قَوسُbow السّماءِof the sky بِهِwith it السّحابُthe clouds مُطوَّقcollared
قَوسُ السّماءِ بِهِ السّحابُ مُطوَّق
وَالنّفسُand the soul قَدindeed أَبدَتrevealed إِلَيهِto it شوقَهاits longing
وَالنّفسُ قَد أَبدَت إِلَيهِ شوقَها
The sky's bow is a collar around the clouds,
The sky's arc is ringed with clouds
And the soul has revealed its longing for it.
And the soul has revealed its yearning for it
ماnot لِلسّحابِfor the clouds مِثالهits like فَكَأنَّماso it is as though
ما لِلسّحابِ مِثاله فَكَأنَّما
أَخَذَtook السّحابُthe clouds مِنَfrom الحَمامَةِthe dove طوقَهاits collar
أَخَذَ السّحابُ مِنَ الحَمامَةِ طوقَها
The clouds have nothing like it, as though
The clouds are peerless, as though
The clouds had taken the dove's collar.
The clouds had taken their rings from a dove
Sol 6.1