ونارنْجةٌand a bitter orange بينamong الرياضِthe gardens نظَرْتُهاI saw it
ونارنْجةٌ بين الرياضِ نظَرْتُها
علىon غُصُنٍa branch رطْبٍsupple كقامةlike the stature of أَغْيَدِa graceful youth
على غُصُنٍ رطْبٍ كقامة أَغْيَدِ
And a bitter orange I saw among the gardens,
An orange among gardens I saw her
on a supple branch, like a graceful youth’s stature.
On a wet branch, like the form of a bent one
إذاwhen مَيّلَتْهاswayed it الريحُthe wind كانتْit was كأُكْرةٍlike a ball
إذا مَيّلَتْها الريحُ كانتْ كأُكْرةٍ
بدتْit appeared ذهَباًas gold فيin صَوْلجانa polo mallet زبَرجَدchrysolite
بدتْ ذهَباً في صَوْلجان زبَرجَد
When the wind swayed it, it was like a ball
When the wind tilted her she was like a ball
that appeared golden on a polo mallet of chrysolite.
She seemed like gold in a chalice of emerald
Sol 6.1