مجمرةٌa censer طافcarried around بهاwith it الغلمانُthe boys
مجمرةٌ طاف بها الغلمانُ
أبدعexcelled فيin صنعتهاits making الزمانُtime
أبدع في صنعتها الزمانُ
A censer the boys carried around;
A brazier the young men carried around,
Time excelled in its making.
Time crafted it to perfection,
كأنهاas though it were فيماin what حكىportrays العيانُsight
كأنها فيما حكى العيانُ
فوارةٌa fountain وماؤهاand its water دخانsmoke
فوارةٌ وماؤها دخان
As the eye portrays it, it is like
As if, as onlookers described,
A fountain whose water is smoke,
A fountain with smoke for water,
فيin بركةٍa pool حصباؤهاits pebbles نيرانُflames
في بركةٍ حصباؤها نيرانُ
إذاwhen تبدتْit appears حَزِنَgrieves الريحانsweet basil
إذا تبدتْ حَزِنَ الريحان
In a pool whose pebbles are flames.
In a pond with burning embers for pebbles,
When it appears, sweet basil grieves,
When it appeared, the basil wilted,
وَسُرَّتِand are gladdened الجيوبُthe necklines والأردانand the sleeves
وَسُرَّتِ الجيوبُ والأردان
And necklines and sleeves are gladdened.
And sleeves and cloaks rejoiced.