وَقفاًhalt! بميروباin Mayrouba عَلىat أَطلالِهاher ruins
وَقفاً بميروبا عَلى أَطلالِها
وَاِنظُرand look إِلىtoward وُديانِهاher valleys وَتِلالِهاand her hills
وَاِنظُر إِلى وُديانِها وَتِلالِها
You two, pause at Mayrouba amid her ruins;
Halt in Mayrouba at her ruins,
and gaze upon her valleys and her hills.
And look upon her valleys and her hills.
تَجريflow مِياهwaters النَبعِthe spring بَينَamong رِياضِهاher gardens
تَجري مِياه النَبعِ بَينَ رِياضِها
حَتّىuntil تَخالَyou imagine الماءَthe water منone of أَصلالِهاher serpents
حَتّى تَخالَ الماءَ من أَصلالِها
The spring’s waters run among her gardens,
Spring waters flow among her gardens,
until you take the water for one of her serpents.
Until you imagine the water one of her serpents.
كَيفَwhichever way التَفتَّyou turn سعتhastened إِلَيكَtoward you جَداوِلٌstreams
كَيفَ التَفتَّ سعت إِلَيكَ جَداوِلٌ
ضَحِكَتlaughed عَلىat قيلِthe chatter of الطُيورِthe birds وقالِهاand their talk
ضَحِكَت عَلى قيلِ الطُيورِ وقالِها
However you turn, rivulets hasten toward you,
Whichever way you turn, streams hasten toward you,
laughing at the birds’ talk and chatter.
Laughing at the birds' chatter and talk.
فَهُناكَand there نَهرٌa river قَدindeed تَسَلسَلَflowed smoothly ماؤُهُits water
فَهُناكَ نَهرٌ قَد تَسَلسَلَ ماؤُهُ
مِثلlike اللُجينsilver يَسيلُflows بَينَbetween جِبالِهاher mountains
مِثل اللُجين يَسيلُ بَينَ جِبالِها
There, a river’s water courses in a rippling chain,
And there is a river whose waters flow smoothly,
flowing like silver between her mountains.
Like silver streaming between her mountains.
تَتَمايَلُsway الأَشجارُthe trees حَولَaround ضِفافِهِits banks
تَتَمايَلُ الأَشجارُ حَولَ ضِفافِهِ
فَيخطُّso it traces فيهِin it الماءُthe water رسمَthe image of خَيالِهاtheir reflection
فَيخطُّ فيهِ الماءُ رسمَ خَيالِها
The trees sway around its banks,
The trees sway around its banks,
and in it the water sketches their reflected forms.
So the water traces their reflected image within it.
شَجرٌtrees لَهاthey have أَرجٌa fragrance يَفوحُwafts معنبِراًambergris-scented
شَجرٌ لَها أَرجٌ يَفوحُ معنبِراً
فَيجدِّدand so renews الأَرواحَthe spirits فيwithin عمّالِهاher workers
فَيجدِّد الأَرواحَ في عمّالِها
Her trees have a fragrance that wafts amber-sweet,
Her trees give off a fragrance scented with ambergris,
renewing the spirits of her laborers.
Thus renewing the spirits within her workers.
وَخَمائِلُand groves الصَفصافِthe willows ظَلَّلتِshaded الثَرىthe earth
وَخَمائِلُ الصَفصافِ ظَلَّلتِ الثَرى
فَتَبَرَّبعَso he sat cross-legged المصطافُthe summer visitor تَحتَbeneath ظلالِهاtheir shade
فَتَبَرَّبعَ المصطافُ تَحتَ ظلالِها
Groves of willow have canopied the earth,
And willow groves shaded the earth,
so the summer visitor settles at ease beneath their shade.
So the summer visitor sat cross-legged beneath their shade.
صَنينSannine يَرمقُgazes at أَرضَهاher land وَسَماءَهاand her sky
صَنين يَرمقُ أَرضَها وَسَماءَها
بِلِحاظِwith the glances of صَبٍّan ardent lover هائِمٍenraptured بِجَمالِهاby her beauty
بِلِحاظِ صَبٍّ هائِمٍ بِجَمالِها
Sannine gazes upon her earth and sky
Sannine gazes at her land and sky,
with the eyes of an ardent lover, enthralled by her beauty.
With the glances of a lover enraptured by her beauty.
فَكَأَنَّهاso it is as though she تَحياlives لِأَجلِfor the sake of وِصالِهِunion with him
فَكَأَنَّها تَحيا لِأَجلِ وِصالِهِ
وَكَأَنَّهُand it is as though he يَحياlives لِأَجلfor the sake of وِصالِهاunion with her
وَكَأَنَّهُ يَحيا لِأَجل وِصالِها
It is as though she lives only for union with him,
So it seems she lives for union with him,
and he lives only for union with her.
And he seems to live for union with her.
هيَshe غادَةٌa lovely maiden فيin كسروانَKeserwan مقيمَةٌdwelling
هيَ غادَةٌ في كسروانَ مقيمَةٌ
تَصطادُsnares أَربابَthe devotees of الهَوىlove بِحِبالِهاwith her cords
تَصطادُ أَربابَ الهَوى بِحِبالِها
She is a graceful maiden dwelling in Keserwan,
She is a lovely maiden dwelling in Keserwan,
snaring the masters of love in her cords.
Snaring love's devotees with her cords.
أَخَذَتtook منfrom التُفاحِapples أَحمَرَthe redness of خدِّهاher cheek
أَخَذَت من التُفاحِ أَحمَرَ خدِّها
وَمنand from اِخضِرارِthe greenness of الجوزِthe walnut trees أَخضَرَthe green of خالِهاher beauty mark
وَمن اِخضِرارِ الجوزِ أَخضَرَ خالِها
She took from the apple the redness of her cheek,
She took from apples the redness of her cheek,
and from the walnut’s verdure the green of her beauty mark.
And from the walnut trees' greenery the green of her beauty mark.
سحرَتbewitched بِأَطرافِwith the edges of اللِحاظِthe glances رِفاقَهاher companions
سحرَت بِأَطرافِ اللِحاظِ رِفاقَها
فَحَسَدنَso they envied فيin الأَلحاظِthe glances سحرَthe magic of حلالِهاher lawful charm
فَحَسَدنَ في الأَلحاظِ سحرَ حلالِها
With sidelong glances she bewitched her companions,
She bewitched her companions with sidelong glances,
so they envied the magic in her people’s eyes.
So they envied the lawful magic in her glances.
أَنّيhow could لفارِيّاfor Faraya جمالُthe beauty of مروجِهاher meadows
أَنّي لفارِيّا جمالُ مروجِها
وَمَناظِرand vistas ضَحِكَتsmiled لَدىbeside شَلّالِهاher waterfall
وَمَناظِر ضَحِكَت لَدى شَلّالِها
Where else could her knight find the beauty of her meadows,
How could Faraya have the beauty of her meadows,
and vistas smiling beside her waterfall?
And the vistas that smiled beside her waterfall?
Sol 6.1