وقرنفلand a carnation غضّtender المكاسرthe joints ناصعٌpure white
وقرنفل غضّ المكاسر ناصعٌ
غصّتwere choked بطيبwith the sweetness of عبيرهits fragrance الأسْحَارُthe predawn hours
غصّت بطيب عبيره الأسْحَارُ
And a carnation, tender at its joints, pure white—
The tender carnation with its petals gleams,
The predawn hours were choked with its sweet fragrance.
Its sweet fragrance has perfumed the dawn.
وافَىcame forth علىon سوقstalks بَدَتْappeared أوراقهاtheir leaves
وافَى على سوق بَدَتْ أوراقها
تَنْدىare dewy وقدand already عَلِقَتْhad clung بهاto them الأبصارthe eyes
تَنْدى وقد عَلِقَتْ بها الأبصار
It came forth on stalks whose leaves appeared
It appeared in a market whose leaves were moist with dew,
Dew-moistened, with eyes already clinging to them.
Eyes were affixed to it in awe.
فكأنماso as though للطيرfor the birds فيهاin them ألسنٌtongues
فكأنما للطير فيها ألسنٌ
مذروبةٌsharp أطرافُهُنَّtheir tips صِغارُsmall
مذروبةٌ أطرافُهُنَّ صِغارُ
So it was as though birds had tongues within them—
It seemed as though the birds had tongues within it,
Sharp, with tiny tips.
Their tender tips like little chicks.
شَدَّتْbound إِلىto عِقُدِknots of الزُمردّemerald بينهاamong them
شَدَّتْ إِلى عِقُدِ الزُمردّ بينها
قُصَبٌreedlike stalks تُحارare bewildered بوصْفهاby describing them الأفكارُthe thoughts
قُصَبٌ تُحار بوصْفها الأفكارُ
Among them, binding them to emerald knots, are
Towards its emerald necklace they reached,
Reedlike stalks whose description bewilders thought.
Perplexing thoughts in describing it.
فكأنّهاso as though they were للعندليبِof the nightingale أكارعٌlegs
فكأنّها للعندليبِ أكارعٌ
بقرارat the base of أعمدهاtheir pillars لهfor it منقارa beak
بقرار أعمدها له منقار
As though they were a nightingale's legs,
As though it had meadows for the nightingale,
At the base of their pillars, it has a beak.
With pillars for it to build its nest.
قَدْalready توّجتهاhave crowned them للقموعas calyces مَكاحِلٌkohl-pots
قَدْ توّجتها للقموع مَكاحِلٌ
خُضْرٌgreen مُشرّفةُcrenellated الذرىthe summits مِعْطارُrichly fragrant
خُضْرٌ مُشرّفةُ الذرى مِعْطارُ
Kohl-pots have crowned them as calyces—
Green kohl adorns it for wheat spikes,
Green, with crenellated summits, richly fragrant.
Perfuming the earth a sweet scent.
فيin كلّeach واحدةone تروقكdelights you زهرةa flower
في كلّ واحدة تروقك زهرة
فَكأنّهاso as though it were منof فضّةsilver مسمَارُa nail
فَكأنّها من فضّة مسمَارُ
In each one, a flower delights you,
In each one a flower captivates you,
As though it were a nail of silver.
As though it were made of sculpted silver.
Sol 6.1