كأنّas though حناياهاits arches جناهاits fruit (likely 'two wings' intended) مُصفّقٍa wing-flapping bird
كأنّ حناياها جناها مُصفّقٍ
إِذاwhen الهبتهُscorched it الشّمسُthe sun أرخاهماlowered them both نَشراoutspread
إِذا الهبتهُ الشّمسُ أرخاهما نَشرا
As though its arches were a flapping bird’s two wings [probable reading],
Her cheeks are like the wings of a dove flapping,
when the sun scorches it, it lets both droop outspread.
When the sun shines on them, she spreads them like banners.
كأنَّas though سواريهاits pillars شكتcomplained of فترةweakness الضنىwasting sickness
كأنَّ سواريها شكت فترة الضنى
فباتَتso they spent the night هُضيماتِslender الحشاthe waist نُحلاًgaunt صُفراyellow
فباتَت هُضيماتِ الحشا نُحلاً صُفرا
As though its pillars complained of the weakness of wasting sickness,
Her bracelets seem to complain of lean times,
so they spent the night slender-waisted, gaunt, and yellow.
So they spent the night as the abandoned tents of nomads, yellow.
كأنّas though الذيthe one who زانَadorned البياضwhiteness نحورَهاtheir bosoms
كأنّ الذي زانَ البياض نحورَها
يُعذَّبهاtorments them هجراًwith desertion ويقطعهاand shuns them كبراout of pride
يُعذَّبها هجراً ويقطعها كبرا
As though he who adorned their bosoms with whiteness
It's as if he who adorned her white neck with jewels
torments them with desertion and shuns them out of pride.
Tortures her with abandonment and cuts her with pride.
كأنّas though النخيلَthe palm trees الباسقاتِtowering إلىtoward العُلاthe heights
كأنّ النخيلَ الباسقاتِ إلى العُلا
عذارىmaidens حجالbridal chambers رجّلتcombed لمماًlocks of hair شُقراblond
عذارى حجال رجّلت لمماً شُقرا
As though the palm trees, towering toward the heights,
It's as if the tall palm trees reaching to the sky
were maidens in bridal chambers who had combed their golden locks.
Are shy virgins with plaited hair the color of gold.
كأنّas though غصونَboughs الآسthe myrtle والريحand the wind بينهاamong them
كأنّ غصونَ الآس والريح بينها
متونُbacks نَشاوىdrunkards كُلّماwhenever اضطربتthey swayed سُكراin intoxication
متونُ نَشاوى كُلّما اضطربت سُكرا
As though the myrtle boughs, with the wind among them,
It's as if the myrtle branches and the wind between them
were drunkards’ backs whenever they swayed in intoxication.
Are the bodies of gazelles, drunk each time they stir.
حديقةُa garden نفسٍa soul تملأfills النفسَthe soul بهجةًdelight
حديقةُ نفسٍ تملأ النفسَ بهجةً
وتُثنيand turns back عيونُthe eyes الناظرينthe onlookers بهاat it حشريmy gathering (unclear in context)
وتُثني عيونُ الناظرين بها حشري
A garden of the soul, filling the soul with delight,
A garden that fills the soul with joy,
and turning back the eyes of those gazing at it [final word unclear].
And makes the eyes of onlookers squint with delight.
كأنّas though جنىblooms الجلّنارpomegranate blossoms ووردَهاand its roses
كأنّ جنى الجلّنار ووردَها
عشيقانِtwo lovers لماwhen استجمعهاhe gathered it together أظهراthey both revealed خَفراbashfulness
عشيقانِ لما استجمعها أظهرا خَفرا
As though the pomegranate blossoms and its roses
It's as if the produce of the pomegranate tree and its flowers
were two lovers who, when brought together, showed their bashfulness.
Are lovers displaying their modesty when brought together.
كأنّas though جنىblooms سوسانهاits lilies فيin سناbrightness الضحىthe morning
كأنّ جنى سوسانها في سنا الضحى
كؤوسgoblets منof البلّورcrystal قدalready حُشيتwere filled تبراgold dust
كؤوس من البلّور قد حُشيت تبرا
As though its lily blooms in the brightness of morning
It's as if the lilies at dawn
were crystal goblets filled with gold dust.
Are crystal cups filled with silver.
كأنّas though عيونَeyes النرجسthe narcissus الغضّfresh بالنّدىwith dew
كأنّ عيونَ النرجس الغضّ بالنّدى
عيونٌeyes تداريconceal الدَّمعَtears خيفةfor fear أنthat يُدريmakes known
عيونٌ تداري الدَّمعَ خيفة أن يُدري
As though the eyes of the narcissus, fresh with dew,
It's as if the dewy eyes of the narcissus
were eyes concealing tears for fear of disclosure.
Are eyes that shy away from shedding a tear lest it shows.
كأنّas though جنىblooms الخيريwallflowers فيin غبشdimness الدُجىthe night’s darkness
كأنّ جنى الخيري في غبش الدُجى
نسيمُa gentle breeze حبيبٍa beloved زارvisited عاشقَهُhis lover سرّاin secret
نسيمُ حبيبٍ زار عاشقَهُ سرّا
As though the wallflower blooms in the dimness of night
It's as if the yield of the cucumber plant in the gloom of night
were the breeze of a beloved who visited his lover in secret.
Is a gentle breeze visiting its lover secretly.
كأنّas though ينابيعَsprings المياهِthe waters مراجلٌcauldrons
كأنّ ينابيعَ المياهِ مراجلٌ
تفورُbubble وقدand already أذكتkindled لهنّfor them الحصىthe pebbles جمراembers
تفورُ وقد أذكت لهنّ الحصى جمرا
As though the springs of water were cauldrons,
It's as if the water springs are heated cauldrons
bubbling, with pebbles kindled into embers for them.
Boiling as the pebbles kindled embers beneath them.
Sol 6.1