وكأنّand as though السماءَthe sky والنجمُand the stars فيهاwithin it
وكأنّ السماءَ والنجمُ فيها
لجّةقa deep sea (apparent typo) ماتَdied درُّهاits pearls فهوso it is طافِfloating
لجّةق ماتَ درُّها فهو طافِ
And it is as though the sky, with the stars within it,
Were a deep sea whose pearls have died and float,
أوor كصرحٍlike a palace ممرَّدpolished smooth منof زجاجglass
أو كصرحٍ ممرَّد من زجاج
نُثرتwas spread فيهwithin it خِرقةُcloth الصَرّافthe money-changer
نُثرت فيه خِرقةُ الصَرّاف
Or like a palace of glass, polished smooth,
Where the money-changer’s cloth has been spread.
تحتbeneath ظلّshade الكرومthe grapevines بينamong رياضٍgardens
تحت ظلّ الكروم بين رياضٍ
وأغانٍand songs ونزهةand recreation وسُلافِand choice wine
وأغانٍ ونزهة وسُلافِ
Beneath the shade of grapevines, amid gardens,
And songs, recreation, and choice wine.
فإذاthen when راسلexchanged messages with الهَزارُthe nightingale أخاهits brother
فإذا راسل الهَزارُ أخاه
رقصdanced القلبُthe heart منfrom وراءِbehind الشَغافِthe heart’s enclosing membrane
رقص القلبُ من وراءِ الشَغافِ
Then, when the nightingale exchanges calls with its brother,
The heart dances behind its sheath.
وإذاand when فرّكَrubbed النسيمُthe breeze قميصَthe shirt of الthe
وإذا فرّكَ النسيمُ قميصَ ال
ماءِwater أضحىbecame مكسَّرَcrumpled الأطرافِthe edges
ماءِ أضحى مكسَّرَ الأطرافِ
And when the breeze rubs the shirt of the
water, it becomes crumpled at the edges.
Sol 6.1