أماas for البقاعthe Bekaa فجنةthus a paradise لمhas not تخلbeen devoid منof
أما البقاع فجنة لم تخل من
أهلpeople of التقىpiety وخلتyet was free منof الزهادascetics
أهل التقى وخلت من الزهاد
As for the Bekaa, it is a paradise not lacking
Its lands are a garden never devoid
The pious, yet free of ascetics.
Of the righteous, though empty of ascetics.
طابتbecame wholesome عناصرهاits elements فنفحةso a breath تربهاits soil
طابت عناصرها فنفحة تربها
عطريةfragrant غبafter السحابthe clouds الغاديcoming in the morning
عطرية غب السحاب الغادي
Its elements are wholesome, so the breath of its soil
Its essence is wholesome, so a breeze from its soil
Is fragrant after the morning clouds.
Is a fragrance beyond passing clouds.
واستوفتand possessed fully الحسنينboth beauties منof دعةrepose ومنand of
واستوفت الحسنين من دعة ومن
خيلاءpride فيin الأغوارthe lowlands والأنجادand the highlands
خيلاء في الأغوار والأنجاد
And it possesses both beauties in full—repose and
It attained the two beauties of gentleness and
Pride—in the lowlands and the highlands.
Of bashfulness in the valleys and dunes.
منwho للمشوقfor the yearning one بنهلةwith a draught منfrom زحلةZahle
من للمشوق بنهلة من زحلة
تشفيheals المشوقthe yearning one منof الجوىheartache المعتادfamiliar
تشفي المشوق من الجوى المعتاد
Who will offer the yearning one a draught from Zahle
Who has a draft from Zahleh for the longing one
That heals the yearning one of his familiar heartache?
To quench the longing from the usual thirst?
Sol 6.1