وَكَأنَّمَاand as though شَمْسُthe sun الأصِيلِlate afternoon وَقَدْand already كَسَاhas clothed
وَكَأنَّمَا شَمْسُ الأصِيلِ وَقَدْ كَسَا
كَافُورُهَاher camphor كَفَّthe palm الظَّلاَمthe darkness الْعَنْبَراَambergris
كَافُورُهَا كَفَّ الظَّلاَم الْعَنْبَراَ
And it is as though the evening sun, now that
darkness’s hand has clothed her camphor in ambergris,
عذرَاءُa maiden هَمَّتْshe intended بِالْوِصَالِon union فَرَاعَهَاthen startled her
عذرَاءُ هَمَّتْ بِالْوِصَالِ فَرَاعَهَا
وَاشٍa talebearer فَأرْخَتْso she let down شَعْرَهَاher hair كَيْso that تُسْتَراَshe might be concealed
وَاشٍ فَأرْخَتْ شَعْرَهَا كَيْ تُسْتَراَ
were a maiden intent on union, but startled
by a talebearer, so she let down her hair to be concealed.
Sol 6.1