أَنكَرَdenied الصُبحُdawn دَمَthe blood of اللَيthe night (first part)
أَنكَرَ الصُبحُ دَمَ اللَي
لِcompletion of “night” وَفيand in العُذرِthe excuse تَوَصَّلcontrived a way
لِ وَفي العُذرِ تَوَصَّل
Dawn denied shedding Night’s blood,
The dawn denied the blood of night
and contrived an excuse.
Though the excuse was well connected
وَتَرَدَّىand draped himself مِنfrom شُعاعِthe rays of الthe
وَتَرَدَّى مِن شُعاعِ ال
شَمسِsun ثَوباًa garment لَمnot يُفَصَّلwas tailored
شَمسِ ثَوباً لَم يُفَصَّل
And he donned, from the rays of the
And the sun's rays threw down
sun, a garment not tailored.
An undivided robe
فَبَكىthen wept الطَيرُthe birds بِنَوحٍwith lamentation
فَبَكى الطَيرُ بِنَوحٍ
أَجمَلَsummarized القَولَthe speech وَفَصَّلand elaborated
أَجمَلَ القَولَ وَفَصَّل
Then the birds wept in lament;
So the birds wept with beautiful lament
they summed up their words and set them out in detail.
That stated the matter clearly
قالَsaid عُذرُthe excuse of الصُبحِdawn فيin إِنbeginning of “denial”
قالَ عُذرُ الصُبحِ في إِن
كارِهِremainder of “his denial” لاnot يَتَحَصَّلis substantiated
كارِهِ لا يَتَحَصَّل
They said, “Dawn’s excuse for his denial
The dawn's excuse in denying
does not hold up:
What cannot be obtained through denial
دَمُهُhis blood فيon بُردَتَيهِhis two cloaks
دَمُهُ في بُردَتَيهِ
وَهوَand he مِنهُof it يَتَنَصَّلdisclaims responsibility
وَهوَ مِنهُ يَتَنَصَّل
Night’s blood is on his two cloaks,
Its blood is on its mantle
yet he disclaims it.”
Though it tries to avoid it
Sol 6.1