وَحَديقَةٍand a garden مِنfrom مُقلَةٍan eye
وَحَديقَةٍ مِن مُقلَةٍ
تُنسيكَmakes you forget زُرقَتَهاits blueness الحَديقاthe gardens
تُنسيكَ زُرقَتَها الحَديقا
And a garden fashioned from an eye,
A garden of yearning
Whose blueness makes you forget gardens.
Its blueness makes you forget
ماnot زالَceased زَهرُthe bloom فُتونِهاof its enchantment
ما زالَ زَهرُ فُتونِها
حَتّىuntil غَدَوتُI became لَهاfor it عَشيقاa lover
حَتّى غَدَوتُ لَها عَشيقا
The bloom of its enchantment endured
The flower of its charm remains
Until I became its lover.
Until I became its lover
لَكِنَّهاbut it مِنfrom بَعدِafter ماthat
لَكِنَّها مِن بَعدِ ما
قَطَعَتblocked عَلىfor الأُمَمِthe nations الطَريقاthe road
قَطَعَت عَلى الأُمَمِ الطَريقا
But after it
But after it
Had blocked the road for the nations,
Cut across the road of nations
مَطَرَتrained عَلَيهاupon it رَمدَةًa bout of ophthalmia
مَطَرَت عَلَيها رَمدَةً
تَرَكَتleft بَنَفسِجِهاits violets شَقيقاred anemones
تَرَكَت بَنَفسِجِها شَقيقا
A bout of eye inflammation rained upon it,
It rained a cataract upon it
Turning its violets into red anemones,
Leaving its violet disconsolate
مِنfrom بَعدِafter ماthat كانَتit had been لَناfor us
مِن بَعدِ ما كانَت لَنا
قَدalready أَنبَتَتbrought forth غُنجاًcoquetry أَنيقاelegant
قَد أَنبَتَت غُنجاً أَنيقا
After it had, for us,
After it was ours
Brought forth elegant coquetry.
It grew elegant branches
فَمَتىso when أَرىshall I see لَحَظاتِهاits glances
فَمَتى أَرى لَحَظاتِها
تَستَأسِرُtake captive العَقلَthe mind الطَليقاunfettered
تَستَأسِرُ العَقلَ الطَليقا
So when shall I see its glances
When will I see its moments
Take captive the unfettered mind?
Captivate the free mind
Sol 6.1