أوَ ما تَرى قَلَقَ الْغَدِيرِ كَأَنَّما
يَبْدُو لِعَيْنِكَ مِنْهُ حَلْيُ مَناطِقِ
Do you not see the pool’s restless motion, as though
before your eyes there appeared from it the jewels of girdles?
مُتَرَقْرِقٌ لَعِبَ الشُّعاعُ بِمائِهِ
فَارْتَجَّ يَخْفُقُ مِثْلَ قَلْبِ الْعاشقِ
The pool rippled as the frog played with its water,
so it shuddered, throbbing like a lover’s heart.
فَإِذا نَظَرْتَ إِلَيْهِ راعَكَ لَمْعُهُ
وَعَلَلْتَ طَرْفَكَ مِنْ سَرابٍ صادِقِ
And when you look upon it, its flash startles you,
and you beguile your gaze with a mirage that tells true.
Sol 5.6