وأَصفرَand a yellow blossom منof ياسَمِيِنِjasmine الرِياضthe gardens
وأَصفرَ من ياسَمِيِنِ الرِياض
يلوحgleams علىagainst زُرْقةthe blueness الخُرَّمِthe khurram flower
يلوح على زُرْقة الخُرَّمِ
And a yellow bloom from the gardens’ jasmine
And a yellow blossom of the gardens’ jasmine
gleams against the blue of the khurram plant.
gleams against the blue of the khurram.
فشبَّهْتُso I likened هذاthis وذاand that بالسماءto the sky
فشبَّهْتُ هذا وذا بالسماء
بدتْit appeared فيamid صِغارِsmall ones منof الأنجمthe stars
بدتْ في صِغارِ من الأنجم
So I likened it—this and that—to the sky
So I likened this and that to the sky
as it appeared amid tiny stars,
appearing amid tiny stars,
أوor الشَّرَرِthe sparks المستِنيرِradiant الذيthat
أو الشَّرَرِ المستِنيرِ الذي
تطايَرَflew off عنfrom قَبَسٍa firebrand مُضْرَمِset ablaze
تطايَرَ عن قَبَسٍ مُضْرَمِ
or to the radiant sparks that
or to the radiant sparks that
flew from a blazing firebrand.
flew from a blazing firebrand.
Sol 6.1