وَاِستَفاقَand awoke المَريضُthe sick man منfrom هَذَيانِهhis delirium
وَاِستَفاقَ المَريضُ من هَذَيانِه
وَلَهيبُand the blaze النيرانِof the fires فيin أَجفانِهhis eyelids
وَلَهيبُ النيرانِ في أَجفانِه
And the sick man awoke from his delirium,
with the blaze of fires in his eyelids,
وَحُماتُand the stings الأَوجاعِof pain تَنزِعُwrench away مِنهُfrom him
وَحُماتُ الأَوجاعِ تَنزِعُ مِنهُ
ماwhat تَبَقّىremained منof عُمرِهِhis life فيin جنانِهhis heart
ما تَبَقّى من عُمرِهِ في جنانِه
and the stings of pain wrenching from him
what remained of his life within his heart.
وَأَمَرَّand he passed البنانthe fingertips يَستَرجِعُseeking to regain الرُشsanity (first part)
وَأَمَرَّ البنان يَستَرجِعُ الرُش
دَsanity (completion) عَلىover أَصغَرٍa heart نباhad shifted عَنfrom مَكانِهits place
دَ عَلى أَصغَرٍ نبا عَن مَكانِه
And he ran his fingertips, seeking to regain his reason,
over a heart that had shifted from its place.
إِنَّماindeed الأَصغَرُthe heart الَّذيwhich نَهكتهُhad exhausted it
إِنَّما الأَصغَرُ الَّذي نَهكتهُ
حُمةُthe sting الداءِof illness ضلَّwent astray فيin خَفَقانِهits beating
حُمةُ الداءِ ضلَّ في خَفَقانِه
Indeed, the heart, worn down
by disease's sting, had lost its way in its beating.
وَأَتىand came الفَجرُdawn فَوقَatop عرشٍa throne مِنof النوthe light (first part)
وَأَتى الفَجرُ فَوقَ عرشٍ مِن النو
رِthe light (completion) تَسيرُmove الكرومُthe vineyards فيamong رُكبانِهits riders
رِ تَسيرُ الكرومُ في رُكبانِه
And dawn arrived atop a throne of light,
the vineyards moving among its riders.
وَخُيوطُand the threads الضَبابِof mist تَنسِجُweave أَعلاbanners (first part)
وَخُيوطُ الضَبابِ تَنسِجُ أَعلا
ماًbanners (completion) لَوَتهاwound them الصَباthe east wind عَلىaround صَولَجانِهits scepter
ماً لَوَتها الصَبا عَلى صَولَجانِه
And threads of mist wove banners
that the east wind wound about its scepter.
فَأَطَلَّthen looked out المَريضُthe sick man منfrom شُرفَةِthe balcony of البَيthe house (first part)
فَأَطَلَّ المَريضُ من شُرفَةِ البَي
تِthe house (completion) يُناجيcommunes with الصَباحَmorning فيin مِهرجانهits festival
تِ يُناجي الصَباحَ في مِهرجانه
Then the sick man looked out from the house's balcony,
communing with morning at its festival.
فَإِذاthen behold بِالصباحِmorning يَحمِلُcarrying رَمزاًa symbol
فَإِذا بِالصباحِ يَحمِلُ رَمزاً
أَسودَblack الوَجهِof face جاءَhad come قَبلbefore أَوانِهits time
أَسودَ الوَجهِ جاءَ قَبل أَوانِه
Then behold, morning bore a symbol—
black-faced, come before its time.
وَطَفَتand floated مُقلَتاهhis two eyes فَوقabove مِياهthe waters of الthe
وَطَفَت مُقلَتاه فَوق مِياه ال
نَهرِriver وَالنَهرُand the river سائِرٌflowing onward فيin أَمانِهits safety
نَهرِ وَالنَهرُ سائِرٌ في أَمانِه
And his eyes floated over the waters
of the river, while the river flowed in peace.
فَتَراءىthen appeared لَهُto him المَصيرُfate قَريباًnearby
فَتَراءى لَهُ المَصيرُ قَريباً
شَفَّrevealed عَنهُit الزلالُthe clear water فيin جَرَيانِهits flow
شَفَّ عَنهُ الزلالُ في جَرَيانِه
Then fate appeared to him, close at hand,
revealed by the clear water as it flowed.
وَتَراءىand appeared لَهُto him ضَريحُa tomb of رُخامٍmarble
وَتَراءى لَهُ ضَريحُ رُخامٍ
رَقدتslept زَهرَةٌa flower عَلىupon جُدرانِهits walls
رَقدت زَهرَةٌ عَلى جُدرانِه
And there appeared to him a marble tomb;
a flower slept upon its walls.
زَهرَةٌa flower حينَwhen ضَلَّstrayed عَنهاfrom it نداهاits dew
زَهرَةٌ حينَ ضَلَّ عَنها نداها
ضَلَّstrayed عَنهاfrom it الشَبابُyouth فيin رَيعانِهits prime
ضَلَّ عَنها الشَبابُ في رَيعانِه
A flower—when its dew forsook it,
youth forsook it in its prime.
وَتَراءىand appeared لَهُto him عَلىupon صَفحَةِthe surface of الماthe water (first part)
وَتَراءى لَهُ عَلى صَفحَةِ الما
ءِthe water (completion) سُطورٌlines مسوَدَّةٌblackened كَزمانِهlike his times
ءِ سُطورٌ مسوَدَّةٌ كَزمانِه
And there appeared to him upon the water's surface
lines blackened like his times.
أَفصَحَتspoke clearly عَنof نُبوءَةٍa prophecy تَمَّمَتهاfulfilled it
أَفصَحَت عَن نُبوءَةٍ تَمَّمَتها
نَزَواتُthe whims المَساءِof evening فيin إِبّانِهits due season
نَزَواتُ المَساءِ في إِبّانِه
They spoke of a prophecy fulfilled
by evening's whims in its due season.
Sol 6.1