وَلّىdeparted النَهارُthe day وَأَقبَلَand came الغَسقُdusk
وَلّى النَهارُ وَأَقبَلَ الغَسقُ
وَالصَمتُand the silence يَجثُمُcrouches خَلفَهُbehind it الأُفُقُthe horizon
وَالصَمتُ يَجثُمُ خَلفَهُ الأُفُقُ
The day has departed, and dusk has come.
And behind the silence crouches the horizon.
وَالرَوضُand the garden يَنشُرُunfurls فيهِwithin it مَوكِبَهُits procession
وَالرَوضُ يَنشُرُ فيهِ مَوكِبَهُ
هذاthis الضَبابُthe mist وَيَلمَحُand glimmers الشَفَقُthe afterglow
هذا الضَبابُ وَيَلمَحُ الشَفَقُ
And in the garden, unfurling its procession,
Is this mist, while the afterglow glimmers.
وَالدوحُand the great trees مُرتَعِشٌtrembling يُخالِسُهُsteals glances at it
وَالدوحُ مُرتَعِشٌ يُخالِسُهُ
بَينَbetween السَحائِبِthe clouds كَوكَبٌa star خِفقُflickering
بَينَ السَحائِبِ كَوكَبٌ خِفقُ
And the great trees tremble; stealing glances at them
Between the clouds is a flickering star.
صِهhush! فَالمَساءُfor the evening هُناhere كَمُختَشِعٍlike one humbled in awe
صِه فَالمَساءُ هُنا كَمُختَشِعٍ
فيin الدَيرِthe monastery جَلَّلَshrouded قَلبَهُhis heart الفَرقُdread
في الدَيرِ جَلَّلَ قَلبَهُ الفَرقُ
Hush! For evening here is like one humbled in awe,
In the monastery, his heart shrouded in dread.
وَالرَوضُand the garden رَنَقَّgrew drowsy لِلنُعاسِwith drowsiness فَلاso no
وَالرَوضُ رَنَقَّ لِلنُعاسِ فَلا
طَيرٌbirds يَرِفُّflutters بِهِwithin it وَلاnor وَرَقُleaves
طَيرٌ يَرِفُّ بِهِ وَلا وَرَقُ
And the garden droops with drowsiness; no
Bird flutters within it, nor any leaf.
أَرخىlet fall الظَلامُthe darkness عَميقَdeep وَحشَتِهِits desolation
أَرخى الظَلامُ عَميقَ وَحشَتِهِ
فَوقَover الدِيارِthe dwellings وَأَخلَتِand grew empty الطُرُقُthe roads
فَوقَ الدِيارِ وَأَخلَتِ الطُرُقُ
Darkness has let fall its deep desolation
Over the dwellings, and the roads have emptied.
هَذاكَthat one there راعٍa shepherd غابَdisappeared مُنحَدِراًdescending
هَذاكَ راعٍ غابَ مُنحَدِراً
خَلفَbehind السِياجِthe fence وَلَفَّهُand enfolded him الغَسَقُdusk
خَلفَ السِياجِ وَلَفَّهُ الغَسَقُ
Yonder, a shepherd vanished as he descended
Behind the fence, and dusk enfolded him.
ماذاwhat بِواديin the valley of الشَرقِthe east كَوكَبَةٌa constellation
ماذا بِوادي الشَرقِ كَوكَبَةٌ
غَيماءُcloud-veiled فَوقَabove رُباهُits hills تَحتَرِقُburns
غَيماءُ فَوقَ رُباهُ تَحتَرِقُ
What is that in the eastern valley—a constellation,
Cloud-veiled, burning above its hills?
لاno بَلrather هُنالِكَthere قَدalready حَباhas crept قَمَرٌa moon
لا بَل هُنالِكَ قَد حَبا قَمَرٌ
خَلفَbehind الرَوابيthe hills الخُضرِgreen يَنبَثِقُemerges
خَلفَ الرَوابي الخُضرِ يَنبَثِقُ
No—rather, there a moon has crept forth,
Emerging from behind the green hills.
Sol 6.1