جاءَناcame to us منكَfrom you تحفةٌa gift نحنُwe منهاthrough it
جاءَنا منكَ تحفةٌ نحنُ منها
أبداًforever فيin تَضاعُفِthe multiplying of السرَّاءِjoy
أبداً في تَضاعُفِ السرَّاءِ
A gift came to us from you; through it we
You brought us a gift, from which we
are forever in ever-growing joy:
Will forever be in multiplying bliss
عنبٌgrapes أسودٌblack كأنَّas though عليهِupon it
عنبٌ أسودٌ كأنَّ عليهِ
حُللاًrobes منof حَنادسِpitch-black depths الظَّلماءِthe dark night
حُللاً من حَنادسِ الظَّلماءِ
black grapes, as though they wore
Black grapes as though dressed
robes of the night's deepest darkness.
In gowns of deep darkness
خلتُهI imagined it فيin خِلالِthe midst of أوراقِهits leaves الخُضgreen (continued)
خلتُه في خِلالِ أوراقِه الخُض
رِcompletion of 'green' ولَونand the hue of اسودادِهِits blackness والصَّفاءِand lustre
رِ ولَون اسودادِهِ والصَّفاءِ
I imagined them amid their green leaves,
I left it amidst its green leaves
with their black hue and lustre,
Its blackness and clarity of color
كقُموعٍlike funnels علىon أنامِلfingertips خَودٍa graceful young woman
كقُموعٍ على أنامِل خَودٍ
لُحنَthey appeared منfrom كُمِّa sleeve لاذةٍsilk خَضراءِgreen
لُحنَ من كُمِّ لاذةٍ خَضراءِ
like funnels on a young woman's fingertips,
Like a brazier on a rosy cheek
appearing from a sleeve of green silk.
A melody of tender green beauty
Sol 6.1