قدsometimes أغتديI set out early وعيونand the eyes of الفجرdawn واسنةٌdrowsy
قد أغتدي وعيون الفجر واسنةٌ
والشمسand the sun راقدةٌasleep عنaway from عينthe eye of باغيهاone seeking her
والشمس راقدةٌ عن عين باغيها
At times I set out early, while dawn’s eyes are drowsy,
I have become restless while the eyes of dawn are sleepy,
And the sun lies asleep, unseen by the eye that seeks her,
And the sun is resting from the sight of its seeker.
بالمضرحياتwith long-winged hawks يحتثhastens النزاعeagerness بهاwith them
بالمضرحيات يحتث النزاع بها
كالأسدlike lions تذعرهاyou startle them والنارand fire تذكيهاyou kindle it
كالأسد تذعرها والنار تذكيها
With long-winged hawks that eagerness hastens on,
It provokes strife in the arenas as if
Like lions you startle, and fire you kindle.
It is a lion startled by it, and fire kindles it.
حجنٍhooked مناسرهاtheir beaks عقفٍcurved أظافرهاtheir talons
حجنٍ مناسرها عقفٍ أظافرها
كأنهاas though they منof حديدٍiron ركبتwere fitted فيهاinto them
كأنها من حديدٍ ركبت فيها
Their beaks are hooked, their talons curved,
Fortresses whose peaks are difficult, whose claws are firm
As though made of iron and fitted into the birds.
As if they were made of iron constructed in them.
كأنas though أعينهاtheir eyes جزعٌonyx تطيفcircle بهaround it
كأن أعينها جزعٌ تطيف به
داراتrings of تبرٍraw gold أذيبتwere melted فيin مآقيهاthe inner corners of their eyes
دارات تبرٍ أذيبت في مآقيها
Their eyes seem onyx, encircled
It is as if their eyes are fear roaming in it,
By rings of gold melted in the corners of their eyes.
Going around the remains of melted sand in their valleys.
تديرهاthey turn them بحماليقٍwith inner eyelids مزيلةٍclearing
تديرها بحماليقٍ مزيلةٍ
عنهاfrom them قذاهاtheir motes فتخفيهاthen hide them وتبديهاand reveal them
عنها قذاها فتخفيها وتبديها
They roll them beneath inner eyelids that sweep
She turns them with easy ladles
Their motes away, then hide those eyes and reveal them.
Uncovering their cooking pots, then hiding them.
تكادalmost تعرفrecognize فيin عينيthe two eyes of معلمهاtheir trainer
تكاد تعرف في عيني معلمها
أوامراًcommands منfrom ضميرthe inner thoughts of القلبthe heart يوحيهاhe silently conveys them
أوامراً من ضمير القلب يوحيها
They almost read in their trainer’s eyes
She can almost recognize in the eyes of their teacher
Commands he conveys from his heart’s secret thoughts.
Commands from the conscience of the heart suggesting them.
أسومهاI urge them toward لجةًdeep water لاحتcame into view مشارعهاits watering places
أسومها لجةً لاحت مشارعها
وانصاعand sped onward جدولهاits stream وارتجand churned طاميهاits swollen waters
وانصاع جدولها وارتج طاميها
I urge them toward deep water whose watering places have appeared,
I guided them insistently until their paths shone
And its stream sped onward, and its swollen waters churned.
And their streams bent and their waves roared.
فيهاin it منof الطيرbirds أنواعٌkinds مصنفةٌassorted
فيها من الطير أنواعٌ مصنفةٌ
سبحانglory be to مبدعهاtheir originator فيناamong us ومنشيهاand their creator
سبحان مبدعها فينا ومنشيها
Within it are birds of many distinct kinds;
In them are varieties of birds classified,
Glory to Him who fashioned them among us and brought them into being!
Glory to their Creator in us and their Maker.
مدبجاتbrocaded بألوانٍwith colors مذهبةٍgilded
مدبجات بألوانٍ مذهبةٍ
موشيةٍembroidered برقومٍwith patterns جلexalted is واشيهاtheir embroiderer
موشيةٍ برقومٍ جل واشيها
Brocaded with gilded colors,
Adorned with gilded colors
Embroidered with patterns—exalted is their Embroiderer!
Lined with expensive skins, beautiful and modest.
كأنهنas though they رياضٌgardens بينهاamid them زهرٌflowers
كأنهن رياضٌ بينها زهرٌ
يحفencircle بطنانهاtheir inner reaches منهاof them ضواحيهاtheir outer reaches
يحف بطنانها منها ضواحيها
They seem like gardens with flowers amid them,
As if they are gardens among which is a flower
Their outer reaches encircling their inner grounds.
That surrounds their interiors, and around them are their suburbs.
مطرزاتembroidered بأعلامٍwith ornamental bands مسيرةٍstriped
مطرزات بأعلامٍ مسيرةٍ
كالجزعlike onyx تنشرهاthey spread them حالاًat times وتطويهاand fold them
كالجزع تنشرها حالاً وتطويها
Embroidered with striped ornamental bands,
Embroidered with the flags of those who marched
Like onyx: at times they spread them out and fold them away.
Like tree trunks, she spreads them now and folds them.
ماذاwhat تظنdo you think وأشباهand creatures resembling السباعbeasts of prey لهاfor them
ماذا تظن وأشباه السباع لها
خواطفٌsnatchers خلسٌstealthy قدindeed حكمتI appointed as judges فيهاover them
خواطفٌ خلسٌ قد حكمت فيها
What do you think, with creatures like beasts of prey against them—
What do you think, and the beasts similar to lions have for them
Stealthy snatchers I have appointed judges over them?
Secret passions that have judged them.
Sol 6.1