فكْمso, how many منof كواكِبَstars تجلوdispel البَهيمَthe pitch-black darkness
فكْم من كواكِبَ تجلو البَهيمَ
وكمْand how many منof مشارِعَwatering places يَروينَquench the thirst of هيِماparched ones
وكمْ من مشارِعَ يَروينَ هيِما
So, how many stars dispel the pitch-black darkness!
How many stars shine bright
And how many watering places slake the parched!
And how many dreams quench their thirst
وكمْand how many روضةٍa garden تَستفيدُderive الرياthe meadows (word begins)
وكمْ روضةٍ تَستفيدُ الريا
ضcompletion of 'meadows' مِنهُنَّfrom them نوراًblossoms ونَبْتاًand vegetation عَميماluxuriant
ض مِنهُنَّ نوراً ونَبْتاً عَميما
And how many a garden from which the meadows draw
And how many gardens benefit from rain
blossoms and luxuriant growth!
Some provide light and abundant growth
وكمْand how often قدhas (perfect marker) قرانِيَhe regaled me لفظاًa phrase وسيماًhandsome
وكمْ قد قرانِيَ لفظاً وسيماً
عَلَيهِupon it منfrom الطبَّعِnatural talent حُسْنٌbeauty وسيماand a mark
عَلَيهِ من الطبَّعِ حُسْنٌ وسيما
And how often he has regaled me with a handsome phrase,
And how many words have graced me
bearing beauty and the stamp of natural talent.
With their innate and sublime beauty
Sol 6.1