أمmother of القرىthe cities عندكwith you أمor يوحYūḥ
أم القرى عندك أم يوح
فقدfor indeed سرىtraveled by night بنورهاby her light اللوحthe tablet
فقد سرى بنورها اللوح
Is the Mother of Cities with you, or Yūḥ?
For the tablet has traveled by her light.
أمor ذاتone possessing مرطa cloak ذهبيgolden لهاbelonging to her
أم ذات مرط ذهبي لها
يعقدهاfastens her فيin الجوthe air تطويحa swaying motion
يعقدها في الجو تطويح
Or is she one with a golden cloak
that a swaying motion fastens in the air?
فسقنيso give me to drink أختاa sister لهاof hers دنهاher wine jar
فسقني أختا لها دنها
جسمa body لهاfor her وهيand she لهاfor it روحa soul
جسم لها وهي لها روح
Then pour me a sister of hers: her wine jar
is a body for her, and she is its soul.
كأنهاas if she الشمسthe sun وماand what نفضتshe shook off
كأنها الشمس وما نفضت
منof شررsparks عنهاfrom her المصابيحthe lamps
من شرر عنها المصابيح
She seems the sun, and what she has shaken off
as sparks around her are the lamps.
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