وَكَأَنَّماand as though النارَنجُthe bitter orange فيon أَغصانِهِits branches
وَكَأَنَّما النارَنجُ في أَغصانِهِ
مِنof خالِصِpure الذَهَبِgold الَّذيwhich لَمnot يُخلَطِbe alloyed
مِن خالِصِ الذَهَبِ الَّذي لَم يُخلَطِ
And it is as though the bitter orange on its branches,
made of pure, unalloyed gold,
كُرَةٌa ball رَماهاhurled it الصَولَجانُthe polo mallet إِلىinto الهَواthe air
كُرَةٌ رَماها الصَولَجانُ إِلى الهَوا
فَتَعَلَّقَتso it hung suspended فيin جَوِّهِits expanse لَمdid not تَسقُطِfall
فَتَعَلَّقَت في جَوِّهِ لَم تَسقُطِ
were a ball a polo mallet had hurled into the air,
so it hung suspended there and did not fall.
Translation model: Sol 6.1