يوْمٌa day كأنّas though نسِيمَهُits breeze
يوْمٌ كأنّ نسِيمَهُ
نفحاتُwafts كافورٍcamphor ومسكِand musk
نفحاتُ كافورٍ ومسكِ
A day—as though its breeze were
A day whose breeze
wafts of camphor and musk;
Is wafts of camphor and musk
وكأنّand as though قَطْرَthe rain سمائهِof its sky
وكأنّ قَطْرَ سمائهِ
دُرٌّpearls هَوىfell منfrom نظمthe stringing سِلكِof a thread
دُرٌّ هَوى من نظم سِلكِ
and as though the rain from its sky were
And whose raindrops
pearls fallen loose from a string.
Are pearls fallen from a necklace
مُتَغَيّرٌchangeable غيناًcloudiness وصَحand clear weather (first part)
مُتَغَيّرٌ غيناً وصَح
واًcompletion of 'clear weather' مثلlike ماwhat حدّثْتُI have said عنكِabout you (feminine)
واً مثل ما حدّثْتُ عنكِ
Changeable, cloudy and clear-
Changing color, laughing and crying
skied, like what I have said of you;
Just as I described you
كالطفلِlike a child يُمنَحُis given something ثمthen يُمْis denied (first part)
كالطفلِ يُمنَحُ ثم يُمْ
نَعُcompletion of 'is denied' ثمthen يضْحَكُlaughs ثمthen يبكيcries
نَعُ ثم يضْحَكُ ثم يبكي
like a child who is given something, then de-
Like a child who is given, then denied,
nied, then laughs, then cries.
Then laughs, then cries
Sol 6.1