رُبَّmany a صافٍclear water رَقْرَقَتْهrippled it الرْthe wind (first fragment)
رُبَّ صافٍ رَقْرَقَتْه الرْ
يحُthe wind (final fragment) فيon متنِthe surface of صَفاةِa smooth rock
يحُ في متنِ صَفاةِ
Many a clear pool, rippled by the
Many a pure stream the wind disturbs
wind on the surface of a smooth rock,
in the bed of translucent clearness
عَبِقٌfragrant منfrom جَرِّthe trailing of أذياskirts (first fragment)
عَبِقٌ من جَرِّ أذيا
لِskirts (final fragment) رياحٍwinds عَبقاتِfragrant
لِ رياحٍ عَبقاتِ
is fragrant from the trailing skirts
A scent from the trailing of robes
of fragrant winds.
of scented winds and fragrances
صافحَshook hands with الرُّكبانُthe riders منهfrom it
صافحَ الرُّكبانُ منه
صَفْحَتَيْtwo surfaces of عَذْبٍsweet water فُراتِrefreshing
صَفْحَتَيْ عَذْبٍ فُراتِ
The riders shook hands with its
The travelers have greeted thereof
two surfaces of sweet, refreshing water.
two sweet draughts of Euphrates' waters
أودَعَتْهdeposited in it الرّيحُthe wind ماwhat استَوْentrusted (first fragment)
أودَعَتْه الرّيحُ ما استَوْ
دَعَهاentrusted to her (final fragment) زَهْرُthe blossoms of النَّباتِthe plants
دَعَها زَهْرُ النَّباتِ
The wind deposited in it what
The wind has entrusted unto it what it
the plants’ blossoms had entrusted to her.
has borrowed from the flowers' essence
فانثَنَواso they turned away عنهfrom it بأيدٍwith hands
فانثَنَوا عنه بأيدٍ
خَضِراتٍgreen عَطِراتِfragrant
خَضِراتٍ عَطِراتِ
So they turned away from it with hands
So they turned away from it with hands
green and fragrant.
Green and perfumed through contact
Sol 6.1