بسطتْshe spread out أناملَfingers لؤلؤٍpearl أطرافهاtheir tips
بسطتْ أناملَ لؤلؤٍ أطرافها
فيهاon them تطاريفٌtouches of color at the tips منof المرجانِcoral
فيها تطاريفٌ من المرجانِ
She spread out fingers of pearl, whose tips
She stretched out fingers of pearl, their tips
Bore touches of coral.
Adorned with coral's intricate pleats.
وتقنَّعتْand she veiled herself لكfor you بالدجىin darkness فوقabove الضحىthe morning light
وتقنَّعتْ لك بالدجى فوق الضحى
وتنقبتْand she veiled her face بشقائقِwith anemones النعمانal-Nu‘man (part of the flower name)
وتنقبتْ بشقائقِ النعمان
And veiled herself for you in darkness above the morning light,
For you she donned the veil of dusk at dawn,
And veiled her face with anemones.
And peeked through blossoms of meadowsweet.