قُلsay لِلحَمامَةِto the dove قَدindeed أَصبَحَتِyou have become شادِيَةًa songstress
قُل لِلحَمامَةِ قَد أَصبَحَتِ شادِيَةً
فَهِجتِso you stirred لِلذاكِرِfor the one who remembers المَحزونِthe sorrowful تَشويقاarousing longing
فَهِجتِ لِلذاكِرِ المَحزونِ تَشويقا
Say to the dove: you have indeed become a songstress,
Tell the dove she's become dejected
And so stirred longing in the sorrowful one who remembers.
Coo to the melancholy rememberer excitingly
كَساكِclothed you رَبُّكِyour Lord ريشاًfeathers تَدفَعينَyou ward off بِهِwith it
كَساكِ رَبُّكِ ريشاً تَدفَعينَ بِهِ
قُرَّthe bitter cold الشِتاءِof winter وَحَلّىand adorned الجيدَthe neck تَطويقاwith a collar
قُرَّ الشِتاءِ وَحَلّى الجيدَ تَطويقا
Your Lord clothed you in feathers with which you ward off
Your Lord equipped you with feathers to ward off
Winter's bitter cold, and adorned your neck with a collar.
The bitterness of winter and adorned your neck with a collar
فَهَلso, do ...? تُراعينَyou are frightened مِنof بازٍa hawk عَلىon شَرَفٍa height
فَهَل تُراعينَ مِن بازٍ عَلى شَرَفٍ
يُهديbrings إِلَيكِto you عَنِaway from الفِرخَينِthe two nestlings تَعويقاhindrance
يُهدي إِلَيكِ عَنِ الفِرخَينِ تَعويقا
So are you frightened of a hawk upon a height,
Do you watch out for a falcon on a precipice
That brings you hindrance in reaching the two nestlings?
Sending you away from your chicks obstructively?
أَماdo ... not? تَرَينَyou see قِسَيَّthe bows الدَهرِof Time وَتَّرَهاstrung them
أَما تَرَينَ قِسَيَّ الدَهرِ وَتَّرَها
رامٍan archer مُصيبٌunerring أَعارَgranted النَبلَthe arrows تَفويقاnocking
رامٍ مُصيبٌ أَعارَ النَبلَ تَفويقا
Do you not see the bows of Time, strung by
Don't you see the cruelty of fate and its twisting?
An unerring archer who has nocked the arrows?
An afflicted archer lent his arrows impelling
يُغنيكِspares you the need وَكرُكِyour nest عَنfor بَيتٍa house يُزَيِّنُهُhe adorns it
يُغنيكِ وَكرُكِ عَن بَيتٍ يُزَيِّنُهُ
غاوٍa misguided man مِنَamong القَومِthe people إِذهاباًgilding وَتَزويقاand ornamentation
غاوٍ مِنَ القَومِ إِذهاباً وَتَزويقا
Your nest spares you the need for a house adorned
He distracts you and your nest from a home decorated
By a misguided man among the people with gilding and ornamentation.
By a deluded one of the folk, removing and furnishing
Sol 6.1