رَوابيhills القاشِal-Qash مُذهَبَةُgilded الخِيامِthe tents
رَوابي القاشِ مُذهَبَةُ الخِيامِ
مُرَصَّعَةُstudded الأَجِلَّةِthe coverings بِالرِهامِwith fine rain
مُرَصَّعَةُ الأَجِلَّةِ بِالرِهامِ
The hills of al-Qash have gilded tents,
My tents with gilded streaks adorned,
their coverings studded with fine rain.
Embroidered with pearls like stars that shone,
وَلاذُand the silk البَرقِof lightning قَدalready نادىcalled out عَلَيهِabout it
وَلاذُ البَرقِ قَد نادى عَلَيهِ
مُناديthe crier الرَعدِof thunder فيin سوقِthe marketplace الغَمامِof clouds
مُنادي الرَعدِ في سوقِ الغَمامِ
And lightning’s silk has been cried for sale
Where lightning sought shelter and cried aloud,
by thunder’s crier in the marketplace of clouds.
Harkened by thunder in the clouds abode,
فَفُضَّso break open خِتامَthe seal دَنِّكَof your wine jar عَنoff عَقيقٍagate
فَفُضَّ خِتامَ دَنِّكَ عَن عَقيقٍ
يُحَسِّنُenhances لَمعَهُits gleam سَبَجُobsidian الظَلامِof darkness
يُحَسِّنُ لَمعَهُ سَبَجُ الظَلامِ
So break your wine jar’s seal to reveal agate,
The seal to your affection then unbind,
whose gleam the obsidian of darkness enhances.
As darkness makes the gems more fair designed,
فَسَقفُfor the roof الجَوِّof the sky قَدalready دَلّىlet down عَلَيناupon us
فَسَقفُ الجَوِّ قَد دَلّى عَلَينا
سَلاسِلَهُits chains الخَفِيّاتِhidden اللِحامِthe joints
سَلاسِلَهُ الخَفِيّاتِ اللِحامِ
For the roof of the sky has let down upon us
The roof of sky has let down on us,
its chains with hidden joints.
Its hidden chains all gleaming bright at dusk.
Sol 6.1