أَهلاًwelcome بِزَهرِto the blossom of اللازَوَردlapis lazuli وَمَرحَباand welcome
أَهلاً بِزَهرِ اللازَوَرد وَمَرحَبا
فيin رَوضَةِthe meadow of الكِتّانِflax تَعطِفُهُbends it الصِباthe east wind
في رَوضَةِ الكِتّانِ تَعطِفُهُ الصِبا
Welcome, lapis-lazuli blossom, welcome!
Welcome O blossom of almond, and greetings
In the flax meadow, the east wind bends it.
In the garden of flax bending with the breeze
لَوif كُنتَyou were (context suggests: I were) ذاpossessed of جَهلٍignorance لَخِلتُكَI would have mistaken you for لُجَّةًa deep pool
لَو كُنتَ ذا جَهلٍ لَخِلتُكَ لُجَّةً
وَكَشَفتُand I would have bared عَنfrom ساقٍa leg كَماas فَعَلَتshe did سَباSheba
وَكَشَفتُ عَن ساقٍ كَما فَعَلَت سَبا
Had I been ignorant, I would have mistaken you for a deep pool,
Had you been ignorant, I would have left you confused
And bared a leg, as Sheba did.
And revealed a leg as Sheba had done