وَكَأَنَّand as though مَاءَwater النَّهْرِof the river قَدْindeed نَزَلَتْalighted
وَكَأَنَّ مَاءَ النَّهْرِ قَدْ نَزَلَتْ
بِيضُwhite ones الْحَمَائِمِof the doves فِيin صَبَاحٍa morning أَنْوَرِradiant; brighter
بِيضُ الْحَمَائِمِ فِي صَبَاحٍ أَنْوَرِ
And it is as though the river's water, on which have alighted
As if the river's water were
And as if upon the river's water had alighted
White doves on a radiant morning,
The white doves on a bright morn,
White doves on a radiant morning,
وَالشَّمْسُand the sun قَدْindeed نَفَضَتْscattered عَلَيْهِupon it شُعَاعَهَاits rays
وَالشَّمْسُ قَدْ نَفَضَتْ عَلَيْهِ شُعَاعَهَا
ذَوْبَmolten substance النُّضَارِof gold عَلَتْهُsurmounted it أَكْؤُسُgoblets جَوْهَرِof gems
ذَوْبَ النُّضَارِ عَلَتْهُ أَكْؤُسُ جَوْهَرِ
And upon which the sun has scattered its rays,
And the sun had shed its rays upon it -
And the sun had scattered its rays upon it,
Were molten gold crowned with goblets of gems.
Molten clarity in chalices of gems.
Like melted pure gold topped by chalices of gems.