حيsalute الغمائمthe clouds فيin السماءthe sky كأنهاas though they were
حي الغمائم في السماء كأنها
طيرbirds سرتjourneyed by night فيat مستهلthe outset of ربيعspring
طير سرت في مستهل ربيع
Salute the clouds in the sky, as though they were
The clouds float in the sky as though
birds that journeyed by night at the outset of spring.
Birds flew in the dawn of spring
بيضاءwhite ترتعgraze freely فيin فضاءan expanse شاسعvast
بيضاء ترتع في فضاء شاسع
صافيclear السراةthe heights علىupon السناthe radiance مرفوعraised aloft
صافي السراة على السنا مرفوع
White, they graze in a vast expanse,
White, grazing in vast space
clear in its heights, raised aloft upon the radiance.
Pure, floating high above the thorn trees
طوراًat times كتمسيحlike the sweeping الذيولthe tails وتارةand at other times
طوراً كتمسيح الذيول وتارة
كالرغوlike foam بينbetween مفرّقscattered وجميعand gathered together
كالرغو بين مفرّق وجميع
At times like the sweep of tails, and at others
At times like the fluttering of tails, at others
like foam, now scattered, now gathered.
Like the murmur between scattered and gathered
ترفوdarn حواشيهاtheir edges الرياحthe winds وتنتحيand turn toward
ترفو حواشيها الرياح وتنتحي
أوساطهاtheir middles بالفتقwith rending والترقيعand patching
أوساطها بالفتق والترقيع
The winds darn their edges and turn toward
The winds flutter their edges and stir
their middles with rending and patching.
Their middles with unraveling and mending
والدوحand the great trees مهدولdrooping الارائكthe bowers ساهمpensive
والدوح مهدول الارائك ساهم
كالعاشقينlike lovers هنيهةthe brief moment of التوديعfarewell
كالعاشقين هنيهة التوديع
And the great trees, their bowers drooping, are pensive,
And the pond, its banks sloped,
like lovers in the brief moment of farewell.
Is like lovers at the sorrowful farewell
والماءand the water كالممرورlike a madman فيin وسواسهhis obsessive muttering
والماء كالممرور في وسواسه
يشجوكsaddens you منهfrom it ترنمsinging المفجوعthe bereaved one
يشجوك منه ترنم المفجوع
And the water is like a madman in his obsessive muttering;
And the water is like one lost in obsession
the singing of one bereaved that comes from it saddens you.
It laments to you the chant of the anguished
ضحكlaughter الطبيعةnature فيin الربيعspring كأنهas though it were
ضحك الطبيعة في الربيع كأنه
ضحكlaughter الغريرةthe innocent girl فيin عناقan embrace خليعwanton
ضحك الغريرة في عناق خليع
Nature's laughter in spring is like
Nature's laughter in spring is like
an innocent girl's laughter in a wanton embrace.
The laugh of a flirt in a lustful embrace
فاذاthen, when تبسمsmiles فيin الخريفautumn جبينهاher brow
فاذا تبسم في الخريف جبينها
أبصرتyou see نظرةa look of ريبةmisgiving وخشوعand humility
أبصرت نظرة ريبة وخشوع
Then, when her brow smiles in autumn,
And when its brow smiles in autumn
you see a look of misgiving and humility,
You see a suspicious, reverent gaze
كالغادةlike a maiden الحسناءthe beautiful يغربsets حسنهاher beauty
كالغادة الحسناء يغرب حسنها
أثناءamid شيبgraying فيin الشبابyouth سريعswift
أثناء شيب في الشباب سريع
like a beautiful maiden whose beauty sets
Like a beautiful woman whose beauty fades
amid swift graying in her youth.
During quick aging amidst youth