باكِرْcome early فهذيfor this صبيحةُa morning قُرَّهcold
باكِرْ فهذي صبيحةُ قُرَّه
واليومُand today يومٌa day سماؤُهُits sky ثَرّهْpouring abundantly
واليومُ يومٌ سماؤُهُ ثَرّهْ
Come early, for this is a cold morning,
Wake early, for this is a radiant dawn
and today is a day whose sky pours freely.
And today is a day with abundant dew
ثلجٌsnow وشمسٌand sunshine وصوبُand the downpour غاديةٍof a morning cloud
ثلجٌ وشمسٌ وصوبُ غاديةٍ
فالأرضُso the earth منfrom كلِّevery جانبْside غُرّهْa white blaze
فالأرضُ من كلِّ جانبْ غُرّهْ
Snow, sunshine, and a morning cloud’s downpour—
Snow and sun and floods passing by
so the earth is a blaze of white on every side.
So the land is wet on every side
باتَتْshe spent the night وَقِيْعَانُهاand her plains زبرجدَةٌa peridot
باتَتْ وَقِيْعَانُها زبرجدَةٌ
فأصبحتthen by morning she was قدalready تحولتtransformed دُرَّهْa pearl
فأصبحت قد تحولت دُرَّهْ
She passed the night, her plains a peridot,
Its hollows lay covered in emerald
then by morning she had turned into a pearl.
And now have turned to pearls
كأنهاas though she والثلوجُwhile the snows تُضْحِكُهاmake her smile
كأنها والثلوجُ تُضْحِكُها
تُعارُis lent ممنfrom the one whom أُحِبُّهُI love ثَغْرَهْhis mouth
تُعارُ ممن أُحِبُّهُ ثَغْرَهْ
As though, with the snows making her smile,
As if the snows make it laugh
she were lent the mouth of the one I love.
Flashing its beloved's smile
كأنًّas though فيin الجوِّthe air أيدياًhands نَثَرَتْscattered
كأنًّ في الجوِّ أيدياً نَثَرَتْ
دُرًّاpearls عَلَيْناupon us فأسْرَعَتْthen hastened نَثْرَهْtheir scattering
دُرًّا عَلَيْنا فأسْرَعَتْ نَثْرَهْ
As though hands in the air had scattered
As if hands in the air had scattered
pearls upon us, hastening to scatter them.
Pearls upon us swift dispersal
شابَتْshe grew white-haired فَسُرّتْand was pleased بذاكَwith that وابتَهَجَتْand rejoiced
شابَتْ فَسُرّتْ بذاكَ وابتَهَجَتْ
وكانand was عهدِيmy experience بالشَّيْبِwith white hair يُسْتَكْرهْconsidered disagreeable
وكان عهدِي بالشَّيْبِ يُسْتَكْرهْ
She grew white-haired, and was glad of it and rejoiced,
It has turned white and rejoiced at that
though I had known white hair to be unwelcome.
Though greyness I used to dislike
فاشْرَبْso drink علىupon الثَّلْجِthe snow منof مُشَعْشَعَةٍwatered wine
فاشْرَبْ على الثَّلْجِ من مُشَعْشَعَةٍ
كأنّهاas though it فيin إنائِهاits vessel جَمْرَهْan ember
كأنّها في إنائِها جَمْرَهْ
So drink amid the snow some watered wine,
So drink on the snows from a fiery red
as though it were an ember in its vessel.
As if burning embers in her cup
قدindeed جُلِيَتْhas been unveiled فيin البياضِwhiteness بلدتُناour town
قد جُلِيَتْ في البياضِ بلدتُنا
فاجْلُso unveil عليناbefore us الكؤوسَthe cups فيin الحُمْرَهْredness
فاجْلُ علينا الكؤوسَ في الحُمْرَهْ
Our town has been unveiled in white,
Our country is revealed in whiteness
so unveil before us the cups in red.
So pour upon us cups of redness
Sol 6.1