كأنَّas though نسيمَهاher breeze أَرَجُfragrance الخُزَامَىlavender
كأنَّ نسيمَها أَرَجُ الخُزَامَى
ولاهُnurtured it بعدَafter وسميٍّthe first autumn rain وَليُّa following shower
ولاهُ بعدَ وسميٍّ وَليُّ
It is as though her breeze were lavender's fragrance,
Her breeze is like sweet basil's scent,
Nurtured by a following shower after the first autumn rain;
After a long absence, she's heaven-sent.
هديّةُa gift شمأَلٍa north wind هَبَّتْblew بليلat night
هديّةُ شمأَلٍ هَبَّتْ بليل
لأفنانِfor the boughs الجِنانthe gardens لهاwith her نَجِيُّsecret converse
لأفنانِ الجِنان لها نَجِيُّ
A gift from a north wind that blew by night,
A northern wind's gift in the night,
With which the garden boughs hold secret converse.
To the gardens' blossoms, a sheer delight.
إذاwhen أنفاسُهاher breaths نسمتْwafted سُحيراًshortly before dawn
إذا أنفاسُها نسمتْ سُحيراً
تنفَّسsighed كالشجِيِّlike the sorrowful one لهاfor her الخَليُّthe carefree one
تنفَّس كالشجِيِّ لها الخَليُّ
When her breaths waft shortly before dawn,
When her breaths blow magic in the dark,
The carefree sighs for her like the sorrowful.
The streams inhale her essence, hark!
Sol 6.1