وَبُقعَةٍand a place مِنamong أَحسَنِthe fairest of البِقاعِthe places
وَبُقعَةٍ مِن أَحسَنِ البِقاعِ
يُبَشِّرُbrings glad tidings to الرائِدُthe pasture scout فيهاin it الراعيthe shepherd
يُبَشِّرُ الرائِدُ فيها الراعي
And a place among the fairest of places,
A spot of the finest spots
where the scout brings the shepherd glad tidings
The guide gives good tidings there to the shepherd
بِالخَصبِof fertility وَالمَرتَعِand pasture وَالوَساعِand spaciousness
بِالخَصبِ وَالمَرتَعِ وَالوَساعِ
كَأَنَّماas though يَستُرُcovers وَجهَthe face of القاعِthe plain
كَأَنَّما يَستُرُ وَجهَ القاعِ
of fertility, pasture, and broad open spaces.
Of fertility, pasture and breadth
As though the face of the plain were covered,
As though he covers the face of the plain
مِنof سائِرِall الأَلوانِthe colors وَالأَنواعِand kinds
مِن سائِرِ الأَلوانِ وَالأَنواعِ
مانَسَجَwhat ... wove الرومُthe Romans لِذيfor Dhu الكِلاعِal-Kilaʿ
مانَسَجَ الرومُ لِذي الكِلاعِ
in every color and kind,
With all colors and kinds
by what the Romans wove for Dhu al-Kilaʿ—
Like what the Romans wove for the man in the cloak
مِنfrom صَنعَةِthe handiwork of الخالِقِthe Creator لاnot الصُنّاعِthe craftsmen
مِن صَنعَةِ الخالِقِ لا الصُنّاعِ
وَالماءُand the water مُنحَطٌّflowing down مِنَfrom التِلاعِthe hills
وَالماءُ مُنحَطٌّ مِنَ التِلاعِ
the Creator's handiwork, not that of craftsmen.
Of the making of the Creator, not the makers
And water descends from the hills,
And water poured down from the hills
كَماas تُسَلُّare drawn البيضُthe gleaming swords لِلقِراعِfor combat
كَما تُسَلُّ البيضُ لِلقِراعِ
وَغَرَّدَand trilled القُمرِيَّthe turtledove لِلسِماعِfor listening
وَغَرَّدَ القُمرِيَّ لِلسِماعِ
as gleaming swords are drawn for combat.
As eggs slide for the one who knocks them
And the turtledove trilled for the ear,
And the partridges chirped for listening
وَرَقَصَand danced الماءُthe water عَلىto الإيقاعِthe rhythm
وَرَقَصَ الماءُ عَلى الإيقاعِ
وَنُشِرَand was spread البَهارُthe yellow oxeye فيin البِقاعِthe places
وَنُشِرَ البَهارُ في البِقاعِ
and the water danced to the rhythm.
And the water danced to the rhythm
And yellow oxeye was spread across the land,
And the springtime spread in the spots
كَأَنَّهُas though it were القُسورَthe lion فيamong الأَسباعِthe beasts of prey
كَأَنَّهُ القُسورَ في الأَسباعِ
as though it were the lion among beasts of prey.
As if it were palaces during the weeks
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