كأنَّمَاas though اللَّوزُthe almond tree إذْwhen أودَىlaid waste الشِّتَاءُwinter بِهِto it
كأنَّمَا اللَّوزُ إذْ أودَى الشِّتَاءُ بِهِ
فَظَلَّso it kept يحمَرُّturning red مِنهُof it أخْضَرُthe green part الوَرَقِof the leaves
فَظَلَّ يحمَرُّ مِنهُ أخْضَرُ الوَرَقِ
It is as though the almond tree, when winter laid it waste,
As if the almond tree when winter's cold laid hold on it
And its green leaves kept turning red,
Turned from green leaves to red, as virgin in a robe
عَذْرَاءُa virgin فيin حُلَّةٍa robe خَضْرَاءَgreen فَاجَأَهَاsurprised her
عَذْرَاءُ في حُلَّةٍ خَضْرَاءَ فَاجَأَهَا
خَوفٌfear فَحَاضَتْso she menstruated فَغَشَّاهاthen it covered her منof العَلَقِclotted blood
خَوفٌ فَحَاضَتْ فَغَشَّاها من العَلَقِ
Were a virgin in a green robe, surprised
Of grass-green startled by a fear, and so her blood
By fear: she menstruated, and clotted blood covered her.
Suffused her cheek, as down her pale skin creep the red stains
Sol 6.1