والطلand the dew فيin أعينeyes النوارthe blossoms تحسبهyou take it for
والطل في أعين النوار تحسبه
دمعاًtears تحيرpooled لمdid not يرقأdry up ولمand did not يكفcease
دمعاً تحير لم يرقأ ولم يكف
And the dew in the blossoms' eyes you take for
And the dew in the eyes of the flowers, you would think it
Tears held suspended, neither drying nor ceasing.
Tears perplexed, neither wiped away nor stopped
كلؤلؤlike pearls ظلremained عطفthe flank الغصنof the bough متشحاًdraped
كلؤلؤ ظل عطف الغصن متشحاً
بعقدهin its necklace وتبديand appears منهsome of it فيin شنفan earring
بعقده وتبدي منه في شنف
Like pearls, the bough's flank remains draped
Pearls in the shadow of the bending branch dressed
In their necklace, while some appear in an earring.
With its necklace, appearing from within its calyx
يضمis enclosed منof سندسfine silk الأوراقthe leaves فيin صورforms
يضم من سندس الأوراق في صور
خضرgreen ويجنيand is gathered منfrom الأزهارthe flowers فيin صدفshells
خضر ويجني من الأزهار في صدف
Enclosed in forms of the leaves' fine silk,
It plucks from the satin leaves, images
Green, and gathered from the flowers in shells.
Of green, and harvests from the flowers in buds
والشمسand the sun فيin طفلthe infancy الأمساءof evenings تنظرgazes منfrom
والشمس في طفل الأمساء تنظر من
طرفa gaze غداbecame وهوwhile it is منfrom خوفfear الفراقof parting خفيfurtive
طرف غدا وهو من خوف الفراق خفي
And the sun, in evening's infancy, looks with
And the sun in the child of dawns looks from
A gaze grown furtive for fear of parting,
The edge of tomorrow, and he from fear of parting, faded
كعاشقlike a lover سارdeparted عنaway from أحبابهhis loved ones وهفاand swept along
كعاشق سار عن أحبابه وهفا
بهwith him الهوىlonging فتراءاهمthen he glimpsed them علىon شرفa height
به الهوى فتراءاهم على شرف
Like a lover who left his loved ones, and was swept
Like a lover who left his loved ones, consumed
Along by longing, then glimpsed them from a height.
By passion, so he saw them on the horizon
Sol 6.1