لَبِسَdonned الماءُthe water وَالهَواءُand the air صَفاءَclarity
لَبِسَ الماءُ وَالهَواءُ صَفاءَ
وَاِكتَسىand clothed itself الرَوضُthe garden بَهجَةًdelight وَبَهاءَand splendor
وَاِكتَسى الرَوضُ بَهجَةً وَبَهاءَ
Water and air donned clarity,
The water and air donned clarity,
And the garden clothed itself in delight and splendor.
And the meadow was clothed in splendor and beauty.
فَكَأَنَّso it is as though النِهاءَthe pools صِرنَbecame رِياضاًgardens
فَكَأَنَّ النِهاءَ صِرنَ رِياضاً
وَكَأَنَّand as though الرِياضَthe gardens عُدنَturned into نِهاءَpools
وَكَأَنَّ الرِياضَ عُدنَ نِهاءَ
As though the pools had become gardens,
It was as if the wilds became gardens,
And as though the gardens had turned into pools.
And the gardens became Eden's wilds.
وَكَأَنَّand as though الهَواءَthe air صارَbecame رَحيقاًpure wine
وَكَأَنَّ الهَواءَ صارَ رَحيقاً
وَكَأَنَّand as though الرَحيقَthe pure wine صارَbecame هَواءَair
وَكَأَنَّ الرَحيقَ صارَ هَواءَ
And as though the air had become pure wine,
It was as if the air turned to fragrance,
And as though pure wine had become air.
And the fragrance turned to air.
وَتَخالُand you imagine السَماءَthe sky بِاللَيلِby night أَرضاًearth
وَتَخالُ السَماءَ بِاللَيلِ أَرضاً
وَتَرىand you see الأَرضَthe earth بِالنَهارِby day سَماءَsky
وَتَرى الأَرضَ بِالنَهارِ سَماءَ
And you imagine the sky by night to be earth,
By night, the sky seems an earth,
And see the earth by day as sky.
By day, you see the earth a sky.
جَلَّلَتهاmantled it الأَنواءُthe rains زَهراًblossoms وَصُفراًand yellow blooms
جَلَّلَتها الأَنواءُ زَهراً وَصُفراً
يَومَon the day ظَلَّتit kept تُنادِمُcarousing with الأَنواءَthe rains
يَومَ ظَلَّت تُنادِمُ الأَنواءَ
The rains mantled it in blossoms and yellow blooms,
The breezes adorned it with flowers and yellow,
On the day it kept carousing with the rains.
The day it kept company with the winds.
فَتَراهاso you see it ماin the space بَينَbetween نَوءٍrain وَنَورٍand blossom
فَتَراها ما بَينَ نَوءٍ وَنَورٍ
تَتَكافاis evenly balanced تَبَسُّماًin smiling وَبُكاءَand weeping
تَتَكافا تَبَسُّماً وَبُكاءَ
So you see it between rain and blossom,
You see it, between brightness and light,
Equally given to smiling and weeping.
Exchanging smiles and tears.
وَتَظَلُّand continue الأَشجارُthe trees تَتَّخِذُtaking for themselves الحُسنَbeauty
وَتَظَلُّ الأَشجارُ تَتَّخِذُ الحُسنَ
قَميصاًas a shirt أَوِor الجَمالَloveliness رِداءَas a mantle
قَميصاً أَوِ الجَمالَ رِداءَ
And the trees keep taking beauty
The trees remain, taking beauty
As a shirt, or loveliness as a mantle.
As shirts, or cloaks of grace.
لَبِسَتthey donned حينَwhen أَثمَرَتthey bore fruit خُلُداتٍearrings
لَبِسَت حينَ أَثمَرَت خُلُداتٍ
وَإِكتَسَتand clothed themselves حينَwhen أَورَقَتthey put forth leaves سيراءَstriped silk
وَإِكتَسَت حينَ أَورَقَت سيراءَ
They donned earrings when they bore fruit,
When fruited, they wore eternity,
And clothed themselves in striped silk when they leafed.
When leafed, they were clad in brilliance.
وَتَرىand you see السَروَthe cypresses كَالمَنابِرَlike pulpits تَزهىstanding resplendent
وَتَرى السَروَ كَالمَنابِرَ تَزهى
وَتَرىand you see الطَيرَthe birds فَوقَهاabove them خُطَباءَas preachers
وَتَرى الطَيرَ فَوقَها خُطَباءَ
And you see the cypresses, like pulpits, standing resplendent,
You see the cypress like pulpits glorying,
And you see the birds above them as preachers.
And birds above them preachers.
Sol 6.1