نَظَرتُI gazed فيin الرّوضِthe garden تَبدوappear ليto me شَقائِقُهُits anemones
نَظَرتُ في الرّوضِ تَبدو لي شَقائِقُهُ
أُقَلِّبI turn الطرفَthe gaze فيهاover them حُسنَa fine تَقليبِturning
أُقَلِّب الطرفَ فيها حُسنَ تَقليبِ
I gazed upon the garden, its anemones appearing before me,
I looked upon the meadow, its anemones appeared to me
Turning my gaze over them with care:
I turned my eyes upon them, beautifully turning them over
حُمرred الطّرابيشِthe fezzes لاno رَيبdoubt وَقَدand indeed قبلتwere accepted (likely intended: 'were inverted')
حُمر الطّرابيشِ لا رَيب وَقَد قبلت
إِذfor كانَwere داخِلَهاinside them سودblack الشّراريبِthe tassels
إِذ كانَ داخِلَها سود الشّراريبِ
Red fezzes, no doubt, [turned upside down],
Red turbans, no doubt, though their insides
For inside them were black tassels.
Were blackened hearts