الزَهرُthe blossoms مَطوِيٌّfolded وَمَنشورُand unfurled
الزَهرُ مَطوِيٌّ وَمَنشورُ
وَالقَطرُand the raindrops مَنظومٌstrung together وَمَنثورُand scattered
وَالقَطرُ مَنظومٌ وَمَنثورُ
The blossoms are folded and unfurled,
The flowers folded and unfolded
And the raindrops are strung and scattered.
The drops rhymed and unrhymed
فَاِستَجلِso behold نِسريناًeglantine لناfor us مِنهُfrom it فيin
فَاِستَجلِ نِسريناً لنا مِنهُ في
مَخازِنِstorehouses الأَغصانِthe boughs كافورُcamphor
مَخازِنِ الأَغصانِ كافورُ
So behold eglantine for us; from it, in
So uncork some wine for us from the
The boughs' storehouses, camphor is found.
Jasmine in the branches' cellars
وَالوَردُand the rose إِنif كانَis عَقيقاًagate عَلىupon
وَالوَردُ إِن كانَ عَقيقاً عَلى
زَبَرجَدٍperidot فَالماءُthen the water بِلَّورُcrystal
زَبَرجَدٍ فَالماءُ بِلَّورُ
And if the rose is agate upon
If the roses be rubies on
Peridot, then the water is crystal.
Emerald then the water crystal
فَهاتِهاso bring her بَكراًa virgin عَلىupon جيدِهاher neck
فَهاتِها بَكراً عَلى جيدِها
طَوقٌa collar مِنَof الفَضَّةِsilver مَزرورُfastened
طَوقٌ مِنَ الفَضَّةِ مَزرورُ
So bring her, a virgin, upon whose neck
Bring them virginal round her neck
A collar of silver is fastened.
A torque of chased silver curled
فَالجَوُّfor the sky قَدindeed أَصبَحَhas become خُلدِيُّهُits mole-fur
فَالجَوُّ قَد أَصبَحَ خُلدِيُّهُ
بِطانَةًa lining وَالغَيمُand the clouds سَمّورُsable
بِطانَةً وَالغَيمُ سَمّورُ
For the sky's mole-fur has now become
For the air is become its paradise
A lining, and the clouds are sable.
Lining and the cloud sapphirine