انظرlook إلىat النهرthe river كمhow much أبدىit revealed لناto us طرباdelight
انظر إلى النهر كم أبدى لنا طربا
إنindeed السرورjoy كصافيlike the clear part of مائهits water دفقاflowed
إن السرور كصافي مائه دفقا
Look at the river—how much delight it has revealed to us!
Look at the river, how much joy it showed us
Indeed, joy has flowed like its limpid water.
Its happiness is like the clarity of its flowing water
تحكيresemble عوارضهits sides صدغthe temple الحبيبthe beloved إذاwhen
تحكي عوارضه صدغ الحبيب إذا
دبّcrept العذارcheek-down علىover خديهhis two cheeks وافترقاand parted
دبّ العذار على خديه وافترقا
Its banks resemble the beloved’s temple when
Its banks tell of the cheek of the beloved when
down creeps over his cheeks and parts.
Infatuation crept on his cheeks and they blushed
وشجرتانand two trees علىon شطيهits two banks قدalready ثبتاtook root
وشجرتان على شطيه قد ثبتا
تقابلاthe two faced each other مثلlike معشوقa beloved ومنand one who عشقاloved
تقابلا مثل معشوق ومن عشقا
And two trees have taken root on its two banks,
And two trees on its banks stood still
facing each other like a beloved and one who loves.
Facing each other like a lover and the one he loves
كأنas though احداهماone of them ذاتpossessing الجمالbeauty بدتappeared
كأن احداهما ذات الجمال بدت
وتلكand that one عاشقهاher lover يشكوcomplains لهاto her الحرقاburning anguish
وتلك عاشقها يشكو لها الحرقا
As though one of them had appeared as a beauty,
It's as if one of them is the beautiful beloved
and the other were her lover, lamenting to her his burning anguish.
And the other her lover complaining to her of his burning passion
Sol 6.1