كأنّas though جَنَىripe fruit القُوطِيّthe Qūṭī fruit فيin رَونَقsplendor الضّحَىthe forenoon
كأنّ جَنَى القُوطِيّ في رَونَق الضّحَى
وَقَدand already حَمَلَتهُbore it رَاحَةُthe palm الوَرَقَاتِthe leaves
وَقَد حَمَلَتهُ رَاحَةُ الوَرَقَاتِ
As though the ripe Qūṭī fruit, in the radiance of forenoon,
Like the buds of an oleander in the grace of dawn
Borne by the palm of the leaves,
Borne by the breeze through leaves
نُهودُbreasts عَذارَىmaidens زُحزِحَتwere dislodged عَنfrom مَقَرِّهاtheir place
نُهودُ عَذارَى زُحزِحَت عَن مَقَرِّها
فَقَامَتand so stood علىon الأَطرافthe tips والحَلَمَاتِand the nipples
فَقَامَت على الأَطراف والحَلَمَاتِ
Were maidens’ breasts dislodged from their place,
The breasts of maidens were shaken from their places
And thus standing on their tips and nipples.
And rose upon the edges and the dreamscapes