إنيindeed, I لأسمعI surely hear شدواًsinging لاnot أحققهI make it out
إني لأسمع شدواً لا أحققه
وربماand sometimes كذبتerred فيin سمعهاits hearing الأذنthe ear
وربما كذبت في سمعها الأذن
Indeed, I hear singing that I cannot make out;
I hear a melody I cannot grasp
and sometimes the ear errs in what it hears.
Perhaps my ears deceive in hearing her
متىwhen رأىsaw أحدanyone قبليbefore me مطوقةa ring-necked dove
متى رأى أحد قبلي مطوقة
إذاwhen تغنتit sang بلحنwith a tune جاوبanswered الفننthe bough
إذا تغنت بلحن جاوب الفنن
When has anyone before me seen a ring-necked dove
Has anyone before seen a haloed one
that, when it sings a tune, is answered by the bough?
Who sings in tunes that art itself inspires
Sol 6.1