نارنجةٌa bitter orange فيin فروعboughs الدوحthe great trees قدindeed نُظِمَتhas been arrayed
نارنجةٌ في فروع الدوح قد نُظِمَت
تدنوdraws near إلىto القلبthe heart إذas تدنوdraws near مَسرَّتهُits delight
تدنو إلى القلب إذ تدنو مَسرَّتهُ
A bitter orange has been arrayed among the boughs of great trees;
An orange on the branches of the palm tree arranged
It draws near to the heart as its delight draws near,
Approaches the heart as its bliss approaches
مثلlike الكواكبthe stars فيin لونcolor السماءِthe sky إذاwhen
مثل الكواكب في لون السماءِ إذا
ماan emphatic particle لاحgleams فيin ورقٍfoliage ناهيكenough to impress you خُضرتُهُits greenness
ما لاح في ورقٍ ناهيك خُضرتُهُ
Like stars against the sky's hue, when
Like stars in the color of the sky when
It gleams amid foliage whose greenness is enough to impress you.
It appears on tender leaves not to mention its greenness
كأنَّهُas though it were فيin صوانيtrays التبرgold جمرembers غضاًfresh
كأنَّهُ في صواني التبر جمر غضاً
مستوقدٌkindled رُفعتwas removed عنّاfrom us مَضَرَّتهُits harm
مستوقدٌ رُفعت عنّا مَضَرَّتهُ
As though it were fresh embers in trays of gold,
As if it were embers, freshly ignited, on trays of amber
Kindled, with their harm lifted from us.
Raised above us, its harm removed