ياAh! حبذاhow lovely سنبلةan ear of grain
يا حبذا سنبلة
تبدوappears المبصرِthe beholder
تبدو المبصرِ
Ah, what a lovely ear of grain,
O beloved spikelet
Appearing to the beholder,
That appears to the beholder
كأنهاas though it were سلسلةa chain
كأنها سلسلة
مظفورةbraided منfrom عنبرambergris
مظفورة من عنبر
As though it were a chain
Like a chain
Braided from ambergris.
Wrought of amber