لَقدindeed قالَsaid هذاthis الوردُthe rose لِلنرجسِto the narcissus الّذيthat
لَقد قالَ هذا الوردُ لِلنرجسِ الّذي
تَطاوَلstretched upward حتّىuntil كادَalmost أَنto يبلغَreach العُلىthe heights
تَطاوَل حتّى كادَ أَن يبلغَ العُلى
Indeed, this rose said to the narcissus that
The rose said to the narcissus that almost
stretched upward until it almost reached the heights:
Reached the heights as it grew tall:
تَقاصرlower yourself وغضّand lower الطرفَthe gaze عنّيaway from me لأنّنيbecause I
تَقاصر وغضّ الطرفَ عنّي لأنّني
سَألتُI asked الندىthe dew هَلquestion marker أنتَyou حرّfree فقالand it said لاno
سَألتُ الندى هَل أنتَ حرّ فقال لا
"Lower yourself and avert your gaze from me, for I
"Be humble, look away from me, for when
asked the dew, 'Are you free?' and it said, 'No.'"
I asked the dew, "Are you free?" It said "No."
Sol 6.1