حيثwhere لاnot يُنبضare twanged القسيُّthe bows ولاnor يُلْis… (split verb)
حيث لا يُنبض القسيُّ ولا يُلْ
غى…harried (completes يُلغى) بعرعارby 'ʿArʿār' cries ولدةchildren مذعوراfrightened
غى بعرعار ولدة مذعورا
Where no bows are twanged, nor is it
Where the stubborn does not pulse or vanish
harried into fright by children's cries of 'ʿArʿār';
With the clamor of a terrified newborn
وكأنand as though الشوىthe limbs تزينare adorned منهof it
وكأن الشوى تزين منه
بثرىwith the dust of الحصsaffron أوor أمسwas touched with عبيراperfume
بثرى الحص أو أمس عبيرا
And its limbs seem adorned
As if grief adorns itself with
with saffron dust, or touched with perfume,
The dust of pebbles or the fragrance of yesterday
ارجاًfragrant منfrom رضابsweet moisture ماwhat يعبأgathers الغيثthe rain
ارجاً من رضاب ما يعبأ الغيث
بملقىat the place of shedding بعاعهits burden of rain مروراin passing
بملقى بعاعه مرورا
fragrant with the nectar of what the rain gathers
Hoping for the rain’s pleasure
where it sheds its burden in passing.
Not bothered by where its showers pass
Sol 6.1