قناةٌa spear منof الشّمْعِwax مَرْكوزةٌplanted upright
قناةٌ من الشّمْعِ مَرْكوزةٌ
لهاit has حَرْبَةٌa spearhead طُبِعَتْwas forged منof لهبflame
لها حَرْبَةٌ طُبِعَتْ من لهب
A spear of wax, planted upright,
A channel made of wax,
has a spearhead forged of flame.
With a wick imprinted by a flame,
تُحرِّقُit burns بالنّارِwith fire أحشاءَهَاits entrails
تُحرِّقُ بالنّارِ أحشاءَهَا
فتدمعُso it sheds tears مقلتهاits eye بالذهبwith gold
فتدمعُ مقلتها بالذهب
It burns its entrails with fire,
Burning her insides with fire,
so its eye sheds tears of gold.
Her lashes weep with gold.
تَمَشّىwalked لناfor us نُورُهاits light فيin الدّجىthe darkness
تَمَشّى لنا نُورُها في الدّجى
كماjust as يتمشّىwalks الرّضىcontentment فيin الغضَبanger
كما يتمشّى الرّضى في الغضَب
Its light walked for us in the darkness,
Her light walked for us in the darkness
as contentment walks within anger.
As contentment walks in anger
عجبتُI marveled لآكلةٍat one devouring جِسْمَهَاits own body
عجبتُ لآكلةٍ جِسْمَهَا
بروحٍwith a soul تشاركهاshares with it فيin العطبdestruction
بروحٍ تشاركها في العطب
I marveled at one devouring its own body
I marveled at one who eats her body
with a soul that shares in its destruction.
With a soul that shares in her imperfection
Sol 6.1