حَمَلَتshe held بِخِنصِرِهاon her little finger إِناءَa vessel مُدامَةٍwine
حَمَلَت بِخِنصِرِها إِناءَ مُدامَةٍ
صَفراءَgolden-yellow تَلمَعُgleams فيin زُجاجٍglass أَقمَرِmoon-bright
صَفراءَ تَلمَعُ في زُجاجٍ أَقمَرِ
She carried on her little finger a vessel of wine,
She held on her little finger a vessel of wine,
golden-yellow, gleaming in moon-bright glass.
Golden-yellow, gleaming in moon-bright glass.
فَكَأَنَّهاso she seemed like وَاللَحظُwhile the gaze لَيسَis not يَجوزُهاpassing beyond her
فَكَأَنَّها وَاللَحظُ لَيسَ يَجوزُها
شَمسُsun النَهارِthe day تَخَتَّمَتadorned herself with a ring بِالمُشتَريwith Jupiter
شَمسُ النَهارِ تَخَتَّمَت بِالمُشتَري
As though she—no gaze able to get past her—
So she seemed—with the gaze unable to pass beyond her—
were the sun of day, wearing Jupiter as her signet ring.
The sun of day, wearing Jupiter as a ring.
