بعثتI sent إليكto you بنيلوفرٍwith water lilies
بعثت إليك بنيلوفرٍ
يفوقsurpasses مدىthe reach of صفةthe description of البارعthe expert
يفوق مدى صفة البارع
I sent you water lilies,
I sent you a water lily
Surpassing the reach of an expert's description:
That surpasses the description of the skillful one
بأحمرَwith a red one قانٍdeep crimson وذيand one with زُرقةٍa blue hue
بأحمرَ قانٍ وذي زُرقةٍ
واصفَرand yellow فيin لونهits hue فاقعِvivid
واصفَر في لونه فاقعِ
In deep crimson and in blue,
With red dye and blueness
And yellow, vivid in its hue.
And yellow in its dazzling color
تأنَّقتِtook exquisite care الأرضُthe earth فيin نَبْتهِits growth
تأنَّقتِ الأرضُ في نَبْتهِ
تأنُّقَthe careful artistry of مقتدِرٍan able one صانعa craftsman
تأنُّقَ مقتدِرٍ صانع
The earth tended their growth with exquisite care,
The earth was adorned in its growth
The care of an able craftsman.
Adorned by the ability of the Maker
فجاءso it came كبردِlike the coolness of ثُغُورthe mouths of المَهَاthe oryx-eyed beauties
فجاء كبردِ ثُغُور المَهَا
وفاحand wafted fragrance كعنبرهاlike their ambergris الرادعِstrong-scented
وفاح كعنبرها الرادعِ
They came, cool as the mouths of oryx-eyed beauties,
It came like the cold of the lips of the beloved
And wafted fragrance like their potent ambergris,
And it smelled like her soothing ambergris
وطابand was pleasing كطِيبكlike your sweetness يومon the day of النّدىgenerosity
وطاب كطِيبك يوم النّدى
ولفظِكand your words فيin أذُنthe ear of السامعِthe listener
ولفظِك في أذُن السامعِ
And were pleasing as your sweetness on a day of giving,
And it was as fragrant as your scent on a dewy day
And your words in the listener's ear.
And your words in the ear of the listener
Sol 6.1