وَنبّئتُهاand I was told of her يَوماًone day أَلَمّتshe stopped بِجَنَّةٍat a garden
وَنبّئتُها يَوماً أَلَمّت بِجَنَّةٍ
تَنَزّهdelighting طَرفاًher gaze فيamong الأَزاهيرِthe flowers وَالخُضَرand the greenery
تَنَزّه طَرفاً في الأَزاهيرِ وَالخُضَر
And I was told that one day she visited a garden,
One day I reported to her when she strolled in a park
to delight her gaze among the flowers and greenery.
Wandering, looking at flowers and greenery
فَأَبصَرَthen saw رَبُّthe owner of الباغِthe garden رُمّانَthe pomegranates of صَدرِهاher bosom
فَأَبصَرَ رَبُّ الباغِ رُمّانَ صَدرِها
فَقالَand he said اِطرَحيهِcast it away عَنكِfrom yourself ياO لِصَّةَfemale thief of الشَجَرthe trees
فَقالَ اِطرَحيهِ عَنكِ يا لِصَّةَ الشَجَر
Then the garden's owner saw the pomegranates of her bosom,
The Lord of the garden saw her bosom pomegranates
and said, "Cast them away, you thief of the trees!"
And said: "Cast them off you, O tree thief!"
فَناداهُthen called to him نورُthe blossom الجِلّنارِof pomegranate blossom بِخَدِّهاon her cheek
فَناداهُ نورُ الجِلّنارِ بِخَدِّها
كَذَبتَyou lie فَهَذاfor this النُورُblossom أَطلَعَbrought forth ذاthis الثَمَرfruit
كَذَبتَ فَهَذا النُورُ أَطلَعَ ذا الثَمَر
Then the pomegranate blossom on her cheek called to him:
The light of the pomegranate called him with its cheek
"You lie, for this blossom brought forth this fruit!"
"You lied! This light brought forth this fruit.”