غَيْثٌrain أَتَانَاcame to us مُؤْذِنَاًheralding بِخَفْضِof ease
غَيْثٌ أَتَانَا مُؤْذِنَاً بِخَفْضِ
مُتَّصِلَunceasing الوَبْلِthe downpour حَثِيْثَswift الرَّكْضِthe gallop
مُتَّصِلَ الوَبْلِ حَثِيْثَ الرَّكْضِ
Rain came to us, heralding ease,
A rain has come to us announcing a decline,
unceasing in its downpour, swift in its gallop.
Continuous showers rushing insistently.
يَقْضِيit judges بِحُكْمِby the decree of اللَّهِGod فِيْمَاin what يَقْضِيit judges
يَقْضِي بِحُكْمِ اللَّهِ فِيْمَا يَقْضِي
كالْجَيْشِlike an army يَتْلُوfollows بَعْضُهُone part of it لِبَعْضِafter another part
كالْجَيْشِ يَتْلُو بَعْضُهُ لِبَعْضِ
It judges by God's decree in all its judgments,
It executes what Allah decrees,
like an army, one part following another.
Like an army where each part follows the next.
يَضْحَكُit smiles عَنْrevealing بَرْقٍlightning خَفِيِّfaint النَّبْضِthe pulse
يَضْحَكُ عَنْ بَرْقٍ خَفِيِّ النَّبْضِ
كَالْكَفِّlike a hand فِيin انْبِسَاطِهَاits opening والقَبْضِand closing
كَالْكَفِّ فِي انْبِسَاطِهَا والقَبْضِ
It smiles, revealing faintly pulsing lightning,
It laughs with lightning of faint pulse,
like a hand opening and closing.
Like a palm spreading out and clenching up.
دَنَاit drew near فَخِلْنَاهُso we thought it فُوَيْقَjust above الأَرْضِthe earth
دَنَا فَخِلْنَاهُ فُوَيْقَ الأَرْضِ
مُتَّصِلاًtouching بِطُوْلِهَاalong its length والعَرْضِand breadth
مُتَّصِلاً بِطُوْلِهَا والعَرْضِ
It drew near, so we thought it just above the earth,
It drew near covering the earth,
touching it along its length and breadth,
Connecting end to end and width to width.
إِلْفَاًa lover إِلَىto إِلْفٍa lover بِسِرٍّwith a secret يُفْضِيconfiding
إِلْفَاً إِلَى إِلْفٍ بِسِرٍّ يُفْضِي
ثُمَّthen هَمَىit poured down كَالُّلؤْلُؤِlike pearls المُرْفَضِّscattered
ثُمَّ هَمَى كَالُّلؤْلُؤِ المُرْفَضِّ
a lover confiding a secret to a lover.
Thousands to thousands secretly overflowing,
Then it poured down like scattered pearls.
Then it surged like scattered pearls.
فَالأَرْضُso the earth تُجْلَىis unveiled بالنَّبَاتِwith vegetation الغَضِّtender
فَالأَرْضُ تُجْلَى بالنَّبَاتِ الغَضِّ
فِيin حَلْيَهَاits adornment المُحْمَرِّred والمُبْيَضِّand white
فِي حَلْيَهَا المُحْمَرِّ والمُبْيَضِّ
So the earth is unveiled in tender greenery,
So the earth is adorned with fresh green plants,
in its red and white adornments:
In its red and white beauty.
مِنْof سَوْسَنٍirises أَحْوَىdark-hued وَوَرْدٍand roses غَضٍّfresh
مِنْ سَوْسَنٍ أَحْوَى وَوَرْدٍ غَضٍّ
مِثْلَlike الخُدُودِcheeks نُقِّشَتْwere marked بِالْعَضِّby bites
مِثْلَ الخُدُودِ نُقِّشَتْ بِالْعَضِّ
of dusky irises and fresh roses,
With lilies of passionate love and fresh roses,
like cheeks marked by bites,
Like cheeks etched with bites.
وَأُقْحُوَانٍand daisies كاللُّجَيْنِlike silver المَحْضِpure
وَأُقْحُوَانٍ كاللُّجَيْنِ المَحْضِ
وَنَرْجِسٍand narcissi ذَاكيintensely fragrant النَّسِيْمِbreath بَضِّtender
وَنَرْجِسٍ ذَاكي النَّسِيْمِ بَضِّ
and daisies like pure silver,
And narcissi like pure white skins,
and tender narcissi, their breath richly fragrant,
And sweet basil swaying with the breeze.
مِثْلَlike العُيُونِeyes رَنَّقَتْdrooped لِلْغَمْضِto close
مِثْلَ العُيُونِ رَنَّقَتْ لِلْغَمْضِ
تَرْنُوthey gaze وَيَغْشَاهَاand veils them الكَرَىdrowsiness فَتُغْضِيso they close
تَرْنُو وَيَغْشَاهَا الكَرَى فَتُغْضِي
like eyes drooping, about to close:
Like eyes they glance for a wink,
they gaze, and drowsiness veils them, so they close.
Yearning yet veiled with coyness.
Sol 6.1