وَجامِعَةٍand one encompassing لِأَصنافِvarious kinds of المَعانيqualities
وَجامِعَةٍ لِأَصنافِ المَعاني
صَلَحنَthey were suited لِوَقتِfor a time of إِكثارٍplenty وَقِلَّهand scarcity
صَلَحنَ لِوَقتِ إِكثارٍ وَقِلَّه
And a collection uniting diverse qualities,
Suited to times of plenty and scarcity:
فَمِنso, among them أَدَمٍrelishes وَرَيحانٍand fragrant herbs وَنُقلٍand snacks
فَمِن أَدَمٍ وَرَيحانٍ وَنُقلٍ
فَلَمand never يُرَwas seen مِثلَهاanything like it سَدّاًin meeting لِخِلَّهa need
فَلَم يُرَ مِثلَها سَدّاً لِخِلَّه
Among them are relishes, fragrant herbs, and snacks;
Nothing like it has been seen for meeting a need.
فَإِحداهُنَّand one of them تَبرُزُcomes forth فيin عِباءٍa coarse cloak
فَإِحداهُنَّ تَبرُزُ في عِباءٍ
وَأُخراهُنَّand another of them فيin حِبَرٍstriped fabrics وَحِلَّهand a fine robe
وَأُخراهُنَّ في حِبَرٍ وَحِلَّه
One of them comes forth in a coarse cloak,
And another in striped cloth and a fine robe.
وَمِنهاand among them ماwhat تُشَبِّهُهُyou liken it to بُدوراًfull moons
وَمِنها ما تُشَبِّهُهُ بُدوراً
فَإِنso if قَطَّعتَهاyou cut it up رَجِعَتit turns back أَهِلَّهcrescents
فَإِن قَطَّعتَها رَجِعَت أَهِلَّه
Among them is what you liken to full moons;
Then, if you cut it up, it turns back into crescents.