وَغَيْمٍand a cloud كَثِيفٍdense حَجَّبَveiled الْبدرَthe full moon خِلْتُهُI thought it
وَغَيْمٍ كَثِيفٍ حَجَّبَ الْبدرَ خِلْتُهُ
مُلاَءَةَa sheet قُطْنٍcotton فَوْقَover مِرْآةِa mirror جَوْهَرِgemstone
مُلاَءَةَ قُطْنٍ فَوْقَ مِرْآةِ جَوْهَرِ
And a dense cloud that veiled the full moon—I thought it
Thick clouds obscured the moon that I miss
a cotton sheet over a mirror of gemstone.
Like cotton batting upon a gemstone mirror
سَقَىwatered الأرْضَthe earth أكْوَابَcups الرَّوَاءِthe refreshing water فَمَنْso who رَأىhas seen
سَقَى الأرْضَ أكْوَابَ الرَّوَاءِ فَمَنْ رَأى
بَرَادَةَshavings كَافُورٍcamphor عَلَىupon نَطْعِa leather mat عَنْبَرِambergris
بَرَادَةَ كَافُورٍ عَلَى نَطْعِ عَنْبَرِ
It watered the earth with cups of refreshing water—so who has seen
It quenched the earth with cups of rain, so who has seen
camphor shavings upon a leather mat of ambergris?
Camphor's coolness on ambergris
Sol 6.1