فلوso, if نظمتI strung الثرياthe Pleiades
فلو نظمت الثريا
والشعريينِand the two Dog Stars قريضاverse
والشعريينِ قريضا
So, were I to string the Pleiades
and the two Dog Stars into verse,
وصغتand I fashioned للدرto pearls ضداًa rival
وصغت للدر ضداً
وللهواءand to the air نقيضاan opposite
وللهواء نقيضا
and fashion a rival to pearls,
and an opposite to air,
بلrather لوif جلوتI unveiled عليهbefore him
بل لو جلوت عليه
سودblack النوائبmisfortunes بيضاwhite
سود النوائب بيضا
nay, were I to unveil before him
black misfortunes as white,
أوor ادعيتI claimed الثرياthe Pleiades
أو ادعيت الثريا
لأخمصيهfor the hollows of his two feet حضيضاlow ground
لأخمصيه حضيضا
or claim the Pleiades
as low ground beneath the hollows of his feet,
والبحرand the sea عندbeside لهاهhis bounties
والبحر عند لهاه
يومthe day of العطاءgiving حنيضاa little water
يوم العطاء حنيضا
and the sea, beside his bounties,
on the day of giving, as a mere puddle.
Sol 6.1