ولَينُوفَرٌand a water lily أوراقُهits leaves الخُضْرُthe green تحتَهbeneath it
ولَينُوفَرٌ أوراقُه الخُضْرُ تحتَه
بِساطٌa carpet إليهtoward it الأعينُthe eyes النُّجلُwide شُخَّصُstaring fixedly
بِساطٌ إليه الأعينُ النُّجلُ شُخَّصُ
And a water lily—its green leaves beneath it
A willow whose green leaves beneath it lie
are a carpet on which wide eyes are fixed.
A carpet to which all eyes are directed
إذاwhen غاصَit sinks فيin الماءِthe water النَّميرِsweet and wholesome حَسِبْتَهُyou would think it
إذا غاصَ في الماءِ النَّميرِ حَسِبْتَهُ
رؤوسَheads إوَزٍّgeese فيin غِياضٍthickets تُغَوَّصُbeing submerged
رؤوسَ إوَزٍّ في غِياضٍ تُغَوَّصُ
When it sinks into the sweet water, you would think it
When it plunges into clear water you would think
the heads of geese being submerged amid thickets.
It a flock of geese diving into thickets
Sol 6.1