إذاwhen أرواحناour spirits بالطبخthrough cooking يوماًone day
إذا أرواحنا بالطبخ يوماً
غلظنَgrow thick فذلكthen that العسلthe honey الثخينthick
غلظنَ فذلك العسل الثخين
When one day our spirits, through cooking,
grow thick, that is the thick honey.
وبالتركيبand through compounding يغلظit thickens بعدafter طبخcooking
وبالتركيب يغلظ بعد طبخ
بتدبيرby a treatment لهit has أمدٌa span وحينand a time
بتدبير له أمدٌ وحين
And through compounding it thickens after cooking,
by a treatment with its span and time.
فأعلىso the upper part of مائناour water عسلhoney مصفّىclarified
فأعلى مائنا عسل مصفّى
وآخرهand its last portion عُرَىًloops ذهبgold ثمينُprecious
وآخره عُرَىً ذهب ثمينُ
So the upper part of our water is clarified honey,
and its last portion is loops of precious gold.
فيمسكthen it holds fast ماؤناour water بعراهby its loops حتىuntil
فيمسك ماؤنا بعراه حتى
يتمit is complete وذلكand that العقدthe binding المبينevident
يتم وذلك العقد المبين
Then our water holds fast by its loops until
it is complete—and that is the evident binding.
وبدءand the beginning of جنينناour embryo صلصالdry, ringing clay طينclay
وبدء جنيننا صلصال طين
بداappeared منfrom لينهits softness حَمَأٌblack mud سَنينُaged
بدا من لينه حَمَأٌ سَنينُ
And our embryo begins as dry, ringing clay;
from its softness appeared aged black mud.
تكوّنit took shape نطفةa drop ولهand it has قرارa resting place
تكوّن نطفة وله قرار
حصينfortified لاnot يطافone goes around بهit مكينُsecure
حصين لا يطاف به مكينُ
It took shape as a drop and has a resting place,
fortified, with no one going around it, secure.
ففكرso ponder تستفدyou will gain كنزاًa treasure دفيناًburied
ففكر تستفد كنزاً دفيناً
فحلمتناfor our nipple (literal reading) هيit الكنزthe treasure الثمينprecious
فحلمتنا هي الكنز الثمين
So ponder, and you will gain a buried treasure;
for our nipple is the precious treasure.