قُلْsay لِوادِيto the valley of الظَّهْرِal-Ẓahr حَيَّاهُmay it greet it الْحَياthe rain
قُلْ لِوادِي الظَّهْرِ حَيَّاهُ الْحَيا
أَنْتَyou قدindeed أذكَرْتَناyou have reminded us جَنّاتِgardens of عَدْنِEden
أَنْتَ قد أذكَرْتَنا جَنّاتِ عَدْنِ
Say to the valley of al-Ẓahr—may the rain greet it—
Say to the valley of az-Zaher, greet it with life
You have indeed reminded us of the gardens of Eden.
You have reminded us of the gardens of Eden
مَنْwhoever يَقُلْsays تَحْكيكَresembles you رَوْضَةُthe garden of حاتِمḤātim
مَنْ يَقُلْ تَحْكيكَ رَوْضَةُ حاتِم
فَهُوَso he is مِنْof أَشْعَبَAshʿab فيin عِلْمٍknowledge وظَنِّand conjecture
فَهُوَ مِنْ أَشْعَبَ في عِلْمٍ وظَنِّ
Whoever says Ḥātim's garden resembles you
Whoever says your beauty describes the garden of Haatim
Is like Ashʿab in knowledge and conjecture.
He is mistaken in knowledge and assumption
إنّماonly يَحْكيكَresembles you بَوَّانٌBawwān أَوِor الصُّal-Ṣu— (first part of al-Ṣughd)
إنّما يَحْكيكَ بَوَّانٌ أَوِ الصُّ
غَدُ—ghd (rest of al-Ṣughd) أَوْor غُوطَةُGhouta بَيْنbetween الوادِيَيْنِthe two valleys
غَدُ أَوْ غُوطَةُ بَيْن الوادِيَيْنِ
Only Bawwān resembles you, or al-Ṣu—
Rather, your beauty is described by Buwaan or as-Sughda
—ghd, or Ghouta between the two valleys.
Tomorrow or Ghawtah between the two valleys
Sol 6.1