ثلاثةthree فيin العودagarwood محمودةpraised
ثلاثة في العود محمودة
وتلكand those فيin العنبرambergris لاnot تحمدare praised
وتلك في العنبر لا تحمد
Three qualities in agarwood are praised,
Three in the wood are praiseworthy
yet in ambergris these are not praised:
Yet in amber none are lauded
صلابةhardness اللمسtouch وثقلand heaviness بهin it
صلابة اللمس وثقل به
ولونهand its color المعتكرmurky الأسودblack
ولونه المعتكر الأسود
hardness to the touch and its heaviness,
The hardness of its touch, its heaviness
and its murky black color.
Its darkened, muddy complexion