خرجتُI went out أمشيI walk الهويناleisurely غيرnot ذيpossessing فكرِthought
خرجتُ أمشي الهوينا غير ذي فكرِ
بغابةٍin a forest ذاتhaving أطيارٍbirds وَأفنانِand boughs
بغابةٍ ذات أطيارٍ وَأفنانِ
I went out walking leisurely, without a thought,
I went out walking aimlessly, lost in thought,
In a forest of birds and boughs.
Through a forest filled with birds and blooms galore.
فشمتُthen I spied بالظلِّin the shade قربىnear me زهرةًa flower طلعتْit appeared
فشمتُ بالظلِّ قربى زهرةً طلعتْ
كثاقبٍlike a blazing meteor خرَّfell يعدوracing إثرَin pursuit of شيطانa devil
كثاقبٍ خرَّ يعدو إثرَ شيطان
Then, near me in the shade, I spied a flower that had sprung up,
I caught a whiff of flowers in the shade, newly opened buds
Like a blazing meteor that fell, racing after a devil.
Like darts that chase away Satan's face so dour.
فبينماand while أناI مَعْwith نفسيmyself أُحدِّثهاI converse with it
فبينما أنا مَعْ نفسي أُحدِّثها
لمdid not يثنturn aside مِنْfrom عزمتيmy resolve عنfrom قطفِهاplucking it ثانيa dissuader
لم يثن مِنْ عزمتي عن قطفِها ثاني
And while I was talking to myself,
As I spoke unto myself in quiet conversation,
No one turned me from my resolve to pluck it.
Nothing could dissuade me from plucking one as my condition.
دَنَتْit drew near إليَّto me بلطفٍgently وَهيand it قائلةٌsaying
دَنَتْ إليَّ بلطفٍ وَهي قائلةٌ
لاdo not تفزعنْfrighten آمناًone who is safe يوماًever بعُدوانِwith aggression
لا تفزعنْ آمناً يوماً بعُدوانِ
It drew near to me gently, saying:
It drew near with gentle grace and spoke so very kindly,
“Never frighten one at peace with an act of aggression.”
"Do not be afraid, rest easy, today no harm shall find me."
أخذتهاI took it مشفقاًwith compassion منfrom أصلهاits root حَدِباًwith tender care
أخذتها مشفقاً من أصلها حَدِباً
لجنَّةٍto a garden ذاتhaving أرواحbreezes وَريحانand sweet basil
لجنَّةٍ ذات أرواح وَريحان
I took it from its root, with compassion and tender care,
I plucked it carefully from the soil, clump and all,
To a garden of breezes and sweet basil.
A paradise of spirits and sweet basil.
غرستُهاI planted it فيin مكانa place ثانياًagain نضرverdant
غرستُها في مكان ثانياً نضر
فهاand here هيit الآنnow تزهوit flourishes ذاتhaving صنوانsister shoots
فها هي الآن تزهو ذات صنوان
I planted it anew in a verdant spot,
In a new place I replanted it, fresh and verdant,
And here it is now, flourishing with sister shoots.
Now it blooms proudly, a vision for all.
Sol 6.1