عبثَتْshe toyed بالغصونِwith the branches فانعطَفَتْso they bent غيْsupple and graceful (first part of غيداء)
عبثَتْ بالغصونِ فانعطَفَتْ غيْ
داءَsupple and graceful (completion of غيداء) لاحَتْshe shone منfrom الثّمارِthe fruits حُليّاas jewels
داءَ لاحَتْ من الثّمارِ حُليّا
She toyed with the branches, and they bent gracefully;
she shone as jewels in the fruits.
واستطالَتْand she asserted superiority علىover الأزاهرِthe blossoms حتىuntil
واستطالَتْ على الأزاهرِ حتى
سلَبَتْهاshe robbed them نسيمَهاtheir breeze العنبَريّاambergris-scented
سلَبَتْها نسيمَها العنبَريّا
And she surpassed the blossoms until
she stole their ambergris-scented breeze.
وأرادَand wished الإلهُGod أنthat سيَراهاHe would see her
وأرادَ الإلهُ أن سيَراها
صُوراًforms كُمِّلَتْwere perfected فكانتand so she became عليّاAli
صُوراً كُمِّلَتْ فكانت عليّا
And God wished to see her
in perfected forms—and so she became Ali.
Translation model: Sol 6.1