وذوand one possessing خُضرةٍgreenness مقسومةٍdivided شقّcleft بينهَاthrough its midst
وذو خُضرةٍ مقسومةٍ شقّ بينهَا
بَياضٌwhiteness كعرضِlike the breadth of السَّيفِthe sword لمdid not يَتتلّمِbecome notched
بَياضٌ كعرضِ السَّيفِ لم يَتتلّمِ
And one whose green hue is divided, cleft through its midst
With a split greenness, between which
by whiteness as broad as an unnotched sword.
Is a whiteness like the width of an unsheathed sword,
هُوَit الصُّبحthe dawn إلاّexcept أنّهُthat it حانَcame ليلهُits night
هُوَ الصُّبح إلاّ أنّهُ حانَ ليلهُ
فقسّمهُso it divided it شطرينtwo halves فيin جلدa hide أدهمِjet-black
فقسّمهُ شطرين في جلد أدهمِ
It is the dawn, save that its night has come
It is the dawn, except that its night has come,
and split it into two halves within a jet-black hide.
So it split it in two halves on a dark skin.
إذاwhen لاحgleams فيin حيزومهِits breast فكأنّهُthen it is as though it
إذا لاح في حيزومهِ فكأنّهُ
عليهupon it نظامُa strand of jewels فوقover جيدٍa neck ومعصَمِand a wrist
عليه نظامُ فوق جيدٍ ومعصَمِ
When it gleams upon its breast, it is as though
When its crescent shines, it is as though
a strand of jewels lies upon it, over neck and wrist.
On it is a bracelet above a neck and wrist.
إذاwhen مرَّpasses لمdid not يدخُلenter مَمرّاًa path كأنّماas though
إذا مرَّ لم يدخُل مَمرّاً كأنّما
سَقَوهُthey gave it to drink مُداماًaged wine بالكبيرfrom the large vessel المفدَّمِthe cloth-covered
سَقَوهُ مُداماً بالكبير المفدَّمِ
When it passes, it follows no path, as though
When it passes, it does not enter a passage, as though
they had given it aged wine from the large, cloth-covered vessel.
They gave it to drink unmixed wine in a large cup.
Sol 6.1