ونارنجةand a bitter orange فيin حلقthe throat of بلّورةa crystal vessel بدتappeared
ونارنجة في حلق بلّورة بدت
لهاit has منظرٌan appearance قدindeed راقdelighted كلّevery لبيبdiscerning person
لها منظرٌ قد راق كلّ لبيب
And a bitter orange appeared in the throat of a crystal vessel;
Like an orange in crystal's sparkling throat -
its appearance delighted every discerning person.
A sight to please the wisest sage;
فشبّهتهاso I likened it إذwhen راقنيdelighted me حُسنُthe beauty of وصفهاits qualities
فشبّهتها إذ راقني حُسنُ وصفها
بدينارto a dinar إبريزpure gold بثغرin the mouth of حبيبa beloved
بدينار إبريز بثغر حبيب
So I likened it, when the beauty of its qualities delighted me,
Seeing its beauty, I compared the sight
to a dinar of pure gold in a beloved's mouth.
To Byzant gold, my lover's lips.