منfrom كُلّeach ضافيةِbrimming الغديرthe pool ترىyou see لهاbelonging to her
من كُلّ ضافيةِ الغدير ترى لها
طُرُقاًpaths تصيرُbecome علىacross المتُونِthe backs غدائراbraids
طُرُقاً تصيرُ على المتُونِ غدائرا
Each one, with its brimming pool, shows you
From every overflowing stream you see
Paths that become braids across the backs.
Paths that become on the waves eddies
قدalready سُمِّيتshe has been named أُمّmother الزمانِof time فَأرضعتand so she suckled
قد سُمِّيت أُمّ الزمانِ فَأرضعت
أولادهاher children ثديَthe breast of الرّماحِthe spears أصاغراas little ones
أولادها ثديَ الرّماحِ أصاغرا
She has been named the Mother of Time, and so has suckled
She was called the mother of time and so suckled
Her children, still little, at the breast of spears.
Her young ones at the breast of spears still tender
فكأنّهمso they seem يتطافرونleap about لريبةٍout of apprehension
فكأنّهم يتطافرون لريبةٍ
أوor رَوعةِfright لوif انّthat فيهمamong them طافراًone who leaps
أو رَوعةِ لو انّ فيهم طافراً
So they seem to leap about in apprehension
So it is as if they flock together out of fright
Or fright—if any among them could leap.
Or of awe were there among them one startling
وكأنّهمand they seem مماfrom how تدانوthey drew close والتقؤاand met
وكأنّهم مما تدانو والتقؤا
طيرٌbirds رأتsaw فيin الجّوthe sky صقراًa falcon كاسراswooping down
طيرٌ رأت في الجّو صقراً كاسرا
And, from how closely they have drawn together and met, they seem like
And as if they from what drew near and met
Birds that have seen a swooping falcon in the sky.
Were birds that in the air saw a fierce falcon
Sol 6.1