وأزهرَand a radiant one وَضَّاحٍgleaming يَروقُdelights عيونَناour eyes
وأزهرَ وَضَّاحٍ يَروقُ عيونَنا
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle رَميناهwe cast at it بِلَحْظِwith the gaze النَّواظِرِthe watching eyes
إذا ما رَميناه بِلَحْظِ النَّواظِرِ
And a radiant, gleaming thing delights our eyes
A blooming flower delights our eyes
Whenever we cast upon it the gaze of watching eyes.
When we glance upon it from afar
لهit has أربعٌfour legs تأبىrefuse السُّرىnight travel غيرَexcept أنَّهاthat they
له أربعٌ تأبى السُّرى غيرَ أنَّها
تُصافِحُshake hands with وجهَthe face of الأرضِthe earth مثلَlike الحوافرِhooves
تُصافِحُ وجهَ الأرضِ مثلَ الحوافرِ
It has four legs that refuse night travel, yet
It has four that shun cover but
They shake hands with the earth's face, like hooves.
They greet the earth’s face like hooves
يَقِلُّit bears جسوماًbodies بعضُهاsome of them منof مُورَّدٍrose-red
يَقِلُّ جسوماً بعضُها من مُورَّدٍ
وسائُرهاand the rest of them فيin مثلِthe likeness of صِبْغِthe color of الدَّياجرِthe darkest nights
وسائُرها في مثلِ صِبْغِ الدَّياجرِ
It bears bodies, some of them rose-red,
Some stems colored crimson red
And the rest the color of the darkest nights.
Others dyed like purple grapes
نواصِلُهwe keep it company أيامَon days when للقُرِّthe cold has سطوَةٌsway
نواصِلُه أيامَ للقُرِّ سطوَةٌ
ونهجُرُهand we forsake it أيامَon days of لَفْحِthe scorching blast of الهَواجرِthe hot noontimes
ونهجُرُه أيامَ لَفْحِ الهَواجرِ
We keep it company on days when the cold holds sway,
In seasons of peace it thrives
And forsake it on days of scorching midday heat.
In tumultuous times it hides
نظمناwe strung together كؤوسcups الراحwine فيalong جنباتهits sides
نظمنا كؤوس الراح في جنباته
نجوماstars علىaround قطبan axis منof اللهوrevelry دائرrevolving
نجوما على قطب من اللهو دائر
We strung cups of wine along its sides,
Upon its sides we lined up cups
As stars around a revolving axis of revelry,
Stars circling a pole of play
طوالعrising فوقabove الراحthe palms of the hands مثنىin pairs وموحداand singly
طوالع فوق الراح مثنى وموحدا
غورابsetting (likely intended) ماlinking particle بينbetween اللهاthe uvulas والحناجرand the throats
غوراب ما بين اللها والحناجر
Rising above the palms, in pairs and singly,
Rising above the wine two and one
Setting between the uvulas and throats.
Planets mid throat and collarbone
Sol 6.1