قدindeed جاءناhas come to us رائدherald الربيعspring
قد جاءنا رائد الربيع
بمنظرٍwith an appearance رائقٍpleasing بديعwondrous
بمنظرٍ رائقٍ بديع
Indeed, spring's herald has come to us
The herald of spring has come to us
In a pleasing, wondrous guise.
With a charming and wonderful scene
هوit البهارthe narcissus الذيwhich تعلىrose high
هو البهار الذي تعلى
وجلand grew majestic فيin حسنهits beauty الرفيعlofty
وجل في حسنه الرفيع
It is the narcissus, which has risen high
He is the blossom that rose high
And grown majestic in its lofty beauty.
And transcended in his sublime beauty
كأنهas though it were مقلةًan eye تشكىcomplaining
كأنه مقلةً تشكى
إلىto الحياقلةthe rain; scantness (fused الحيا + قلة) الهجوعsleep
إلى الحياقلة الهجوع
As though it were an eye complaining
As if he were an eyelid complaining
To the rain about its scant sleep.
To the barren fields
أكفpalms كافورةٍcamphor قدalready أومتgestured
أكف كافورةٍ قد أومت
بكأسwith a cup تبرunworked gold إلىtoward الربيعspring
بكأس تبر إلى الربيع
Palms of camphor have gestured
Palms of camphor that have gestured
With a cup of gold toward spring.
With a cup of April showers to spring
أوor شعلةa flame النارfire وسطamid ماءٍwater
أو شعلة النار وسط ماءٍ
جسدwas given bodily form منfrom ثوبهits robe النصوعpure whiteness
جسد من ثوبه النصوع
Or a flame of fire amid water,
Or a flame amidst water
From its robe, pure whiteness has taken bodily form.
A body shedding its worn-out clothes