وَمَحمولَةٍand one borne فَوقَabove المَناكِبِthe shoulders عِزَّةًin honor
وَمَحمولَةٍ فَوقَ المَناكِبِ عِزَّةً
لَهاshe has نَسَبٌa lineage فيin رَوضَةِthe meadow of الحَزنِthe rugged uplands مُعرِقُdeep-rooted
لَها نَسَبٌ في رَوضَةِ الحَزنِ مُعرِقُ
And one borne above shoulders in honor,
With a burden atop shoulders—pride
her lineage deep-rooted in the rugged upland meadow.
Its lineage, in the garden of sorrow, pure
رَأَيتُI saw بِمَرآهاat the sight of her المُنىwishes كَيفَhow تَلتَقيcome together
رَأَيتُ بِمَرآها المُنى كَيفَ تَلتَقي
وَشَملَand the gathering of رِياحِthe breezes of الطيبِfragrance وَهيَwhile they تَفَرَّقُscatter
وَشَملَ رِياحِ الطيبِ وَهيَ تَفَرَّقُ
At the sight of her, I saw how wishes meet,
I saw, in her mirror, wishes unite
and fragrant breezes unite even as they scatter.
As she gathered winds perfumed, dispersed
يُضاحِكُهاexchanges smiles with her ثَغرٌa mouth مِنَof الشَمسِthe sun واضِحٌradiant
يُضاحِكُها ثَغرٌ مِنَ الشَمسِ واضِحٌ
وَيَلحَظُهاand gazes at her طَرفٌan eye مِنَof الماءِwater أَزرَقُblue
وَيَلحَظُها طَرفٌ مِنَ الماءِ أَزرَقُ
A radiant mouth of sunlight exchanges smiles with her,
A mouth from the evident sun makes her laugh
and a blue eye of water gazes at her.
An eye of blue water observes her
وَتُجلىand is revealed بِهاin her لِلماءِof water وَالنارِand fire صورَةٌan image
وَتُجلى بِها لِلماءِ وَالنارِ صورَةٌ
تَروقُdelights فَطَرفيso my eye حَيثُwhere يَغرَقُit drowns يُحرَقُit is burned
تَروقُ فَطَرفي حَيثُ يَغرَقُ يُحرَقُ
In her an image of water and fire is revealed,
In her, for water and fire, forms an image
delighting—so my eye is burned where it drowns.
My eyes adore where they drown, burn