Feedback

Red, who did not lie nor tell the truth

حمراء لم تكذب ولم تصدق

1. Red, who did not lie nor tell the truth
She has a silent tongue that did not speak

١. حمراءُ لم تَكذِبْ ولم تَصدُقِ
لها لِسانٌ قَطُّ لم يَنْطِقِِ

2. The scholar distinguishes her, but she
Is silent from the scholar, did not distinguish

٢. يَفْرُقُها العالِمُ لكنَّها
قَطُّ من العالِمِ لم تَفَرَقِ

3. There blossoms in the quadruped
Like the sun when it blossoms in the east

٣. يُزْهِرُ في ذي أربعٍ مُقْعَدٌ
كالشَّمْسِ إذ تُزْهِرُ في المشرِقِ

4. You see in it embers when it is clear
It shines like gilded gold shining

٤. تَرى به الجَمْرَ إذا ما صَفا
يُشرِقُ مِثلَ الذَّهَبِ المُشرِقِ

5. Its embers shine from my tears
And its heat from my disturbing heart

٥. جَمرَتُه تُشرِقُ من عَبْرَتي
وحَرُّه من قلبيَ المُقْلِقِ

6. When it appears to you, you likened it
To coffee in a blue cup

٦. إذا بَدا نَحوَكَ شبَّهْتَهُ
بقَهْوَةٍ في قَدَحٍ أزرَقِ