لَمَعَتflashed لَناfor us بِالأَبرَقَينِat al-Abraqayn بُروقُflashes of lightning
لَمَعَت لَنا بِالأَبرَقَينِ بُروقُ
قَصَفَتcrashed لَهاfor them بَينَbetween الضُلوعِthe ribs رُعودُthunderclaps
قَصَفَت لَها بَينَ الضُلوعِ رُعودُ
Flashes of lightning shone for us at al-Abraqayn;
for them, thunder crashed between the ribs.
وَهَمَتand poured rain سَحائِبُهاtheir clouds بِكُلِّon every خَميلَةٍthicket
وَهَمَت سَحائِبُها بِكُلِّ خَميلَةٍ
وَبِكُلِّand on every مَيّادٍswaying bough عَلَيكَabove you تَميدُthey sway
وَبِكُلِّ مَيّادٍ عَلَيكَ تَميدُ
And their clouds poured rain on every thicket,
and on every swaying bough, as they swayed above you.
فَجَرَتthen flowed مَدامِعُهاtheir tear ducts وَفاحَand spread fragrance نَسيمُهاtheir breeze
فَجَرَت مَدامِعُها وَفاحَ نَسيمُها
وَهَفَتand fluttered مُطَوَّقَةٌa ringdove وَأَورَقَand put forth leaves عودُa bough
وَهَفَت مُطَوَّقَةٌ وَأَورَقَ عودُ
Then their tears flowed, and their breeze spread fragrance;
and a ringdove fluttered, and a bough put forth leaves.
نَصَبواthey pitched القِبابَthe pavilions الحُمرَthe red بَينَamong جَداوِلٍstreams
نَصَبوا القِبابَ الحُمرَ بَينَ جَداوِلٍ
مِثلِlike الأَساوِدِblack serpents بَينَهُنَّamong them قُعودُseated
مِثلِ الأَساوِدِ بَينَهُنَّ قُعودُ
They pitched red pavilions among streams
like black serpents; seated among them were
بيضٌfair-skinned أَوانِسُmaidens كَالشُموسِlike suns طَوالِعٌrising
بيضٌ أَوانِسُ كَالشُموسِ طَوالِعٌ
عينٌwide-eyed كَريماتٌnoble عَقائِلُhighborn ladies غيدُgraceful and supple
عينٌ كَريماتٌ عَقائِلُ غيدُ
fair-skinned maidens, rising like suns,
wide-eyed, noble, highborn ladies, graceful and supple.
Sol 6.1