خُذْهَاtake it مُجَاجَةَliquid essence مَاءٍwater زَهْرٍblossom بَاسِمٍsmiling
خُذْهَا مُجَاجَةَ مَاءٍ زَهْرٍ بَاسِمٍ
مِنْfrom فَوْقِatop غُصْنٍa bough لِلرِّيَاضِof the gardens رَطِيبِfresh
مِنْ فَوْقِ غُصْنٍ لِلرِّيَاضِ رَطِيبِ
Take it—the spittle-water of a smiling orange blossom,
Take it—a smiling blossom’s watery essence,
drawn from atop a fresh garden bough.
From atop a fresh bough in the gardens.
أَهْدَيْتُهَاI offered it طِيباًas perfume إِلَيْكَto you وَإِنْand although يَكُنْit be
أَهْدَيْتُهَا طِيباً إِلَيْكَ وَإِنْ يَكُنْ
عِلْمِيِmy knowledge بِأَنَّكَof the fact that you طَيِّبُsweet الطِّيبِfragrance
عِلْمِيِ بِأَنَّكَ طَيِّبُ الطِّيبِ
I have offered it to you as perfume, though
I offered it to you as perfume, although
I know you are the very fragrance of perfume.
I know that you are sweet of scent.
أَرَأَيْتَhave you seen بِنْتَdaughter of زُجَاجَةٍa bottle وَمُجَاجَةٍand liquid essence
أَرَأَيْتَ بِنْتَ زُجَاجَةٍ وَمُجَاجَةٍ
تُهْدَىis offered إِلَىto قَاضٍa judge مِنِfrom ابْنِIbn (son of) خَطِيبِKhatib (a preacher)
تُهْدَى إِلَى قَاضٍ مِنِ ابْنِ خَطِيبِ
Have you ever seen the daughter of a bottle and of blossom-spittle
Have you seen a daughter of a bottle and liquid essence,
offered to a qadi by Ibn al-Khatib—a preacher’s son?
Offered to a judge by Ibn Khatib?
