جاءَcame الشِّتاءُwinter بِغَيْمِهِin his clouds مُتَحَجِّباveiled
جاءَ الشِّتاءُ بِغَيْمِهِ مُتَحَجِّبا
أهلاًwelcome بِسُلْطانِto the sovereign of الفُصُولِthe seasons ومَرْحَباand welcome
أهلاً بِسُلْطانِ الفُصُولِ ومَرْحَبا
Winter came, veiled in his clouds.
Winter came veiled in its clouds
Welcome, sovereign of the seasons—welcome!
Greetings, O sultan of the seasons, welcome!
أعْظِمْhow magnificent بِهِhe is مَلِكاًas a king عَلَيْهِupon him مَهابَةٌawe
أعْظِمْ بِهِ مَلِكاً عَلَيْهِ مَهابَةٌ
عَمَّتْcovered كتائِبُهُhis battalions الأباطِحَthe valley flats والرُّباand the hills
عَمَّتْ كتائِبُهُ الأباطِحَ والرُّبا
How magnificent a king he is, invested with awe!
Revere its mighty kingship
His battalions spread across the valley flats and hills.
Whose battalions spread over plains and hills
فَصْلٌa season تَوزَّعَshared كُلُّevery فَصْلٍseason فَضْلَهُhis bounty
فَصْلٌ تَوزَّعَ كُلُّ فَصْلٍ فَضْلَهُ
فَنَماso it grew وآنقَand delighted حُسْنُهُits beauty أوor أخْصَباbecame fertile
فَنَما وآنقَ حُسْنُهُ أو أخْصَبا
A season whose bounty every season shared,
A season when each is given its due merit
So each grew, its beauty gave delight, or it became fertile.
To blossom or luxuriate or turn green
فإذاthen behold الرَّبيعُspring تَبَرَّجتْflaunted their beauty أنوارُهُits blossoms
فإذا الرَّبيعُ تَبَرَّجتْ أنوارُهُ
وتأرَّجَتْand grew fragrant أسحارُهُits predawn hours وتَطَيَّباand became perfumed
وتأرَّجَتْ أسحارُهُ وتَطَيَّبا
Then, behold, spring's blossoms flaunted their beauty,
When spring adorns itself with splendid light
And its predawn hours grew fragrant, and it was perfumed.
And its mornings are perfumed and sweet
وجَلاand displayed حُلىthe ornaments of الزَّهرِthe flowers النَّضِيرِfresh مُدَبَّجاًbrocaded
وجَلا حُلى الزَّهرِ النَّضِيرِ مُدَبَّجاً
ومُدَمْلَجاًand adorned with armlets ومُفَضَّضاًand silvered ومُذَهَّباand gilded
ومُدَمْلَجاً ومُفَضَّضاً ومُذَهَّبا
And it displayed the fresh flowers' ornaments, brocaded,
The blossoms of flowers are lavishly decorated
And adorned with armlets, silvered, and gilded.
Embroidered, embellished, exquisite and gilded
فَتَرىso you see انِفتاحَthe opening of الوَردِthe rose خَدّاًa cheek أحمراًred
فَتَرى انِفتاحَ الوَردِ خَدّاً أحمراً
وتَرَىand you see ابتِسامَthe smile of الزَّهرِthe flowers ثَغْراًa mouth أشْنَباwith fresh, gleaming teeth
وتَرَى ابتِسامَ الزَّهرِ ثَغْراً أشْنَبا
So you see the opening rose as a red cheek,
You see the rose's petals blushing red
And see the flowers' smile as a mouth with gleaming teeth.
You see the flowers smile with curving lips
وهَفَتْand swayed قُدودُthe slender forms of القُضْبِthe boughs هَفوةَa sway مُنْتَشٍa tipsy person
وهَفَتْ قُدودُ القُضْبِ هَفوةَ مُنْتَشٍ
لَمْاwhen سَقاهاwatered them الطَّلُّthe dew ريّاًa plentiful draught مُحْسِباsatisfying
لَمْا سَقاها الطَّلُّ ريّاً مُحْسِبا
And the boughs' slender forms swayed like a tipsy drinker,
The slender branches sway lightly
When the dew gave them a plentiful, satisfying draught.
When the dew waters them generously
وعَلَتْand rose عَلىupon شُمِّthe lofty heights of الغُصونِthe boughs طُيورُهاtheir birds
وعَلَتْ عَلى شُمِّ الغُصونِ طُيورُها
تَشدوكَsing to you سَجْعاًcooing strains مُشْجياplaintive أوor مُطْرِباenrapturing
تَشدوكَ سَجْعاً مُشْجيا أو مُطْرِبا
And their birds rose onto the lofty boughs,
Birds flutter on the tips of branches
Singing to you in cooing strains, plaintive or rapturous.
Singing melodiously or chirping merrily
وتَسَرْبَلَand clothed itself النَّهرُthe river المُطيفُencircling بِدِرْعِهِin its coat of mail
وتَسَرْبَلَ النَّهرُ المُطيفُ بِدِرْعِهِ
لَمّاwhen انْبَرَتْcame forth لقِراعِهِto clash with it خَيْلُthe steeds of الصَّباthe east wind
لَمّا انْبَرَتْ لقِراعِهِ خَيْلُ الصَّبا
And the encircling river donned its coat of mail,
The gentle river dons its armor
When the east wind's steeds came forth to clash with it.
When the horses of the morning breeze clash with it
والوُرْقُand the gray doves تَشْدوsing والغَدِيرُand the pool مُصَفِّقٌclapping
والوُرْقُ تَشْدو والغَدِيرُ مُصَفِّقٌ
والقُضْبُand the boughs تَرْقُصُdance والزَّمانُand time استَعْتَباsought to make amends
والقُضْبُ تَرْقُصُ والزَّمانُ استَعْتَبا
And the gray doves sing, and the pool claps,
Leaves murmur, brooks babble
And the boughs dance, and time has sought to make amends.
Reeds dance as time adorns itself
وأتىand came المَصِيفُsummer بإثْرِهِin its wake مُتَقَيِّلاًfollowing
وأتى المَصِيفُ بإثْرِهِ مُتَقَيِّلاً
آثارَهُits footsteps فيin الفَضْلِbounty نَدْباًgenerous مُخْصِباfertile
آثارَهُ في الفَضْلِ نَدْباً مُخْصِبا
And summer came in its wake, following
Summer comes next leaving its traces
Its footsteps in bounty, generous and fertile.
Fertile furrows of generosity in its wake
فَكَساso clothed الوجودَthe world ثِيابَgarments of دفءٍwarmth واغْتَدىand went forth in the morning
فَكَسا الوجودَ ثِيابَ دفءٍ واغْتَدى
يُسْديbestows الهِباتِthe gifts مُشَرِّقاًgoing east ومُغَرِّباand going west
يُسْدي الهِباتِ مُشَرِّقاً ومُغَرِّبا
So it clothed the world in robes of warmth, and set out in the morning,
It clothes existence in robes of warmth
Bestowing gifts as it went east and west.
Rising and setting radiantly
يُهْدِيoffers مِنَfrom among الثَّمراتِthe fruits كُلَّevery طَرِيفَةٍrare delight
يُهْدِي مِنَ الثَّمراتِ كُلَّ طَرِيفَةٍ
ويُنيلُand grants مِنهاfrom them كُلَّevery شيءٍthing يُجْتَبىchosen
ويُنيلُ مِنها كُلَّ شيءٍ يُجْتَبى
It offers every rare delight among the fruits,
Bearing fruits of every kind
And grants from them everything one would choose.
Everything craved is freely granted
وأتىand came الخَرِيفُautumn بإثْرِin the wake of ذاكَthat مُعاوِداًrenewing
وأتى الخَرِيفُ بإثْرِ ذاكَ مُعاوِداً
حُسْنَthe beauty of الرَّبيعِspring وطِيبَهُand its fragrance المُسْتعذَباfound delightful
حُسْنَ الرَّبيعِ وطِيبَهُ المُسْتعذَبا
And autumn came after that, renewing
Autumn follows dispensing once more
Spring's beauty and its delightful fragrance.
The beauty and sweetness of spring
فَوَشىso embroidered ثِيابَthe garments of الرَّوضِthe garden مِنْfrom أوراقِهِits leaves
فَوَشى ثِيابَ الرَّوضِ مِنْ أوراقِهِ
وَشْياًembroidery تَنوَّعَvaried صِبْغُهُits coloring وتَنَسَّباand became kindred
وَشْياً تَنوَّعَ صِبْغُهُ وتَنَسَّبا
So it embroidered the garden's garments using its leaves,
It carpets the garden with its leaves
With embroidery whose hues varied and were kindred.
In myriad hues arrayed and paired
وسَرَىand drifted النَّسيمُthe breeze مَعَwith الصَّباحِmorning مُبَشِّراًbringing glad tidings
وسَرَى النَّسيمُ مَعَ الصَّباحِ مُبَشِّراً
بِدُنوِّof the nearness of إقْبالِthe coming of الشِّتاءِwinter مُرَحِّباbidding welcome
بِدُنوِّ إقْبالِ الشِّتاءِ مُرَحِّبا
And the breeze drifted with morning, bringing glad tidings
The morning breeze heralds glad tidings
Of winter's imminent coming, bidding him welcome.
Of the imminent winter, giving it welcome
وتَقَهْقَهَتْand laughed aloud وُطْفُdense الغَمامِclouds بِرَعْدِهاwith their thunder
وتَقَهْقَهَتْ وُطْفُ الغَمامِ بِرَعْدِها
لَمَّاwhen تَبَيَّنَتِthey discerned البُروقَthe lightning flashes تَطَرُّباin rapturous delight
لَمَّا تَبَيَّنَتِ البُروقَ تَطَرُّبا
And the dense clouds laughed aloud with their thunder,
The thunder of clouds rumbles
When they beheld the lightning flashes, in rapturous delight.
As lightning frolics and flickers
وتَتابَعَتْand followed one another كُلُّall الفُصولthe seasons بِنسْبَةٍin proportion
وتَتابَعَتْ كُلُّ الفُصول بِنسْبَةٍ
حَتَّىuntil تَكَمَّلَbecame complete حُسْنُهاtheir beauty وتَرتَّباand became ordered
حَتَّى تَكَمَّلَ حُسْنُها وتَرتَّبا
And all the seasons followed one another in proportion,
Thus the seasons cycle successively
Until their beauty was complete and ordered.
Till their beauty and order perfects
فَمِنَfor from الشِّتاءِwinter قِوامُthe sustenance of ذاكَall that وحُسْنُهُand its beauty
فَمِنَ الشِّتاءِ قِوامُ ذاكَ وحُسْنُهُ
وبِماand through what أنالhe bestowed مِنَof الحَياthe life-giving rain وبِماand through what حَباhe gave freely
وبِما أنال مِنَ الحَيا وبِما حَبا
For from winter come the sustenance and beauty of all this;
Winter's substance and beauty derives
And through the rain he bestowed and the gifts he gave,
From what it gained from life and love
كُلٌّeach بِقَدْرِin proportion to مِثالِهِits share مِنْof وَبْلهِhis downpour
كُلٌّ بِقَدْرِ مِثالِهِ مِنْ وَبْلهِ
أسْدَىbestowed gifts وأبْدَىand displayed بَهْجَةًsplendor وتَهذَّباand grew refined
أسْدَى وأبْدَى بَهْجَةً وتَهذَّبا
Each, in proportion to its share of his downpour,
Each gives its share of joy and refinement
Bestowed gifts, displayed splendor, and grew refined.
According to its ideal and capacity
والحقُّand truth يَشهدُattests أنَّthat عَقْدَthe bond of نِظامِهاtheir order
والحقُّ يَشهدُ أنَّ عَقْدَ نِظامِها
ومِلاكِهاand their mainstay كانَwas الغَمامَthe clouds الصَّيِّباpouring rain
ومِلاكِها كانَ الغَمامَ الصَّيِّبا
And truth attests that the bond of their order
Truth bears witness that their system
And their mainstay were the rain-pouring clouds.
And kingdom was held by the pouring clouds
Sol 6.1