والماء يفصل بين الزهر ال

والماء يفصل بين الزهر ال

روض في الشطين فصلا

روض في الشطين فصلا

And the water divides the meadow’s blossoms on the

And the water separates the flowers of the

two banks, parting them completely—

garden on both banks, keeping them apart;

كبساط وشي جردت

كبساط وشي جردت

أيدي القيون عليه نصلا

أيدي القيون عليه نصلا

like a carpet of brocade upon which

like a brocade carpet upon which

the smiths’ hands have bared a blade.

the hands of smiths have unsheathed a blade.