بمحلّةٍin a place خضراءَgreen أفرغَcast حليّهاits adornment الthe (continued on the next line)
بمحلّةٍ خضراءَ أفرغَ حليّها ال
ذهبيّgolden ضاغَةُgoldsmiths (apparently صاغة) قَطرهاits rain المسكُوبpoured out
ذهبيّ ضاغَةُ قَطرها المسكُوب
In a verdant place, whose adornment was cast
in gold by the goldsmiths of its pouring rain.
بَسَقتrose tall علىupon شَرفِthe heights of البلادِthe land كأنّماas though
بَسَقت على شَرفِ البلادِ كأنّما
قامتstood إلىtoward ماwhat تحتهاbeneath it بخطيبwith a preacher
قامت إلى ما تحتها بخطيب
It rose upon the land’s heights, as though
it stood before all beneath it with a preacher.
والروضُand the garden قدalready ألفِgrew accustomed to النّدىthe dew فكأنّهُso it is as though
والروضُ قد ألفِ النّدى فكأنّهُ
عينُan eye توقّفَstopped دمعُهاits tears لرقيبِbecause of a watcher
عينُ توقّفَ دمعُها لرقيبِ
The garden has grown accustomed to dew, so it is like
an eye whose tears have stopped before a watcher.
مُتخالفُdiffering الألوانِin colors يجمعُgathers شَملَهُits company
مُتخالفُ الألوانِ يجمعُ شَملَهُ
ريحانُtwo winds ريحًa wind ضباeast wind (apparently صبا) وريحُand a wind جَنوبِsoutherly
ريحانُ ريحً ضبا وريحُ جَنوبِ
Varied in color, its company is gathered
by two winds: an east wind and a south wind.
فكأنمّاso it is as though الصَفراءُthe yellow flower إِذwhen تُوميnods إلىtoward الthe (continued on the next line)
فكأنمّا الصَفراءُ إِذ تُومي إلى ال
بيضاءwhite flower صبٍّa lovesick lover جانحُleaning لحبيبِtoward a beloved
بيضاء صبٍّ جانحُ لحبيبِ
So it is as though the yellow flower, when it nods toward the
white, were a lovesick lover leaning toward a beloved.
Sol 6.1