كأنَّماas though الطَّلعُthe palm blossom إذاwhen
كأنَّما الطَّلعُ إذا
لاحappears خلالamid السعفِthe palm fronds
لاح خلال السعفِ
As though the palm blossom, when
It is as though the palm blossom, when
it appears amid the palm fronds,
It appears amid the fronds,
خناجرٌdaggers فوقupon أعاupper…
خناجرٌ فوق أعا
ليها…parts of them بقاياremnants الكلفdark mottling
ليها بقايا الكلف
were my daggers, upon whose upper
Were daggers, on whose upper
parts linger traces of dark mottling;
Parts remain traces of dark mottling.
وهوand it إذاwhen عاثتwreaked havoc بهِon it
وهو إذا عاثت بهِ
يدُthe hand الأكيلِthe voracious eater العنفrough
يدُ الأكيلِ العنف
and, when it is ravaged by
And it, when ravaged by
the hand of the rough devourer,
The hand of a rough, voracious eater,
سلاسلٌchains منof فضَّةٍsilver
سلاسلٌ من فضَّةٍ
فيin غلفٍsheaths منof صدفmother-of-pearl
في غلفٍ من صدف
were my chains of silver,
Is chains of silver
in sheaths of mother-of-pearl.
In sheaths of mother-of-pearl.
Sol 6.1