تَنَبَّه الغيثُ بعد النومِ فاندفقا
وأرَّق الأرضَ حتى مَلَّتِ الأرقا
The rain awoke after sleep and poured in torrents;
The rain awoke from sleep and poured forth.
it kept the earth awake until she wearied of sleeplessness.
And kept the earth awake until it wearied of sleeplessness.
وأصبح الزَّهرُ منثوراً ومؤتلقاً
وأصبح الروضُ مَصبوحاً ومغتبقا
The blossoms emerged scattered and gleaming,
And at dawn the flowers lay scattered and radiant.
and the meadow was given drink both morning and evening.
And the garden drank its morning and evening draughts.
وماجت الغُدر حتى ملت ناحيةٌ
من السماء دَنَت للأرض فاعتنقا
The pools heaved, until a quarter of the sky leaned down,
And the pools surged until a weary portion
drew near to the earth, and the two embraced.
Of heaven drew near the earth, and the two embraced.
وكادت الأُكمُ منه تستحيل ثرى
وصفحةُ الأرض فيه تكتسى وَرَقا
The knolls almost dissolved through it into sodden soil,
And the hillocks almost turned to moist soil because of it.
while the face of the earth clothed itself in leaves.
And within it the earth's surface clothed itself in leaves.
ولازم الأفق حتى كان أكثرنا
ينسى الكواكب أو لا تنبتُ الفلقا
It clung to the horizon so long that most of us
And it clung to the horizon until most of us
would forget the stars—or think dawn would never bloom.
Would forget the stars—or no daybreak would sprout.
أرضى وأوسع حتى قال أرغبنا
لسنا نذمُّ سوى إسرافه خُلُقا
It satisfied us and lavished so much that the greediest among us said:
It satisfied and gave abundantly, until the most eager among us said:
“We fault it for no trait but its extravagance.”
“We fault no trait of its character except its excess.”
ما زال يُوضع وجهُ الأرض درَّته
حتى ظنَنتُ الرُّبى مغتصَّة شَرِقا
The face of the earth kept being given its copious bounty,
Its copious flow kept being laid upon the earth's face (wording unclear),
until I imagined the hills were choking, unable to swallow.
Until I thought the hills were choking on water.
Sol 6.1