وروضةand a garden باتspent the night طلfine drizzle الغيثof rain ينسجهاweaving it
وروضة بات طل الغيث ينسجها
حتىuntil اذاwhen نجمتit sprouted أضحىin the morning it began يدبجهاembroidering it
حتى اذا نجمت أضحى يدبجها
And a garden the rain’s dew spent the night weaving—
And a garden the rain’s fine drizzle spent the night weaving,
until, once it sprang forth, the dew began to brocade it.
until, once it sprouted, the rain embroidered it by day.
يبكيit weeps عليهاover it بكاءthe weeping of الصبthe lovesick lover فارقهparted from him
يبكي عليها بكاء الصب فارقه
إلفa beloved فيضحكهاso it makes it laugh طوراًat times ويبجهاand rends it
إلف فيضحكها طوراً ويبجها
It weeps over it like a lover whose beloved has parted from him,
It weeps over it like a lovesick lover parted from
making it laugh at times and coaxing it into bloom.
a beloved; at times it makes the garden laugh, and rends it.
إذاwhen تنفسbreathes فيهاwithin it ريحthe scent of نرجسهاits narcissus
إذا تنفس فيها ريح نرجسها
ناغىcoos to جنيthe fresh blossoms of خزاماهاits lavender بنفسجهاits violets
ناغى جني خزاماها بنفسجها
When the fragrance of its narcissus breathes within it,
When the scent of its narcissus breathes within it,
the bloom of its lavender coos to its violets.
its lavender’s fresh blossoms coo to its violets.
أقولI say فيهاin it لساقيناto our cupbearer وفيand in يدهhis hand
أقول فيها لساقينا وفي يده
كأسa cup كشعلةlike a flame of نارfire إذwhen يؤججهاhe fans it
كأس كشعلة نار إذ يؤججها
There I say to our cupbearer, while in his hand he holds
I say there to our cupbearer, while in his hand
a cup like a flame of fire as he kindles it:
is a cup like a flame of fire when he fans it:
لاdo not تمزجنهاmix it بغيرwith anything but الريقsaliva منكfrom you وإنand if
لا تمزجنها بغير الريق منك وإن
تبخلyou are stingy بذاكwith that فدمعيthen my tears سوفwill يمزجهاmix it
تبخل بذاك فدمعي سوف يمزجها
Mix it with nothing but the moisture of your own mouth; and if
Do not mix it with anything but your saliva; and if
you withhold that, then my tears shall mix it.
you withhold that, then my tears will mix it.
أقلthe least ماwhat بيis in me منfrom حبيكmy love for you أنthat يديmy hand
أقل ما بي من حبيك أن يدي
إذاwhen دنتit draws near منto فؤاديmy heart كادit almost ينضجهاcooks it
إذا دنت من فؤادي كاد ينضجها
The least your love has done to me is that my blood,
The least I suffer from loving you is that my hand,
whenever the cup draws near my heart, almost brings it to a boil.
when it draws near my heart, is almost cooked by it.
Sol 6.1