وَرَوضand a garden بِهِin it الأَزهارُthe flowers بَينَbetween منظّمarranged
وَرَوض بِهِ الأَزهارُ بَينَ منظّم
وَآخرand another مَنثورscattered بِهِin it صِرتI became مَسروراdelighted
وَآخر مَنثور بِهِ صِرت مَسرورا
And a garden where some flowers are arranged,
With it the flowers tidy up their beds
And others scattered—in it I found delight.
And lastly scattered here, I’m cheered instead
ففيهfor in it أرىI see المنثورthe scattered يبدوappears منظماًarranged
ففيه أرى المنثور يبدو منظماً
وفيهand in it أرىI see المنظومthe arranged لاno شكdoubt منثوراscattered
وفيه أرى المنظوم لا شك منثورا
For in it I see the scattered appear arranged,
Within it prose seems organized and neat
And in it I see the arranged, without doubt, scattered.
And verse unfettered flows, this can’t be beat