كالزهرِlike blossoms لكنbut لاnot أقولُI say لنُورِهاof its radiance
كالزهرِ لكن لا أقولُ لنُورِها
كالزهرِlike blossoms لكنbut لَمnot (past negation) يُشقَbe cleft بنطاقِby a girdle
كالزهرِ لكن لَم يُشقَ بنطاقِ
Like blossoms—but I do not say of its radiance,
Like the flower, but I do not say for its light,
Like blossoms—but it was not cleft by a girdle.
Like the flower, but its waist was not split by a belt.