هريسةharisa (wheat-and-meat porridge) خلتهاI fancied it وقدand already ملأhad filled
هريسة خلتها وقد ملأ
الطباخthe cook منهاwith it الاتاءthe vessel (likely الإناء) ماas much as وسعاit could hold
الطباخ منها الاتاء ما وسعا
I fancied the harisa—after the cook had filled
the vessel with as much of it as it could hold—
دراpearls نثيراscattered أسلاكهtheir strings قطعsevered
درا نثيرا أسلاكه قطع
فيin ماءwater وردroses وصندلand sandalwood نقعاsteeped
في ماء ورد وصندل نقعا
to be scattered pearls, their strings severed,
steeped in rosewater and sandalwood.