قُلْتُI said لمّاwhen أتىarrived الكِتابُthe letter بعُنْواwith an address (continued)
قُلْتُ لمّا أتى الكِتابُ بعُنْوا
نٍending of ‘address’ رأيتُI saw العُيونَthe eyes تَقْصِدُturn toward قَصْدَهْits direction
نٍ رأيتُ العُيونَ تَقْصِدُ قَصْدَهْ
I said, when the letter arrived bearing an address
When the book arrived with its title
toward which I saw the eyes turn:
I saw eyes intently reading it
طَبَقٌa platter منْof أزاهِرٍblossoms رائِقاتٍlovely
طَبَقٌ منْ أزاهِرٍ رائِقاتٍ
سقَطَتْfell فوْقَهُupon it منَfrom الخَتْمِthe seal ورْدَهْa rose
سقَطَتْ فوْقَهُ منَ الخَتْمِ ورْدَهْ
“A platter of lovely blossoms,
A bouquet of lovely flowers
upon which a rose had fallen from the seal.”
Fell upon it from the seal, like roses
Sol 6.1