وسنبل وافى على سوقه

وسنبل وافى على سوقه

غِبّ الحيا في زُرْقَة لا تُحَدّ

غِبّ الحيا في زُرْقَة لا تُحَدّ

And a hyacinth came forth upon its stalks,

A basil plant, true to its nature

after the rain, in a blue that knows no bounds.

Grows unseen in blueness beyond limits

مكفوفة الحافات زهراته

مكفوفة الحافات زهراته

مذروبة الأوراق في كل يَدْ

مذروبة الأوراق في كل يَدْ

Its blossoms are folded back at the edges,

Its covered petals are blossoms

their petals sharp-pointed in every direction;

Its scattered leaves in every hand

كأنما تعقيف أطرافها

كأنما تعقيف أطرافها

محاجنٌ صيغت من اللازوردْ

محاجنٌ صيغت من اللازوردْ

as though the curling of their tips

As if its tips were carved

were hooks fashioned from lapis lazuli.

From lazuli into combs