قامَhe rose وفيand in الكَفِّthe palm مِنهُof him كأسٌa cup
قامَ وفي الكَفِّ مِنهُ كأسٌ
حياةُlife نَفسٍa soul نِظامُthe bond أُنْسِfellowship
حياةُ نَفسٍ نِظامُ أُنْسِ
He rose, with a cup in his palm—
He rose, and in his hand a cup
life to the soul, the bond of fellowship.
The life of a soul, the order of intimacy
أشبهُmost resembling شَيءٍa thing بِهاto it هواءٌair
أشبهُ شَيءٍ بِها هواءٌ
فاضَpoured forth عليهِover it شُعاعُa ray شَمسْsun
فاضَ عليهِ شُعاعُ شَمسْ
The thing most like it is air
The thing most like it is air
over which a sunbeam has poured.
On which the rays of sun poured down