رُؤْيَاvision مَنَامٍsleep رُبَّmany a حُلْمٍdream فِيin الْكَرَىslumber
رُؤْيَا مَنَامٍ رُبَّ حُلْمٍ فِي الْكَرَى
فِيهِin it تَلُوحُcome into view حَقَائِقُtruths الْأَشْيَاءِthe things
فِيهِ تَلُوحُ حَقَائِقُ الْأَشْيَاءِ
A vision in sleep—many a dream in slumber
A vision of sleep—perhaps a dream in slumber,
Within it, the truths of things come to light.
Wherein the truths of things appear.
إِنِّيindeed I حَلَمْتُI dreamed كَأَنَّمَاas though أَنَاI سَائِرٌwalking
إِنِّي حَلَمْتُ كَأَنَّمَا أَنَا سَائِرٌ
فِيin رَوْضَةٍa garden خَلَّابَةٍenchanting غَنَّاءِlush
فِي رَوْضَةٍ خَلَّابَةٍ غَنَّاءِ
Indeed, I dreamed that I seemed to be walking
I dreamed as though I were wandering
In an enchanting, luxuriant garden.
In a garden, captivating and lush.
النُّورُthe light مَفْرُوشٌspread out عَلَىupon طُرُقَاتِهَاits paths
النُّورُ مَفْرُوشٌ عَلَى طُرُقَاتِهَا
وَالْعِطْرُand the fragrance فِيin النَّسَمَاتِthe breezes وَالْأَفْيَاءِand the shade
وَالْعِطْرُ فِي النَّسَمَاتِ وَالْأَفْيَاءِ
Light was spread upon its paths,
Light was paved upon its pathways,
And fragrance was in the breezes and the shade.
And fragrance filled the breezes and the shade.
وَالْعُشْبُand the grass فِيهَاin it سُنْدُسٌfine silk مُتَمَوِّجٌrippling
وَالْعُشْبُ فِيهَا سُنْدُسٌ مُتَمَوِّجٌ
وَالْجَوُّand the air أَضْوَاءٌlights عَلَىupon أَضْوَاءِlights
وَالْجَوُّ أَضْوَاءٌ عَلَى أَضْوَاءِ
And its grass was rippling silk,
The grass within was rippling brocade,
And the air was light upon light.
And the atmosphere was light layered upon light.
وَإِذَاand suddenly بِصَوتٍwith a sound كَالْهَرِيرِlike growling يَطِنُّrings فِيin
وَإِذَا بِصَوتٍ كَالْهَرِيرِ يَطِنُّ فِي
أُذُنِيmy ear وَأَنْيَابٍand fangs تَصِرُّgnash وَرَائِيbehind me
أُذُنِي وَأَنْيَابٍ تَصِرُّ وَرَائِي
And suddenly, a sound like growling rang in
When suddenly, a sound like a growl rang in
My ear, and fangs gnashed behind me.
My ear, with fangs gnashing behind me.
فَأَدَرْتُso I turned طَرْفِيmy gaze بَاحِثًاsearching مُتَعَجِّبًاastonished
فَأَدَرْتُ طَرْفِي بَاحِثًا مُتَعَجِّبًا
مِمَّاat what سَمِعْتُI heard وَلَسْتُand I was not فِيin بَيْدَاءِa desert
مِمَّا سَمِعْتُ وَلَسْتُ فِي بَيْدَاءِ
So I turned my gaze, searching, astonished
I turned my gaze, searching in wonder
At what I had heard, though I was not in a desert.
At what I heard, for I was not in the wilderness.
فَإِذَاthen behold وَرَائِيbehind me فِيin الْحَدِيقَةِthe garden نَابِحٌa barking dog
فَإِذَا وَرَائِي فِي الْحَدِيقَةِ نَابِحٌ
ضَارِيfierce الْمَحَاجِرِthe eye sockets ضَامِرِgaunt الْأَحْشَاءِthe innards
ضَارِي الْمَحَاجِرِ ضَامِرِ الْأَحْشَاءِ
And there behind me in the garden was a barking dog,
And lo, behind me in the garden was a barking cur,
Fierce-eyed and hollow-bellied.
Savage of eye, with hollow, starving flanks.
كَادَتْnearly تُطِلُّprotrude عُرُوقُهُhis veins مِنْfrom جِلْدِهِhis skin
كَادَتْ تُطِلُّ عُرُوقُهُ مِنْ جِلْدِهِ
وَتُطِلُّand appears مَعَهَاwith them شَهْوَةٌa craving لِدِمَائِيfor my blood
وَتُطِلُّ مَعَهَا شَهْوَةٌ لِدِمَائِي
His veins nearly protruded from his skin,
His veins seemed ready to burst from his hide,
And with them appeared a craving for my blood.
And with them, a craving for my blood emerged.
أَشْفَقْتُI feared يَعْلَقَwould catch نَابُهُhis fang بِرِدَائِيin my cloak
أَشْفَقْتُ يَعْلَقَ نَابُهُ بِرِدَائِي
فَرَفَسْتُهُso I kicked him غَضَبًاin anger فَطَارَso flew حِذَائِيmy shoe
فَرَفَسْتُهُ غَضَبًا فَطَارَ حِذَائِي
I feared his fang would catch in my cloak,
I dreaded his fang would snag my robe,
So I kicked him in anger, and my shoe flew off.
So I kicked him in anger, and my shoe flew off.
فَطَوَىthen he closed نَوَاجِذَهُhis molars عَلَيْهِupon it كَأَنَّمَاas though
فَطَوَى نَوَاجِذَهُ عَلَيْهِ كَأَنَّمَا
عَضَّتْbit down نَوَاجِذُهُhis molars عَلَىon الْعَنْقَاءِthe phoenix
عَضَّتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ عَلَى الْعَنْقَاءِ
Then he closed his molars upon it, as though
He clamped his jaws upon it as though
His molars had bitten into the phoenix.
His teeth had seized the Phoenix itself.
وَمَضَىand he went بِهِwith it لِرِفَاقِهِto his companions فَتَهَلَّلُواso they rejoiced
وَمَضَى بِهِ لِرِفَاقِهِ فَتَهَلَّلُوا
وَتَقَاسَمُوهُand they shared it فَكَانَso it was خَيْرَthe best عَشَاءِsupper
وَتَقَاسَمُوهُ فَكَانَ خَيْرَ عَشَاءِ
And he went with it to his companions, who beamed with joy,
He bore it to his comrades, and they rejoiced,
And they shared it out; it was the finest supper.
Dividing it among them—it was the finest supper.
لَاlet not يَعْجَبَنْbe astonished أَحَدٌanyone رَآنِيhas seen me حَافِيًاbarefoot
لَا يَعْجَبَنْ أَحَدٌ رَآنِي حَافِيًا
أَبْلَتْwore out نَعِالِيmy sandals أَلْسَنَthe tongues السُّفَهَاءِthe fools
أَبْلَتْ نَعِالِي أَلْسَنَ السُّفَهَاءِ
Let no one who has seen me barefoot be astonished:
Let no one wonder if he sees me barefoot;
My sandals have worn out the tongues of fools.
The tongues of fools have worn out my shoes.
Sol 6.1