كَأنّما النيلوفر المُجْتَنى

كَأنّما النيلوفر المُجْتَنى

وقد بدا للعينِ فَوْقَ البنانْ

وقد بدا للعينِ فَوْقَ البنانْ

It is as though the plucked water lilies,

Roses plucked from their stems

now visible to the eye above the fingertips,

Seem to shine before my eyes

مداهنُ الياقوتِ محمرّةً

مداهنُ الياقوتِ محمرّةً

قد ضُمّنَتْ شَعْراً من الزّعْفرَان

قد ضُمّنَتْ شَعْراً من الزّعْفرَان

were crimson ointment jars of ruby,

Their ruby petals

filled with hairlike strands of saffron.

Are locks of saffron hair