ومواقفٍand many a scene بالنَّيربينat al-Nayrabayn شهدتهاI witnessed them
ومواقفٍ بالنَّيربين شهدتها
والعيشwhile life غضٌّfresh والزمانُand time غلامُa youth
والعيش غضٌّ والزمانُ غلامُ
And many a scene at al-Nayrabayn I witnessed,
When life was fresh and time a youth.
جمّدwas solidified المدامُthe wine بهنَّin them فهوso it is فواكهٌfruit
جمّد المدامُ بهنَّ فهو فواكهٌ
تجنىto be plucked وذابand melted التبرthe gold فهوso it is مدامwine
تجنى وذاب التبر فهو مدام
There wine congealed into fruit
To be plucked; and gold melted into wine.
مخطوبةٌa betrothed bride جليتwas unveiled فنقَّطهاthen it bespangled her الحياthe rain
مخطوبةٌ جليت فنقَّطها الحيا
بعقودwith necklaces of درٍّpearls خانهنَّhad betrayed them نظامa string
بعقود درٍّ خانهنَّ نظام
A betrothed bride was unveiled; then rain bespangled her
With necklaces of pearls whose string had betrayed them.
فالدوحso the spreading trees يرقصdance والبروقand the lightning بجوهاin her sky
فالدوح يرقص والبروق بجوها
مثلlike الصوارمsharp swords فيat الزفافthe wedding تشامare unsheathed
مثل الصوارم في الزفاف تشام
So the spreading trees dance, and lightning in her sky
Is like sharp swords unsheathed at a wedding.
سفرتshe unveiled her face فنرجسهاso her narcissi المضعفdouble-flowered أعينٌeyes
سفرت فنرجسها المضعف أعينٌ
والوردand the rose خدٌّa cheek والقضيبُand the slender branch قوامُa figure
والورد خدٌّ والقضيبُ قوامُ
She unveiled her face: her double-flowered narcissi are eyes,
The rose her cheek, the slender branch her form.
Sol 6.1