مَتّىwhen أَبصَرتَyou saw شَمساًa sun تَحتَbeneath غَيمa cloud
مَتّى أَبصَرتَ شَمساً تَحتَ غَيم
تَرىyou see المرآةthe mirror فيin كَفِّthe palm of الحَسودthe envious one
تَرى المرآة في كَفِّ الحَسود
When you see a sun beneath a cloud,
When have you seen a sun under a cloud
you see the mirror in the envious one's palm.
You see the mirror in the palm of the envious
يُقابلهاhe faces it فَيَلبَسُهاthen he clothes it غِشاءًa veil
يُقابلها فَيَلبَسُها غِشاءً
بِأَنفاسwith breaths تزايدincrease فيin الصُعودrising
بِأَنفاس تزايد في الصُعود
He faces it, then clothes it in a veil
It faces it, so it wears a veil
with breaths that increase as they rise.
With breaths that increase in ascent
Sol 6.1