بَكَتshe wept أَسَفاًin sorrow وَقَدand already زَمّواthey bridled المَطاياthe riding camels
بَكَت أَسَفاً وَقَد زَمّوا المَطايا
وَزُرِّرَتِand were fastened shut الهَوادِجُthe camel litters وَالقِبابُand the domed canopies
وَزُرِّرَتِ الهَوادِجُ وَالقِبابُ
She wept in sorrow as they had already bridled the riding camels,
She wept in sorrow as they saddled the mounts,
And the howdahs and domed canopies were fastened shut.
And the litters and domed howdahs were prepared.
فَلَمso did not أَرَI see قَبلَbefore وَجنَتِهاher cheek خَلوقاًsaffron perfume
فَلَم أَرَ قَبلَ وَجنَتِها خَلوقاً
يَسيلُflows عَلَيهِover it كافورٌcamphor مُذابُmelted
يَسيلُ عَلَيهِ كافورٌ مُذابُ
So never before her cheek had I seen saffron perfume
Never before had I seen the like of her cheeks—
With melted camphor flowing over it.
Molten camphor flowing down over them.