لَيسَnot يَنفَكُّceases لِلغَمامِfor the clouds أَيادٍfavors
لَيسَ يَنفَكُّ لِلغَمامِ أَيادٍ
تَتَكافاmatch one another وَأَنعُمٌand blessings تَتَجَدَّدare renewed
تَتَكافا وَأَنعُمٌ تَتَجَدَّد
The clouds never cease to bestow favors,
Matching one another, and blessings ever renewed.
فَتَرىso you see رَعدَهُits thunder يَشُقُّtears حَريراًsilk
فَتَرى رَعدَهُ يَشُقُّ حَريراً
وَسَنىand the radiance بَرقِهِof its lightning يُطَرِّزُembroiders مِطرَدa short spear
وَسَنى بَرقِهِ يُطَرِّزُ مِطرَد
So you see its thunder tearing silk,
And its lightning's radiance embroidering a short spear.
وَتَرىand you see لِلزَمانِbelonging to time غُصناًa bough وَريقاًleafy
وَتَرى لِلزَمانِ غُصناً وَريقاً
يَملُكُcaptures الطَرفَthe gaze إِذas يَقومُit stands upright وَيَأوَدand bends
يَملُكُ الطَرفَ إِذ يَقومُ وَيَأوَد
And you see time's leafy bough,
Holding the gaze as it stands and bends.
أَنبَتَcaused to sprout الأَرضَthe earth عَسجَداًgold وَلُجَيناًand silver
أَنبَتَ الأَرضَ عَسجَداً وَلُجَيناً
فَالرَوابيso the hills مُكَلَّلٌcrowned وَمُقَلَّدand adorned with necklaces
فَالرَوابي مُكَلَّلٌ وَمُقَلَّد
It has made the earth sprout gold and silver,
So the hills are crowned and adorned with necklaces.
وَجَرىand blew الريحُthe wind سَجسَجاًmildly وَرُخاءًand gently
وَجَرى الريحُ سَجسَجاً وَرُخاءً
فَالمَناهيso the pools مُسَلسَلٌchain-linked وَمَسرَدand woven like mail
فَالمَناهي مُسَلسَلٌ وَمَسرَد
And the wind blew mild and gentle,
So the pools are chain-linked and woven like mail.
وَسَبىand captivated العَينَthe eye لُؤلُؤٌpearls وَعَقيقُand agate
وَسَبى العَينَ لُؤلُؤٌ وَعَقيقُ
نُظِماboth were set فيin زُمُرُّدٍemerald وَزَبَرجَدand chrysolite
نُظِما في زُمُرُّدٍ وَزَبَرجَد
And pearls and agate have captivated the eye,
Both set in emerald and chrysolite.
فَتَرىso you see ثَمَّthere مُضحِكاًa source of delight يَتَجَلّىrevealing itself
فَتَرى ثَمَّ مُضحِكاً يَتَجَلّى
وَتَرىand you see ثَمَّthere وَجنَةًa cheek تَتَوَرَّدturning rosy
وَتَرى ثَمَّ وَجنَةً تَتَوَرَّد
So there you see a delight revealing itself,
And there you see a cheek turning rosy.
قَطَراتُdrops النَدىof dew أَحادٌsingly وَمَثنىand in pairs
قَطَراتُ النَدى أَحادٌ وَمَثنى
مِثلَlike دُرٍّpearls مُنظِمٍstrung together وَمُبَدَّدand scattered
مِثلَ دُرٍّ مُنظِمٍ وَمُبَدَّد
Dewdrops, singly and in pairs,
Like pearls, strung together and scattered.
وَكَأَنَّand as though الشَقيقَthe anemone كَأسُa cup عَقيقٍof agate
وَكَأَنَّ الشَقيقَ كَأسُ عَقيقٍ
طَرَحَcast المِسكُmusk فيinto قَرارَتِهاits bottom نَدّcompound perfume
طَرَحَ المِسكُ في قَرارَتِها نَدّ
And the anemone seems a cup of agate,
Musk has cast perfume into its depths.
فَتَرىso you see النَجدَthe upland فيin رِداءٍa cloak مُوَشّىembroidered
فَتَرى النَجدَ في رِداءٍ مُوَشّى
وَتَرىand you see الوَهدَthe lowland فيin قَميصٍa shirt مُعَمَّدstriped
وَتَرى الوَهدَ في قَميصٍ مُعَمَّد
So you see the upland in an embroidered cloak,
And you see the lowland in a striped shirt.
وَعَلَيهِand upon it مِنَof البِهارِyellow oxeye flowers عِطافٌa mantle
وَعَلَيهِ مِنَ البِهارِ عِطافٌ
وَمِنَand of الوَردِroses وَالشَقائِقِand anemones مُجسَدa red-dyed robe
وَمِنَ الوَردِ وَالشَقائِقِ مُجسَد
And upon it is a mantle of yellow oxeye flowers,
And a red-dyed robe of roses and anemones.
وَتَرىand you see النورَthe blossoms مِثلَlike مَضحَكِthe smiling mouth خودٍof a lovely young woman
وَتَرى النورَ مِثلَ مَضحَكِ خودٍ
وَتَرىand you see الغُصنَthe bough مِثلَlike شارِبِthe mustache أَمرَدof a beardless youth
وَتَرى الغُصنَ مِثلَ شارِبِ أَمرَد
And you see the blossoms like a lovely maiden's smiling mouth,
And you see the bough like a beardless youth's mustache.
Sol 6.1