نَشَّرَspread out آذارُMarch فيupon الثرىthe soil حُللاًrobes
نَشَّرَ آذارُ في الثرى حُللاً
قدalready كانhad كانونُKanun قبلُbefore طواهاfolded them away
قد كان كانونُ قبلُ طواها
March spread robes upon the soil
that Kanun had folded away before.
كساclothed عراءَbare ground الرُّبَاthe hills طَيالسةًmantles
كسا عراءَ الرُّبَا طَيالسةً
خُضراًgreen وبالعَبْقَرِيِّand in rich brocade رَدَّاهاdraped them
خُضراً وبالعَبْقَرِيِّ رَدَّاها
He clothed the hills' bare ground in mantles
of green, and draped them in rich brocade.
وصاغَand fashioned للأرضfor the earth كُلَّevery تاجٍcrown بهاupon her
وصاغَ للأرض كُلَّ تاجٍ بها
أحسنَexcelled فيin صُنعهِhis handiwork فجلّاهاso made her radiant
أحسنَ في صُنعهِ فجلّاها
And he fashioned for the earth every crown upon her;
he excelled in his handiwork and made her radiant.
أعجبَdelighted ذاكthat السماءthe sky فانبعثتْso she sprang into action
أعجبَ ذاك السماء فانبعثتْ
تَنثُرscattering دُرَّاًpearls علىupon مُحيَّاهاher face
تَنثُر دُرَّاً على مُحيَّاها
That delighted the sky, and she began
scattering pearls upon the earth's face.
ولوand if only تراناyou could see us وقدand already تَكنَّفناsurrounded us
ولو ترانا وقد تَكنَّفنا
منof دُكُنdark-hued الخزَّsilken cloth لابسٌone clad جاهاcame to her
من دُكُن الخزَّ لابسٌ جاها
And if only you could see us, surrounded
by one clad in dark silk who had come to her,
وتظهرُand appears الشمسُthe sun فيamid النَّشاصthe towering clouds لناto us
وتظهرُ الشمسُ في النَّشاص لنا
منthrough خَلَلِgaps in الغيمthe cloud إذas تَغَشَّاهاveiled her
من خَلَلِ الغيم إذ تَغَشَّاها
and the sun appears to us amid the towering clouds,
through gaps in the cloud as it veils her,
مثلَlike عرُوسa bride تَسَتَّرتveiled herself خَجلاًout of shyness
مثلَ عرُوس تَسَتَّرت خَجلاً
منfrom بعلهاher husband بعدَafter أنthat تَجلّاهاhe saw her unveiled
من بعلها بعدَ أن تَجلّاها
like a bride who veiled herself in shyness
from her husband after he had seen her unveiled.
Sol 6.1