وعَشيةٍand an evening أَهْدَتْoffered as a gift لعيِنكto your eye مَنْظراa scene
وعَشيةٍ أَهْدَتْ لعيِنك مَنْظرا
قَدِمَcame السرورُjoy بهwith it لقلبكto your heart وافِداas a visitor
قَدِمَ السرورُ به لقلبك وافِدا
And an evening offered your eye a scene;
In the evening it brought a sight to delight your eyes
with it, joy came as a visitor to your heart.
With it joy came to gladden your heart, a welcome guest
روضٌa garden كمُخْضرِّlike the fresh green growth of العِذارthe down along the cheek وجَدْولand a stream
روضٌ كمُخْضرِّ العِذار وجَدْول
نَقَشتetched عليهupon it يدُthe hand النسيمof the breeze مَبارداfiles (rasping tools)
نَقَشت عليه يدُ النسيم مَباردا
A garden like fresh green cheek-down, and a stream
A garden green as myrtle, a fresh flowing stream
on which the breeze’s hand etched file-like ridges.
Where the hand of the breeze embroidered ripples at rest
والنخلُand the palm trees كالهِيفlike the slender-waisted الحِسانِbeautiful women تَزيَّنتadorned themselves
والنخلُ كالهِيف الحِسانِ تَزيَّنت
فلَبِسْنَso they wore منof أثمارهنtheir fruits قلائداnecklaces
فلَبِسْنَ من أثمارهن قلائدا
And the palms, like slender-waisted beauties, adorned themselves,
The palms were adorned like slender-waisted girls
so they wore necklaces of their fruits.
Who donned necklaces of their fruits, richly dressed
Sol 6.1