وَقَد قيلَ لي صِفْ ماءَ حَبِّ الآسِ في

وَقَد قيلَ لي صِفْ ماءَ حَبِّ الآسِ في

وَصفٍ بِهِ يَبدو اِنشِراحُ الخاطِرِ

وَصفٍ بِهِ يَبدو اِنشِراحُ الخاطِرِ

And I was told, “Describe myrtle-berry water in

And I was told, “Describe myrtle-berry water in

words through which the heart’s delight may appear.”

a description through which the heart’s gladness shines.”

فَأَجبتُهم في نَفعِهِ مَعَ لُطفِهِ

فَأَجبتُهم في نَفعِهِ مَعَ لُطفِهِ

يَحكي تَقاريرَ المُهذَّبِ شاكرِ

يَحكي تَقاريرَ المُهذَّبِ شاكرِ

So I answered them concerning its benefit and its gentleness:

So I answered them: “In its usefulness and its pleasantness,

“It resembles the reports of the refined Shakir.”

it resembles the expositions of the refined Shakir.”