وَرَوضand a garden يَجولflows about الماءthe water تَحتَbeneath ظِلالِهِits shadows
وَرَوض يَجول الماء تَحتَ ظِلالِهِ
كَأيمlike a serpent مروعstartled أَوor حُسامa sword مجردunsheathed
كَأيم مروع أَو حُسام مجرد
And a garden where water winds beneath its shade,
A garden where water flows beneath its shade
Like a startled serpent or an unsheathed sword.
Like a frightened owl or a polished sword
يَلوحgleams بِهِin it قانيdeep crimson الشَقيقthe anemones وَقدand indeed حَكىresembled
يَلوح بِهِ قاني الشَقيق وَقد حَكى
لَواحظeyes مَخمورa drunken man كَحلنthey were lined with kohl بِأَثمَدwith antimony
لَواحظ مَخمور كَحلن بِأَثمَد
Crimson anemones gleam there, resembling
With which the rose seller etched
A drunken man's eyes, lined with antimony kohl.
The eyes of an intoxicated gazelle
وَيَهميand rains down بِهِin it قَطرdrops النَداthe dew فَتَخالَهُso you imagine it
وَيَهمي بِهِ قَطر النَدا فَتَخالَهُ
مُبَددscattered عقدa necklace فيon فِراشa bed زمردemerald
مُبَدد عقد في فِراش زمرد
And dewdrops rain there, so you imagine them
And with which the drops of dew seemed
A scattered necklace upon a bed of emerald.
Like scattered pearls on an emerald carpet
وَرَيحانَهُand its basil الغَضtender الشَهيdelightful كَأَنَّهُas though it were
وَرَيحانَهُ الغَض الشَهي كَأَنَّهُ
مباديfirst traces عذارsideburn down لاحَappeared فيon خَدa cheek أَغيَدa graceful youth
مبادي عذار لاحَ في خَد أَغيَد
And its tender, delightful basil seems like
And its tender greenery is as though it were
The first beard down appearing on a graceful youth's cheek.
The cheeks of a maiden lit up in the glow of youth
سَقانيgave me to drink بِهِin it راحwine الرِضابsweet saliva مُهفهفa slender youth
سَقاني بِهِ راح الرِضاب مُهفهف
فَرُحتso I became بِهاwith it لاnot أُفرقI distinguish اليَومtoday مَنfrom غَدtomorrow
فَرُحت بِها لا أُفرق اليَوم مَن غَد
There a slender youth gave me the wine of his sweet saliva,
The morning breeze intoxicated me with its fragrance
So, with that wine, I could no longer tell today from tomorrow.
On that day I lost all sense of yesterday or tomorrow
وَبتand I spent the night أَظنthinking الجلنارthe pomegranate blossoms بِدَوحِهِin its spreading trees
وَبت أَظن الجلنار بِدَوحِهِ
نُجومstars عَقيقagate فيin سَماءِa sky زَبَرجَدchrysolite
نُجوم عَقيق في سَماءِ زَبَرجَد
And I spent the night thinking the pomegranate blossoms in its trees
And I imagined the fireflies in its groves
Were stars of agate in a sky of chrysolite,
Were rubies glittering in a sky of aquamarine
إِلىuntil أَنthat بَدَتappeared شَمسthe sun النَهارdaytime كَأَنَّهاas though it were
إِلى أَن بَدَت شَمس النَهار كَأَنَّها
مجنa shield كميّan armored warrior قَدalready تَحلىwas adorned بِعَسجَدwith gold
مجن كميّ قَد تَحلى بِعَسجَد
Until the day's sun appeared, as though it were
Until the sun rose like
A warrior's shield adorned with gold.
A veiled bride adorned with sapphires
Sol 6.1