اِنظرlook إِلىat الفَحمthe charcoal فيهin it الجَمرُthe embers متَّقدٌglowing
اِنظر إِلى الفَحم فيه الجَمرُ متَّقدٌ
كأَنَّهas though it were بحرُa sea of مسكٍmusk موجُهits waves الذهبُthe gold
كأَنَّه بحرُ مسكٍ موجُه الذهبُ
Look at the charcoal, with embers glowing within it,
As though it were a sea of musk whose waves are gold.