وأخضرَand a green one فُستُقِيّpistachio-like اللونِin color غضّtender
وأخضرَ فُستُقِيّ اللونِ غضّ
يروقُdelights بِحُسنِwith the beauty of منظرهits appearance العيوناthe eyes
يروقُ بِحُسنِ منظره العيونا
And a green one, fresh and pistachio-hued,
And a green one, pistachio-hued and tender,
delights the eyes with the beauty of its appearance—
Delights the eyes with the beauty of its appearance.
ذكيِّstrong العَرفِfragrance مشكورِpraised for الأياديthe favors
ذكيِّ العَرفِ مشكورِ الأيادي
كريمٍgenerous عرفُهُits fragrance يُسليconsoles الحزيناthe sorrowful
كريمٍ عرفُهُ يُسلي الحزينا
keen-scented, praised for its benefactions,
Strong in fragrance, praised for its favors,
generous—its fragrance consoles the sorrowful.
Generous—its fragrance consoles the sorrowful.
أغارit raided علىupon التُرُنجthe citron وقدand had حكاهimitated it
أغار على التُرُنج وقد حكاه
فزادso it added علىto اسمهits name ألِفاan alif ونوناand a nun
فزاد على اسمه ألِفا ونونا
It raided the citron, having imitated it,
It raided the citron, having imitated it,
and added to its name an alif and a nun.
So it added an alif and a nun to its name.
