ويومand a day كأنas though النومsleep يغتالstealthily steals طولَهُits length
ويوم كأن النوم يغتال طولَهُ
بأمثالهwith others like it يُطوَىis folded up الزمانtime فيقصرُand so grows short
بأمثاله يُطوَى الزمان فيقصرُ
And a day whose length sleep seems to steal away—
And a day, as though sleep were stealing away its length—
with days like this, time is folded up and shortened.
with days like it, time is folded up and grows short.
تقسّمهُshared it صحوclear weather ودجنand cloudiness فشمسهso its sun
تقسّمهُ صحو ودجن فشمسه
تبرَّجdisplays her beauty أحياناًat times وحيناًand at times تَخَفَّرis bashful
تبرَّج أحياناً وحيناً تَخَفَّر
Clear weather and cloud divide it between them; so its sun
Clear weather and cloud shared it; its sun
unveils her beauty at times, and at others hides in modesty.
displays her beauty at times, and at times grows shy.
تجددهrenew it فيin العينthe eye حالانtwo states خَلفَهُfollowing it
تجدده في العين حالان خَلفَهُ
يُخيلانboth make it seem أنthat الروضthe meadow يطوَىis folded up وينشَرand is spread out
يُخيلان أن الروض يطوَى وينشَر
Two alternating states renew it before the eye,
Two successive states renew it to the eye,
making it seem the garden is folded away, then spread anew.
making the meadow seem to be folded up and spread out.
قرنتI paired بهwith it خضراءَa green grove بَيَّتهاvisited it by night الندىthe dew
قرنت به خضراءَ بَيَّتها الندى
فأصبحand by morning it was فيamong أفنانهاits branches يتمرمرquivering
فأصبح في أفنانها يتمرمر
Joined to it was a verdant garden, visited by dew overnight,
I paired it with a green grove that dew had visited by night;
which by morning shimmered among its boughs.
and by morning it quivered among its branches.
إذاwhen معجتswirled فيهthrough it الشمالthe north wind رأيتهاyou saw it
إذا معجت فيه الشمال رأيتها
كأنas though عليهاupon it لؤلؤاًpearls يتحدّرrolls down
كأن عليها لؤلؤاً يتحدّر
When the north wind ripples through it, you see the garden
When the north wind swirls through it, you see it
as though pearls were cascading over it.
as though pearls were rolling down upon it.
ترىyou see فوقهاabove it منهfrom it غيابةa veil خضرةٍgreenness
ترى فوقها منه غيابة خضرةٍ
فماso whatever مسّهاtouches it منof رفرفthe canopy الجوthe sky أخضرis green
فما مسّها من رفرف الجو أخضر
Above it you see a haze of green rising from it:
Above it you see a veil of its own greenness;
whatever it touches of the sky’s canopy turns green.
so whatever touches it of the sky's canopy is green.
تخايلparades proudly فيin حمرreds وصفرٍand yellows كأنهاas though it were
تخايل في حمر وصفرٍ كأنها
زَرابيّcarpets وَشيٍbrocade نمنمتهنfinely patterned them عَبقرAbqar
زَرابيّ وَشيٍ نمنمتهن عَبقر
It flaunts itself amid reds and yellows, as though they were
It parades in reds and yellows, as though it were
carpets and brocade intricately patterned by ʿAbqar.
carpets of brocade, finely patterned by Abqar.
مَرادٌa resort لمرتادfor a seeker السرورjoy ومرتعand a pasture
مَرادٌ لمرتاد السرور ومرتع
بهin it مَسْمعsomething to hear للسامعينfor listeners ومنظرand a sight
به مَسْمع للسامعين ومنظر
A sought destination for the seeker of delight, a pleasure-ground
A resort for the seeker of joy, and a pasture,
with something for listeners to hear, and a sight to behold.
with something for listeners to hear, and a sight to behold.
Sol 6.1