أماdo you not تَرَىyou see الدَّجنَthe overcast sky يدعوناcalls us إلىto الطَّرِبmerriment
أما تَرَى الدَّجنَ يدعونا إلى الطَّرِب
والغيمَand the clouds يَخْتالstruts فيin أثوابهits robes القُشُبِnew
والغيمَ يَخْتال في أثوابه القُشُبِ
Do you not see the overcast sky calling us to merriment,
Do you not see the night calling us to joy,
And the clouds strutting in their new robes,
And the clouds swaggering in their tattered robes?
والقَطرَand the rain منثورةًscattered منهfrom it لآلئهits pearls
والقَطرَ منثورةً منه لآلئه
كأنّهنّas though they were دموعُtears المُدْنَفِthe wasted sufferer الوَصِبthe ailing
كأنّهنّ دموعُ المُدْنَفِ الوَصِب
And the rain, its pearls scattered forth,
The raindrops scattered from them are like pearls,
As though they were the tears of a wasted, ailing sufferer?
As though they were the tears of a weeping lover.
كأنّماas though الجوّthe sky ملتفٌّwrapped لَناظرهto its beholder
كأنّما الجوّ ملتفٌّ لَناظره
بمُطْرفَin a bordered cloak أدْكنَdark-colored قدalready رُشّwas sprinkled بالذّهبwith gold
بمُطْرفَ أدْكنَ قد رُشّ بالذّهب
It is as though the sky, to its beholder, were wrapped
It is as if the sky wears kohl around its eyes
In a dark, bordered cloak sprinkled with gold.
With a dark eyeliner embellished with gold.
فرضٌa duty علىupon كلّevery ذيone possessed of علمknowledge بلذّتهof its delight
فرضٌ على كلّ ذي علم بلذّته
فيon مثلlike ذاthis اليومthe day لبسُdonning اللَّهوamusement واللَّعبand play
في مثل ذا اليوم لبسُ اللَّهو واللَّعب
For everyone who knows its delight, it is a duty
It is an obligation for all who know pleasure
On a day like this to don amusement and play.
On such a day to don play and amusement.
Sol 6.1