صِفdescribe مِراحاMirāḥ إِنif كُنتyou are تَهوىyou love مِراحاMirāḥ
صِف مِراحا إِن كُنت تَهوى مِراحا
صِفَةًa description تُعقِبbrings about الحَليمَthe level-headed man مزاحاjesting
صِفَةً تُعقِب الحَليمَ مزاحا
Describe Mirāḥ, if you love Mirāḥ,
Describe the scent of meadows, if you desire meadows
With a description that makes the level-headed man jest:
A description that follows the forbearing with jest
دُرّةًa pearl حَيثُماwherever أُديرَتit was turned أَضاءَتit shone
دُرّةً حَيثُما أُديرَت أَضاءَت
وَمَشَمّاand a fragrant thing منfrom حَيثُماwherever شُمَّit was smelled فاحاit exuded fragrance
وَمَشَمّا من حَيثُما شُمَّ فاحا
A pearl that shines wherever it is turned,
A pearl that wherever it's turned shines
And a fragrant thing, exuding scent from wherever it is smelled;
And a breath that wherever it's smelled spreads fragrance
وَرَداحٌand a full-hipped woman قالَsaid الإِلهGod لَهاto her كوbe— (first part)
وَرَداحٌ قالَ الإِله لَها كو
نيcompletion of “be!” (addressed to a woman) فَكانَتso she became رُوحاspirit وَرَوحاand solace وَراحاand wine
ني فَكانَت رُوحا وَرَوحا وَراحا
And a full-hipped woman, to whom God said, “Be—
And a meadow, to which the God said "Be!"
—!” So she became spirit, solace, and wine.
So it became a soul, and a respite, and a meadow