كمhow many بينamid دوحgreat trees الأبرقينِal-Abraqayn عوارياًborrowed things
كم بين دوح الأبرقينِ عوارياً
منهمfrom them غصوناًboughs بالذوائبwith the tresses تورقput forth leaves
منهم غصوناً بالذوائب تورق
How many borrowed forms amid the great trees of al-Abraqayn—
How much between the two flashes of lightning are unveiled,
Boughs from them, putting forth tresses as leaves!
With branches being clothed in trailing robes.
منfrom كلِّeach أفتكَdeadlier منthan سيوفswords جفونهمtheir eyelids
من كلِّ أفتكَ من سيوف جفونهم
لحظاًin glance ومنand than سمرdusky الذوابلthe supple spears أرشقmore slender
لحظاً ومن سمر الذوابل أرشق
From each one deadlier than the swords of their eyelids
From every blink of their eyelids pours out,
In glance, and more slender than the dusky, supple spears.
Swords that glisten for a moment with the glow of firebrands.
ولقدand indeed وقفتُI stood بهاat it وكفُّand the hand ربيعهاits spring
ولقد وقفتُ بها وكفُّ ربيعها
فيin نسجweaving حلَّةthe robe نورهاits blossoms تتألقshines
في نسج حلَّة نورها تتألق
And indeed I stood there, while the hand of its spring
And I stood in its spring, while the palm of its prosperity
Shone as it wove the robe of its blossoms.
Was weaving a gown of light in which it shone radiantly.
وسدىand the warp خيوطthreads المزنthe rainclouds يرسلهاsends them down الحياthe rain
وسدى خيوط المزن يرسلها الحيا
أبداًunceasingly وأكمامand the buds النباتthe plants تفتقburst open
أبداً وأكمام النبات تفتق
And the warp is cloud-threads that the rain sends down
In vain the threads of rain keep sending down the clouds,
Unceasingly, while the plants’ buds burst open.
And the sleeves of plants keep unfolding continuously.
غرسٌa planting منof اللذاتdelights غارَgrew jealous نسيمهُits breeze
غرسٌ من اللذات غارَ نسيمهُ
فهفاso it blew لأثوابtoward the robes الشقيقthe anemone يشققtears apart
فهفا لأثواب الشقيق يشقق
A planting of delights, whose breeze grew jealous,
A plantation of delights, whose breeze blew gently,
So it swept toward the anemone’s robes, tearing them apart.
Ripping the garments of anemones violently.
والبانثand the bān tree (probable intended reading) يرقصdances والحمامand the doves هواتفٌcalling out
والبانث يرقص والحمام هواتفٌ
تشدوsing وأطرافُand the edges الغديرthe pool تصفّيقclapping
تشدو وأطرافُ الغدير تصفّيق
And the bān tree dances, while the doves call out,
The iris dances, and the doves are melodies,
Singing, while the edges of the pool clap.
Singing, while the edges of the brook clap rhythmically.
والومضُand the lightning-flash منthrough خللthe gaps السحابthe clouds كرايةlike the banner
والومضُ من خلل السحاب كراية
الملكِthe king العزيزal-ʿAzīz سناؤهاits radiance يتألقgleams
الملكِ العزيز سناؤها يتألق
And the lightning-flash through the gaps in the clouds is like the banner
And the flashes through the clouds like the banner
Of King al-ʿAzīz, its radiance gleaming.
Of the mighty King, its brilliance shines luminously.
Sol 6.1