تَنَبَّهawoke الغيثُthe rain بعدafter النومِsleep فاندفقاthen poured forth
تَنَبَّه الغيثُ بعد النومِ فاندفقا
وأرَّقand kept awake الأرضَthe earth حتىuntil مَلَّتِshe wearied of الأرقاsleeplessness
وأرَّق الأرضَ حتى مَلَّتِ الأرقا
The rain awoke after sleep and poured forth.
The rain awoke after slumber and poured down,
And kept the earth awake until she wearied of sleeplessness.
Making the earth soft until it was saturated.
وأصبحand by morning became الزَّهرُthe blossoms منثوراًscattered ومؤتلقاًand gleaming
وأصبح الزَّهرُ منثوراً ومؤتلقاً
وأصبحand became الروضُthe garden مَصبوحاًgiven a morning draught ومغتبقاand given an evening draught
وأصبح الروضُ مَصبوحاً ومغتبقا
By morning the blossoms were scattered and gleaming.
The flowers became scattered and hung,
And the garden was given morning and evening draughts.
And the meadow became illuminated and embraced.
وماجتand surged الغُدرthe pools حتىuntil ملتgrew weary ناحيةٌa region
وماجت الغُدر حتى ملت ناحيةٌ
منof السماءthe sky دَنَتdrew near للأرضto the earth فاعتنقاthen the two embraced
من السماء دَنَت للأرض فاعتنقا
And the pools surged, till a weary region
The valleys swelled until an area
Of heaven drew near the earth, and the two embraced.
Of the sky lowered to the earth and they embraced.
وكادتand nearly الأُكمُthe hillocks منهbecause of it تستحيلturned into ثرىmoist soil
وكادت الأُكمُ منه تستحيل ثرى
وصفحةُand the surface الأرضof the earth فيهin it تكتسىclothes itself in وَرَقاleaves
وصفحةُ الأرض فيه تكتسى وَرَقا
And the hillocks almost turned to moist soil because of it.
The sand dunes almost turned into soil from it,
And in that rain the earth's surface clothed itself in leaves.
And the page of the earth was clothed in leaves.
ولازمand clung to الأفقthe horizon حتىuntil كانwas أكثرناmost of us
ولازم الأفق حتى كان أكثرنا
ينسىforgets الكواكبthe stars أوor لاnot تنبتُbrings forth الفلقاdawn
ينسى الكواكب أو لا تنبتُ الفلقا
And it clung to the horizon until most of us
It accompanied the horizon until most of us
Would forget the stars—or the sky would bring forth no dawn.
Forgot the stars or the dawn did not split.
أرضىsatisfied وأوسعand gave abundantly حتىuntil قالsaid أرغبناthe most eager among us
أرضى وأوسع حتى قال أرغبنا
لسناwe do not نذمُّfault سوىexcept إسرافهits extravagance خُلُقاas a character trait
لسنا نذمُّ سوى إسرافه خُلُقا
It satisfied us and gave so lavishly that the most eager among us said:
It watered and expanded until the most greedy among us
“We fault it for no trait but its extravagance.”
Said, "We do not blame anything but its excess of manner."
ماnot زالceased يُوضعurges onward (uncertain here) وجهُthe face الأرضof the earth درَّتهits copious flow
ما زال يُوضع وجهُ الأرض درَّته
حتىuntil ظنَنتُI thought الرُّبىthe hills مغتصَّةgorged شَرِقاchoking on water
حتى ظنَنتُ الرُّبى مغتصَّة شَرِقا
The earth's face kept urging on its copious flow,
It continued to pour down upon the face of the earth
Until I thought the hills were gorged, choking on water.
Until I thought the open country was overflowing eastward.
Sol 6.1