ماhow أحْسَنَbeautiful ابنَson of أيكةa grove
ما أحْسَنَ ابنَ أيكة
بروْنقِin the radiance of الضحىmidmorning صَدَحْhe sang out
بروْنقِ الضحى صَدَحْ
How lovely the son of the grove,
as he sang in the radiance of midmorning!
جناحُهhis wing سحابةٌa cloud
جناحُه سحابةٌ
وطوقُهand his collar قَوْسُbow قُزَحْrainbow (with “bow”)
وطوقُه قَوْسُ قُزَحْ
His wing is a cloud,
and his collar is a rainbow.
Sol 6.1