تراقَصًتْshe danced فيin الضٍِّياءِthe light الثرِّabundant وانعطفتْand she turned
تراقَصًتْ في الضٍِّياءِ الثرِّ وانعطفتْ
نحوtoward الغديرِthe pool وحَيَّتْand she greeted نغمةَthe melody الشَّـاديthe singer
نحو الغديرِ وحَيَّتْ نغمةَ الشَّـادي
She danced in the lavish light and turned
The butterfly danced in the shining light
Toward the pool, and greeted the singer’s melody.
And turned towards the stream, greeting the melody of the blithe
فراشةٌa butterfly لبستْshe donned ثوبَthe robe الربيعspring وقَـدْand had
فراشةٌ لبستْ ثوبَ الربيع وقَـدْ
راحتshe began، تَدِلُّshe flaunts بهit فيin تِيهِهَاher pride البـاديevident
راحت، تَدِلُّ به في تِيهِهَا البـادي
A butterfly had donned spring’s robe and had
A butterfly dressed in the gown of spring
Begun to flaunt it in her evident pride.
Went wandering, showing it off in the deserted wilderness
ثوباًa garment تتوقyearns بهfor it الحسناءُthe beautiful woman، تحسُدهـاshe envies her
ثوباً تتوق به الحسناءُ، تحسُدهـا
عليهfor it لوif حفلتshe cared يومـاًone day بِحُسَّـادِabout enviers
عليه لو حفلت يومـاً بِحُسَّـادِ
A garment a beautiful woman longs for, envying her
A gown the beautiful woman yearns for
For it—if ever she paid heed to enviers.
Jealous of her for it, if she cared for jealous people one day
شتَّانhow far apart للحسنfor beauty.. أيديhands الناسِof people تصنَعُهُfashion it
شتَّان للحسن.. أيدي الناسِ تصنَعُهُ
وand للجَمالِto loveliness حَفِيًّـاdevotedly جـدُّutterly منقـادsubmissive
و للجَمالِ حَفِيًّـا جـدُّ منقـاد
How different is beauty fashioned by human hands
So different is beauty - people's hands make it
From loveliness, to which one bows in utter devotion.
And for beauty a passionate, obedient ancestor
حديقةٌa garden فيin جناحٍa wing رقَّgrew delicate وانسكبـتand poured
حديقةٌ في جناحٍ رقَّ وانسكبـت
فيهinto it الأشعةthe rays منfrom طيفthe spectrum السناradiance الهاديguiding
فيه الأشعة من طيف السنا الهادي
A garden in a delicate wing; and there poured
A garden softened in a wing and poured out
Into it rays from the spectrum of guiding light.
The rays from the spectrum of the calm light
مضتshe went إلىto الزهرthe flowers تشكوshe laments الزهرthe flowers غلتهاher burning thirst
مضت إلى الزهر تشكو الزهر غلتها
وترتويand quenches her thirst قُبُلاًkisses منfrom ثغرهits mouth الناديdewy
وترتوي قُبُلاً من ثغره النادي
She went to the flowers, lamenting to them her burning thirst,
It went to the flower complaining of its conceit
And slakes her thirst with kisses from its dewy mouth.
And quenched its thirst with kisses from its calling mouth
زهرblossoms علىupon الزهرthe blossoms وماand how أبهىsplendid تعاطفةmutual tenderness
زهر على الزهر وما أبهى تعاطفة
هزit stirred الطيورthe birds فهزتso they shook كلevery ميادswaying thing
هز الطيور فهزت كل مياد
Blossoms upon blossoms—and how splendid their mutual tenderness!
Flower over flower - how beautiful is their affinity
It stirred the birds, and they shook all that swayed.
That shook the birds, shaking every cradle
روحيmy soul وروحكand your soul فيin معناهماtheir essence شبهa likeness
روحي وروحك في معناهما شبه
تهوىyou love الزهورthe flowers وأهواهاand I love them علىat الناديthe gathering
تهوى الزهور وأهواها على النادي
My soul and yours are alike in their essence:
My soul and your soul are similar in their meaning
You love flowers, and I love them at the gathering.
They love flowers and I loved them by the stream
Sol 6.1