أَياO وَرداًa rose عَلىupon غُصنِa branch
أَيا وَرداً عَلى غُصنِ
بِكَرِّwith repeated turns of اللَحظِthe gaze يَلقُطُهُone plucks it
بِكَرِّ اللَحظِ يَلقُطُهُ
O rose upon a branch,
Oh rose on the branch
That one plucks with repeated glances,
Plucked in the blink of an eye
وَرُمّاناًand a pomegranate عَلىupon فَنَنٍa bough
وَرُمّاناً عَلى فَنَنٍ
يَكادُnearly المَشيُwalking يُسقِطُهُmakes it fall
يَكادُ المَشيُ يُسقِطُهُ
And pomegranate upon a bough,
Oh pomegranate on the boughs
That walking nearly shakes loose.
Nearly dropped as one passes by
أَتىhe came وَالبَدرُwhile the full moon يَحسُدُهُenvies him
أَتى وَالبَدرُ يَحسُدُهُ
وَشَمسُand the sun of الدَجنِthe clouded sky تَغبِطُهُenvies him without malice
وَشَمسُ الدَجنِ تَغبِطُهُ
He came, while the full moon envied him,
The full moon is envious
And the sun of the clouded sky envied him.
The morning sun gratified
وَخَوفُand fear of الناسِpeople يَقبِضُهُconstrains him
وَخَوفُ الناسِ يَقبِضُهُ
وَحُبُّand love of الوَصلِunion يَبسُطُهُemboldens him
وَحُبُّ الوَصلِ يَبسُطُهُ
And fear of people holds him back,
People's fear makes one withdraw
And love of union emboldens him.
Love of union makes one spread wide
Sol 6.1