وَلَهُand it has مَجنَحُthe approach of الأَصيلِlate afternoon نَسيمٌa breeze
وَلَهُ مَجنَحُ الأَصيلِ نَسيمٌ
لَيِّنُsoft العَطفِthe flank هَيِّنُgentle الخَطرانِthe swaying
لَيِّنُ العَطفِ هَيِّنُ الخَطرانِ
And as evening draws near, it has a breeze,
The softly-blowing dawn breeze has the winged elegance,
Soft of flank, gentle in its swaying;
Gentle of manner, calming all fears,
أَرجٌfragrant يَقتَديfollows the example بِهِof it نَفَسُthe breath المِسmus- (beginning of musk)
أَرجٌ يَقتَدي بِهِ نَفَسُ المِس
كِ-k (completes musk) وَتَحكيهِand imitates it نَكهَةُthe aroma الزَعفَرانِsaffron
كِ وَتَحكيهِ نَكهَةُ الزَعفَرانِ
Fragrant, emulated by the breath of mus-
A fragrance emulated by the very breath of musk
-k, and echoed by the aroma of saffron.
And echoed by the scent of saffron,
كَمhow often غَداcame in the morning مُدنِفاًlanguishing وَراحَand went in the evening حَسيراًweary
كَم غَدا مُدنِفاً وَراحَ حَسيراً
يَتَهادىglides gently فيin دِجلَةِthe Tigris المَسرُقانِal-Masruqan
يَتَهادى في دِجلَةِ المَسرُقانِ
How often it came in the morning languishing, and went at evening weary,
How often it drifted by melancholy at dusk
Gliding gently in the Tigris of al-Masruqan.
Gliding along the illuminated Euphrates,
فَرَأَيناso we saw لَهُit had لَبوسَarmor شُجاعٍa brave man
فَرَأَينا لَهُ لَبوسَ شُجاعٍ
وَوَجَدناand we found بِهِin it اِرتِعاشَtrembling جَبانِa coward
وَوَجَدنا بِهِ اِرتِعاشَ جَبانِ
So we saw it wearing a brave man's armor,
We saw it wearing the garb of courage
And found in it a coward's trembling.
Yet found in it the shiver of a coward.
Sol 6.1