زَفَّتbrought in bridal procession إِلَيناto us مَواشِطُbridal hairdressers الطُرُقِthe roads
زَفَّت إِلَينا مَواشِطُ الطُرُقِ
عَرائِساًbrides فيin غَلائِلِsheer robes الوَرَقِthe leaves
عَرائِساً في غَلائِلِ الوَرَقِ
The roads’ bridal hairdressers brought us
The roads' brushes brought us
brides in sheer robes of leaves.
Brides in the foliage of leaves
فَياso, O أَخاbrother of البَدرِthe full moon فيin المَلاحَةِbeauty لاdo not
فَيا أَخا البَدرِ في المَلاحَةِ لا
تُخلِleave devoid أَخاbrother of البَدرِthe full moon مِنof سَناradiance الشَفَقِthe twilight
تُخلِ أَخا البَدرِ مِن سَنا الشَفَقِ
So, O brother of the full moon in beauty, do not
So O brother of the moon in sailing
leave the full moon’s brother without twilight’s radiance.
Do not abandon the brother of the moon at dusk
وَبَطِّنِand line العَيشَlife بِاِتِفاقِهِماwith the harmony of them both
وَبَطِّنِ العَيشَ بِاِتِفاقِهِما
مِنfrom قَبلُbefore تَبلىwears away ظِهارَةُouter fabric الأُفُقِthe horizon
مِن قَبلُ تَبلى ظِهارَةُ الأُفُقِ
And line life with the harmony of them both,
And line living with their harmony
before the horizon’s outer fabric wears away.
Before the facade of the horizon wears out
Sol 6.1