وذات لطف كقطر ضمنت يققا

وذات لطف كقطر ضمنت يققا

كأنه البرد الربعي تشبيها

كأنه البرد الربعي تشبيها

And a delicate thing, like a raindrop, imbued with dazzling whiteness,

And a delicate vessel, like a raindrop, filled with pure whiteness,

as though—by way of comparison—it were springtime hail;

As though it were springtime hail, by way of comparison.

شفافة من حداق الزرق قد طبعت

شفافة من حداق الزرق قد طبعت

ومن بياض عيون الحور ما فيها

ومن بياض عيون الحور ما فيها

transparent, it was fashioned from the pupils of blue-eyed beauties,

Transparent, it has been fashioned from the pupils of the blue-eyed,

while what lies within it comes from the whiteness of the houris’ eyes.

And what lies within it, from the whites of the houris’ eyes.