق
The red dyewood did not leave her ivory
Not yet did the hyacinth lose its blossom to her splendor
until she borrowed from it an elegant hue.
Until she borrowed from it a lovely hue
كَأَنَّهاas though she were إِذاwhen صارَbecame كافورُهاher camphor
كَأَنَّها إِذا صارَ كافورُها
مُضَمَّخاًdaubed مِنfrom صِبغِهاher dye بِالخَلوقwith saffron perfume
مُضَمَّخاً مِن صِبغِها بِالخَلوق
She seemed, when her camphor became
As if her camphor when dyed
daubed by her dye with saffron perfume,
By her henna in the bride-lock
ياruby (first fragment of ياقوتة) قوتَةٌruby (second fragment of ياقوتة) صَفراءَyellow فيin دُرَّةٍa pearl
يا قوتَةٌ صَفراءَ في دُرَّةٍ
لَهاit has غِلافٌa sheath أَحمَرٌred مِنof عَقيقagate
لَها غِلافٌ أَحمَرٌ مِن عَقيق
a yellow ruby within a pearl
O, golden slice in a pearl
with a red sheath of agate.
With a red shell made of carnelian
Sol 6.1