مَركِبٌa vessel تَعجَبُyou marvel مِنat حُسنِهِits beauty
مَركِبٌ تَعجَبُ مِن حُسنِهِ
قَدindeed كَنَزَhas hoarded الفِضَّةَsilver فيin تِبرِهِits unworked gold
قَد كَنَزَ الفِضَّةَ في تِبرِهِ
A vessel—you marvel at its beauty;
A vessel whose beauty makes you marvel,
They have hoarded silver within its gold.
It has hoarded silver within its gold.
يُشاكِلُit resembles العاشِقَthe lover فيin لَونِهِits hue
يُشاكِلُ العاشِقَ في لَونِهِ
وَيُشبِهُand it resembles المَعشوقَthe beloved فيin نَشرِهِits fragrance
وَيُشبِهُ المَعشوقَ في نَشرِهِ
In its color, it resembles the lover;
It resembles the lover in its hue,
And in its fragrance, it resembles the beloved.
And resembles the beloved in its fragrance.
