والنوفرُand the water lily قَدْalready شَكَاcomplained إلَىto الغدرَانِthe pools
والنوفرُ قَدْ شَكَا إلَى الغدرَانِ
شكوىa lament الغَرَقِdrowning
شكوى الغَرَقِ
And al-Nawfali complained to the pools—
And the water lily has complained to the pools,
a drowning man’s complaint;
A lament of drowning.
والنرجسُand the narcissus بَاتَspent the night سَاهرَsleepless الأجْفَانِthe eyelids
والنرجسُ بَاتَ سَاهرَ الأجْفَانِ
سَاهِيdistracted الحَدَقِthe pupils
سَاهِي الحَدَقِ
and the narcissus spent the night with sleepless lids,
And the narcissus spent the night with sleepless eyelids,
its pupils wandering in a daze.
Its pupils distracted.
Sol 6.1