تَأَمَّلْcontemplate هيئةَthe form of الهَرَمَيْنthe two pyramids وانظُرْand look
تَأَمَّلْ هيئةَ الهَرَمَيْن وانظُرْ
وبينهماand between them both أبوAbu (father of) الهولِal-Hawl (terror) العجيبُthe wondrous
وبينهما أبو الهولِ العجيبُ
Contemplate the form of the two pyramids, and look:
Behold the shape of the two pyramids and look
and between them is the wondrous Sphinx.
Between them the strange Sphinx
كعُمّارَّيتَيْنlike two camel litters علىon رحيلٍdeparture
كعُمّارَّيتَيْن على رحيلٍ
بمحبوبينwith two beloveds بينهماbetween them both رقيبa watcher
بمحبوبين بينهما رقيب
Like two camel litters ready to depart,
Like two edifices bidding farewell
bearing two beloveds, with a watcher between them.
With two lovers between them a chaperone
وماءُand the water of النيلِthe Nile تحتَهماbeneath them both دموعٌtears
وماءُ النيلِ تحتَهما دموعٌ
وصوتُand the sound of الريحِthe wind عندهماbeside them both نَحيبwailing
وصوتُ الريحِ عندهما نَحيب
And the Nile’s water beneath them is tears,
And the Nile's water beneath them tears
and the sound of the wind beside them is wailing.
And the wind's voice near them lament
وظاهِرُand the exterior of سجنِthe prison of يوسفَJoseph مثلُlike صَبٍّa lovesick lover
وظاهِرُ سجنِ يوسفَ مثلُ صَبٍّ
تَخلَّفstayed behind فَهوso he is محزونٌsorrowful كئيبdejected
تَخلَّف فَهو محزونٌ كئيب
And the exterior of Joseph’s prison is like a lovesick lover
And the evident prison of Joseph is like a youth
who stayed behind, and so is sorrowful and dejected.
Who was left behind so he is sad and gloomy
Sol 6.1