أهليلجa myrobalan fruit خلناهwe thought it لماwhen بداit appeared
أهليلج خلناه لما بدا
يمرحfrolicking فيin لجdeep waters منof الشهدhoney
يمرح في لج من الشهد
A myrobalan—we thought it, when it appeared,
A myrobalan—we took it, when it appeared
frolicking in a deep pool of honey,
Frolicking in a deep sea of honey,
وسائطcenterpieces الجوهرthe gems قدalready ألقيتhad been cast
وسائط الجوهر قد ألقيت
فيinto ماءwater ياقوتruby منfrom العقدthe necklace
في ماء ياقوت من العقد
the central jewels that had been cast
For the central gems that had been cast
into ruby-water from a necklace.
From the necklace into liquid ruby.
