الماءُthe water بَينَbetween مُجَوشَنٍcuirass-clad وَمُدَرَّعِand mail-clad
الماءُ بَينَ مُجَوشَنٍ وَمُدَرَّعِ
وَالغَيمُand the clouds بَينَbetween مُرَخَّمٍmarbled وَمُجَزَّعِand agate-banded
وَالغَيمُ بَينَ مُرَخَّمٍ وَمُجَزَّعِ
The water is part cuirass-clad, part mail-clad;
The water flows between surging and armored
And the clouds are part marbled, part agate-banded.
And the clouds between embroidered and pleated
فَاِقطَعso sever حِبالَthe cords of الهَمِّsorrow مَعwith ذيone possessing غُنَّةٍnasal resonance
فَاِقطَع حِبالَ الهَمِّ مَع ذي غُنَّةٍ
حُلوُsweet الغِناءِthe singing خَفيفِlight روحِthe spirit of المَقطَعِthe cadence
حُلوُ الغِناءِ خَفيفِ روحِ المَقطَعِ
So sever sorrow’s cords with a nasal-voiced singer,
So break the ropes of worry with one who sings
Sweet in song, light-spirited in his cadence.
Sweet gentle singing, the spirit set free
إِنif أَتحَفَتbestowed a gift أَوتارُهُhis strings لِطَريقَةٍfor a musical mode
إِن أَتحَفَت أَوتارُهُ لِطَريقَةٍ
وَقَعَتit fell مِنَfrom الأَسماعِthe ears أَحسَنَthe finest مَوقِعِplace
وَقَعَت مِنَ الأَسماعِ أَحسَنَ مَوقِعِ
If his strings offer up a melody,
If his strings strike up a melody
It finds the sweetest welcome in the ears,
They fall upon the ears in the finest place
ماas long as دامَremain فيin رَبعِa dwelling عَرائِسٌbrides
ما دامَ في رَبعِ عَرائِسٌ
تُجلىare unveiled بِكُلِّwith every مُرَندَجٍblack-leather-covered وَمُرَصَّعِand jewel-inlaid
تُجلى بِكُلِّ مُرَندَجٍ وَمُرَصَّعِ
So long as brides remain in a dwelling,
As long as in the desert camp there are brides
Unveiled with every black-leathered instrument and every jewel-inlaid one.
Adorned in every pleated and embroidered dress
Sol 6.1