ياO مَنyou who يُقَلِّبُturns over طوماراًa scroll وَيَلثُمُهُand kisses it
يا مَن يُقَلِّبُ طوماراً وَيَلثُمُهُ
ماذاwhat بِقَلبِكَin your heart مِنof حُبِّlove الطَواميرِthe scrolls
ماذا بِقَلبِكَ مِن حُبِّ الطَواميرِ
O you who turn over a scroll and kiss it,
O you who turns the scroll and kisses it
What love of scrolls you harbor in your heart!
What is in your heart of love for scrolls
فيهِin it مَشابِهُresemblances مِنto شَيءٍsomething تُسَرُّyou are delighted بِهِby it
فيهِ مَشابِهُ مِن شَيءٍ تُسَرُّ بِهِ
طولاًlength بِطولٍmatching length وَتَدويراًand roundness بِتَدويرِmatching roundness
طولاً بِطولٍ وَتَدويراً بِتَدويرِ
In it are resemblances to something you delight in:
In it is resemblance of something you rejoice in
Length matching length, and roundness matching roundness.
Length by length and turning by turning
لَوif كُنتَyou were تَجمَعُgathering أَموالاًwealth كَجَمعِكَهاas you gather them
لَو كُنتَ تَجمَعُ أَموالاً كَجَمعِكَها
إِذَنthen جَمَعتَyou would have amassed بِيوتاًhouses مِنof دَنانيرِdinars
إِذَن جَمَعتَ بِيوتاً مِن دَنانيرِ
If you had gathered wealth as you gather them,
If you collected wealth as you collect it
Then you would have amassed houses of dinars.
Then you would have collected houses of gold coins