مزةًa tart wine ماتتdied زماناًfor a time
مزةً ماتت زماناً
بحجابٍwithin a veil يحتويهاenclosing it
بحجابٍ يحتويها
A tart wine lay dead for a time,
A glimmer that died long ago
Within a veil that enclosed it.
Behind a veil that concealed it
لبثتremained فيin بطنthe womb of أمa mother
لبثت في بطن أم
غيبتهاhid it عنfrom بنيهاher sons
غيبتها عن بنيها
It remained in a mother's womb,
It lingered in a mother's womb
Who hid it from her sons.
Hidden from her children
الحدتهاentombed it الشمسthe sun دهراًfor an age
الحدتها الشمس دهراً
ثمthen عادreturned الروحthe spirit فيهاwithin it
ثم عاد الروح فيها
The sun entombed it for an age,
The sun sharpened it for ages
Then the spirit returned to it.
Then the spirit returned to it
كانwas ماءwater المزنthe rain clouds عيسىJesus
كان ماء المزن عيسى
إذwhen وضعناهwe placed it بفيهاin its mouth
إذ وضعناه بفيها
The rain clouds' water was Jesus,
It was as if the water of Messiah
When we placed it in its mouth.
When we placed it on her mouth
فانبرىthen sprang forth منهاfrom it سراجٌa lamp
فانبرى منها سراجٌ
رائقٌdelighting منwhoever يجتليهاbeholds it
رائقٌ من يجتليها
Then a lamp sprang forth from it,
From it emerged a lamp
Delighting whoever beheld it.
Radiant, giving light
وبدتand appeared منهاfrom it شموسٌsuns
وبدت منها شموسٌ
غربتset فيin مطلعيهاthose who made them rise
غربت في مطلعيها
And suns appeared from it,
From it suns appeared
They set in those who made them rise.
That set at their rising
عزبتfled ألبابناour wits إذwhen
عزبت ألبابنا إذ
غربتset فيwithin شاربيهاthose who drank them
غربت في شاربيها
Our wits fled when
Our minds were perplexed when
They set within those who drank them.
They set while still ascending
Sol 6.1