ياO رذاذdrizzle of الربيعspring ياO معلنherald of اليقظةawakening
يا رذاذ الربيع يا معلن اليقظة
للنبتfor the plants وهوand it is نشوانenraptured حالمdreaming
للنبت وهو نشوان حالم
O spring drizzle, O herald of awakening,
O spring rain, harbinger of awakening
For the plants, enraptured and dreaming.
For the sprouting plants still dreaming
يرقصdances الحبlove فيin يديكyour two hands عطوراfragrances
يرقص الحب في يديك عطورا
ويرفّand flutters الخيالimagination نجوىthe whispered confidences of عوالمworlds
ويرفّ الخيال نجوى عوالم
Love dances in your hands as fragrances,
Love dances as perfume in your hands
And imagination flutters as the whispered confidences of worlds.
And imagination flutters whispers of worlds
قبلاتkisses نثرتهاyou scattered them فوقover خديّmy two cheeks
قبلات نثرتها فوق خديّ
كأنيas though I نجوتI escaped منfrom سيفthe sword of ظالمan oppressor
كأني نجوت من سيف ظالم
Kisses you scattered over my cheeks—
Kisses you scattered over my cheeks
As though I had escaped an oppressor's sword.
As if I escaped from an unjust sword
مرحباwelcome بالصديقto the friend لمdid not ينسforget أحزانيmy sorrows
مرحبا بالصديق لم ينس أحزاني
ومنهاand among them الظمآنthe thirsty one مثلlike البراعمthe buds
ومنها الظمآن مثل البراعم
Welcome to the friend who has not forgotten my sorrows,
Welcome my friend who didn't forget my sorrows
And among them is one thirsty like the buds:
And the thirsty ones like buds
ظمأthe thirst of الشوقlonging للملاحةfor loveliness والدفand warmth (continued)
ظمأ الشوق للملاحة والدف
ءcompletes 'warmth' وللنورand for light بعدafter تعذيبtorment inflicted by ناقمa vengeful one
ء وللنور بعد تعذيب ناقم
The thirst of longing for loveliness and warmth,
Longing thirsts for sailing and warmth
And for light after a vengeful one's torment.
And for light after tormenting gloom
سقسقتchirped حولكaround you العصافيرthe sparrows بالفرحتwith joy (apparent typo)
سقسقت حولك العصافير بالفرحت
شعراin verse كأنماas though أنتyou حاكمa ruler
شعرا كأنما أنت حاكم
The sparrows chirped around you with joy,
Sparrows chirped around you in joy
In verse, as though you were a ruler.
Poetry as if you were a ruler
ألمعيّbrilliant الإيقاعthe rhythm فيin كلall ماthat which تحكيyou tell
ألمعيّ الإيقاع في كل ما تحكي
غناءsong وإنand even if يكنit is جدvery ناعمgentle
غناء وإن يكن جد ناعم
Brilliant in rhythm, in everything you tell
Make rhythm shine in all you recount
There is song, even if it is very gentle.
Song even if it is very subtle
خلجاتstirrings الفؤادthe heart منamong بعضsome of ماwhat
خلجات الفؤاد من بعض ما
فيهin it ومنand among بعضهsome of it سميعone who hears وفاهمand one who understands
فيه ومن بعضه سميع وفاهم
The heart's stirrings are part of what
Stirrings of my heart from some of what
It contains; and some of it hears and understands.
Is in it and from some of it listening and understanding
لغةa language أوor رسالةa message لمnot تميّزbe set apart
لغة أو رسالة لم تميّز
أوor تكيفbe adapted لباحثfor an inquirer أوor لعالمfor a scholar
أو تكيف لباحث أو لعالم
A language or a message not set apart
A language or message you didn't distinguish
Or adapted for an inquirer or a scholar.
Or adapt for a researcher or scientist
إنماonly فهفمهاits understanding (apparent typo) لمنfor those who أشعرواthey made feel الكونthe universe
إنما فهفمها لمن أشعروا الكون
جمالاbeauty وأشعرواand they made feel قلبthe heart of راحمa compassionate person
جمالا وأشعروا قلب راحم
Understanding it is for those alone who have made the universe feel
Rather only understood by those who sensed the universe
Beauty, and made a compassionate person's heart feel it.
Beauty and sensed a compassionate heart
Sol 6.1